Progress 04/15/21 to 10/14/22
Outputs
Target Audience:This was a professional development grant. The PI received training from the Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University. As part of the project, the PI conducted two workshops on Science Communication at a meetings of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society (Charleston, SC, January 2022; Norfolk, VA February 2023). The attendees of these workshops were students and faculty from southern universities with fisheries and wildlife or aquaculture and fisheries programs. The attendees of these workshops were also employees of state and federal natural resource agencies. The PI also taught two 1-credit Seminar classes at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff focused on Science Communication. A Seminar class in Spring 2021 focused on less traditional science communication channels including Infographics, 3-minute elevator speeches, and white papers. A second Seminar class in Spring 2023 focused on data visualization, presentation graphics, presentation styles, audience types, and using narrative for science communication. The various aspects of these workshops and seminars have been incorporated into a 3-credit Science Communication class to be offered during Fall 2023 (see attached syllabus). The audience for this course would be UAPB undergraduate or graduate students from any discipline. Changes/Problems:this is a final report. there are no changes or problems to report. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The PI took training from the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science. Training consisted of a total of 12 credit hours (9 hours of coursework and 3 hours of independent study). How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The PI also used skills and competencies developed as a result of the professional development capacity building grant to facilitate workshops on Science Communication at professional meetings in Winter 2022 and Winter 2023. Approximately 35 students, faculty, and natural resource professionals attended each workshop. A 3-credit Science Communication class has been developed for students at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. This is intended to be offered during Fall 2023. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?This is a final report. All the objectives of the grant have been completed.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The PI took five regular classes (9 hours of coursework) from the Alda Center for Communicating Science. Courses from the Alda Center included: The Science of Science Communication; Foundations of Science Communication I; Foundations of Science Communication II; Communicating Science to Decision Makers; and Communicating Science Using Social and Digital Media. The PI's skills developed during this coursework have been translated to graduate students as they prepare to present scientific information at professional meetings. This was done in informal practice sessions. More formal conveyance of skills and competencies were made available to students through two 1-credit seminars offered at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. A Seminar class in Spring 2021 focused on less traditional science communication channels including Infographics, 3-minute elevator speeches, and white papers. A second Seminar class in Spring 2023 focused on data visualization, presentation graphics, presentation styles, audience types, and using narrative for science communication.
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Progress 04/15/22 to 10/14/22
Outputs
Target Audience:
Nothing Reported
Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?
Nothing Reported
How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?
Nothing Reported
What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The PI took five regular classes (9 hours of coursework) from the Alda Center for Communicating Science. Courses from the Alda Center included: The Science of Science Communication; Foundations of Science Communication I; Foundations of Science Communication II; Communicating Science to Decision Makers; and Communicating Science Using Social and Digital Media. The PI also completed an independent study course (JRN 599 Special Problems) during which skills and techniques from previous coursework were put into action during a research project. The project examined the use of analogy in science communication. Specifically, the work compared the change in angler attitudes regarding harvest of fish when scientific information was communicated with one of two analogies or without any analogy. The study groups included trout anglers. Study results indicated that treatment effect depended upon the belief or behavior and upon the analogy accompanying scientific information. Science communications with analogies had a larger effect than science communications along on angler beliefs that catch and release is always good for fish populations (it is not always good). The work should inform natural resource agencies regarding the efficacy of using vivid analogies to convey science to different publics. The PI's skills developed during this coursework have been translated to graduate students as they prepare to present scientific information at professional meetings. This was done in informal practice sessions. More formal conveyance of skills and competencies were made available to students through two 1-credit seminars offered at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. A Seminar class in Spring 2021 focused on less traditional science communication channels including Infographics, 3-minute elevator speeches, and white papers. A second Seminar class in Spring 2023 focused on data visualization, presentation graphics, presentation styles, audience types, and using narrative for science communication. The PI also used skills and competencies developed as a result of the professional development capacity building grant to facilitate workshops on Science Communication at professional meetings in Winter 2022 and Winter 2023. Approximately 35 students, faculty, and natural resource professionals attended each workshop. A 3-credit Science Communication class has been developed for students at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. This is intended to be offered during Fall 2023.
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Progress 04/15/21 to 04/14/22
Outputs
Target Audience:This is a professional development grant. The PI is receiving training from the Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University. As part of the project, the PI will be conducting a workshop on Science Communication at a meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society. The attendees of this workshop are students and faculty from southern universities with fisheries and wildlife or aquaculture and fisheries programs. The attendees of this workshop are also employees of state and federal natural resource agencies. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The PI has taken five courses from the Alda Center for Communicating Science, including The Science of Science Communication; Foundations of Science Communication I; Foundations of Science Communication II; Communicating Science to Decision Makers; and Communicating Science Using Social and Digital Media How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?As part of the project, the PI conducted aworkshopon Science Communication at a meetingof the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society (Charleston, SC, January 2022) What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?The PI will be completing an independent study project during the next reporting period. This project will examine the use of analogy in science communication. Specifically, the work will compare the change in angler attitudes regarding harvest of fish when information is communicated with one of two analogies or without any analogy. The work should inform natural resource agencies regarding the efficacy of using vivid analogies to convey science to different publics. The PI will revise presentations given at a workshop (facilitated by the PI) on Science Communication to peers, the public, and policy makers. Finally, the PI will begin to craft a 3-credit course in science communication to be offered at UAPB.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The PI has taken five classes (9 hours of coursework) from the Alda Center for Communicating Science. The PI's skills, developed during this coursework, are being translated to graduate students as they prepare to present scientific information at a professional meeting in January 2022. Furthermore, the PI will be using these skills to facilitate a workshop on Science Communication at the same professional meeting. There will be approximately 35 students, faculty, and natural resource professionals attending the workshop. The PI has developed a 1-credit graduate seminar in Science Communication that instructs graduate students in the use of non-traditional communication formats including infographics, 3-minute elevator pitches, and white papers.
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