Course Director Jen Frazier joins Fanuel Muindi on CivicSciTV’s Questions of the Day show to talk about the UCSF Science Communication Minicourse that she runs. The discussion includes insights into the curriculum of her course, which aims to develop students’ science communication goals and practices through practical exercises and tools. It explores various aspects of science communication, including understanding audiences, setting communication goals, and the effectiveness of different strategies across audiences.

Course Director Jen Frazier joins Fanuel Muindi on CivicSciTV’s Questions of the Day show to talk about the UCSF Science Communication Minicourse that she runs. The discussion includes insights into the curriculum of her course, which aims to develop students’ science communication goals and practices through practical exercises and tools. It explores various aspects of science communication, including understanding audiences, setting communication goals, and the effectiveness of different strategies across audiences.

Chapters
0:07 – Intro into the series
1:07 – Jen’s background
6:07 – UCSF Minicourses
8:14 – Learning goals
10:35 – Most important in the class
13:43 – A public engagement tour
14:18 – What if…
15:46 – When they leave the class
17:38 – Thinking about evaluation
23:10 – Metrics
28:50 – Favorite component in the syllabus
29:40 – Course Memories

Learn more about the minicourse in question here: https://minicourses.ucsf.edu/biochem-210-science-communication-2023

Questions of the Day is a show hosted by Fanuel Muindi on the CivicSciTV Network developed by the Civic Science Media Lab. This conversation is part of an ongoing effort to visualize the landscape of training initiatives for scientists in public engagement made possible with support from the Lasker Foundation and Research!America. Access the dashboard and read the full report here: https://www.researchamerica.org/reports/

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Fanuel Muindi

Fanuel Muindi is a former neuroscientist turned civic science scholar-journalist and entrepreneur. He is a Professor of Practice in the College of Arts, Media, and Design at Northeastern University where he leads the Civic Science Media Lab. Dr. Muindi received his Bachelor’s degree in Biology and PhD in Organismal Biology from Morehouse College and Stanford University respectively. He completed his postdoctoral training at MIT.