Temple University 3 credits SCTC
Over the last 10 years there has been a renaissance in the way people communicate about and learn science. These new ways involve newer tools, techniques, and the power of social media to inform and collaborate. Examples of these groundbreaking learning tools include, but are not limited to, Khan Academy, SciShow, Veritasium, ASAPScience, Zooniverse and others. The online science learning tools are followed by hundreds of thousands to millions of people around the world interested in learning science. The purpose of this course is twofold: 1) for students to learn how to develop and use these new tools so that they can communicate science to a broader audience and 2) to join a team of researchers on a project aligned to their area of study and contribute to the data collection of that research through citizen science. The course is divided into 2 parts that align with these purposes. In Part One of the course (developing and using tools to create science communication media), students will engage a specific audience (student, teacher, parent or the general public) and learn to write a script that matches that level of audience engagement. In Part Two of the course, students will join a science research team and learn how this team is communicating their work and data. The students in this course will utilize one of a myriad of citizen science curated online tools such as SciStarter, Zooniverse, Smithsonian, National Geographic, and Foldit among others.
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