ASTRO 450 Science Communication
ASTRO 450 Science Communication
When and Where:
INSTRUCTOR: Elena Murchikova
CLASSES: Monday/Wednesday 2-3:20pm (Kresge 2-319)
OFFICE: CIERA 7409
OFFICE HOURS: Mondays/Wednesday 11:15 am - 12:15 pm (Tech F123) or by appointment
Materials:
Talk feedback form [pdf] for colloquium talks.
Week 1 (Lena):
David Tong (Cambridge) 'How to Make Sure Your Talk Doesn't Suck' [pdf]
Patrick Winston (MIT) 'How to Speak' [YouTube 1:03:42]
Week 2 (Edward):
Celia Elliot (UIUC) 'Communicating in Science' [pdf]
LEADERSHIP LAB: The Craft of Writing Effectively (UChicago) [YouTube 1:21:51]
Week 3 (Audrey):
Matt Abrahams (Stanford) 'Think Fast, Talk Smart: Communication Techniques' [YouTube 58:19]
Dan Klein 'Creativity in your career - making improv work for you' [YouTube 26:16]
Week 4 (Maia):
Chris Anderson (Head of TED) 'TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking' [YouTube 51:24]
TED-Ed: Public Speaking 101 Ep 3 'How to communicate clearly' [YouTube 7:11]
TED-Ed: Public Speaking 101 Ep 4 'What's the best way to give a presentation?' [YouTube 8:07]
Week 5 (Isabella):
Fergus McAuliffe (University College Cork) 'TEDxDublin: Sharing science through story' [YouTube 13:14]
Susan McConnell (Stanford) 'Designing effective scientific presentations' [YouTubeb 42:08]
Week 6 (Dean):
Week 7 (Leka):
Strong Medicine 'What is the Best Way to Teach Science?' [YouTube 5:17]
Heimler's History Teachers 'How to Lecture EFFECTIVELY (and NOT Put Students to Sleep)' [YouTube 7:04]
David Kennedy (Stanford) 'How to Give a Lecture' [YouTube 45:43]
Schedule:
Week 2
April 8 - Practice talks (Maia & Katarina)
Lecture recommendation by Edward
Week 3
April 13 - Talks (Maia & Katarina)
April 15 - Practice talks (Isabella & Edward)
Lecture recommendation by Audrey
Week 4
April 20 - Talks (Isabella & Edward)
April 22 - Practice talks (Dean & Aleksa)
Lecture recommendation by Maia
Week 5
April 27 - Talks (Dean & Aleksa)
April 29 - Practice talks (Leka & Audrey)
Lecture recommendation by Isabella
Week 6
May 4 - Talks (Leka & Audrey)
May 6 - Practice talks (Isabella & Katarina)
Lecture recommendation by Dean
Week 7
May 11 - Talks (Isabella & Katarina)
May 13 - Practice talks (Aleksa & Maia)
Lecture recommendation by Leka
Week 8
May 18 - Talks (Aleksa & Maia)
May 20 - Practice talks (Audrey & Edward)
Lecture recommendation by Katarina
Week 9
May 25 - No Class (Memorial Day)
May 27 - Talks (Audrey & Edward)
Lecture recommendation by Aleksa
Week 10
June 1 - Practice talks (Dean & Leka)
June 3 - Talks (Dean & Leka)
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