Eric DeBlackmere FRAS, PgDFeb 3, 2023
j_bertolotti
Dear science communicators: We are starting to think about a possible undergrad-level module about Physics/Science communication. Do you know of any that works nicely we can look at? Advices? Obvious pitfalls?
#scicomm #ITeachPhysics
Feb 3, 2023 at 10:23amWeb
Show threadSteven ThomsonFeb 3, 2023

@j_bertolotti I have no idea how well it works, and there's not much info available, but King's College London have a final year undergrad #scicomm module that looks interesting: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/modules/scientific-communications-15-credits-2.

Might be worth getting in touch with people there if you've got any contacts in the department?

Scientific Communications (15 credits)

Show threadj_bertolottiFeb 3, 2023
@physicssteve My contacts at King's never heard about it 🤣
But I found one at Imperial that looks interesting to look at.
Show threadMattNurseFeb 3, 2023

@j_bertolotti

This is a good place to start (although focussed on the US) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1075547020960138

Show threadMattNurseFeb 3, 2023

@j_bertolotti And this is also very much worth reading. Especially the section criticising the information deficit model of science communication if you're not already familiar with that literature.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21548455.2022.2136985

How should we organize science communication trainings to achieve competencies?

To advance science communication training, we use learning theory to build on an earlier effort to create a comprehensive list of topics for learning science communication. We identify threshold co...

Taylor & Francis
Show threadSylvia Wenmackers 🦉🍀Feb 3, 2023
@j_bertolotti In Leuven, we have a science communication course in the 3rd year of the Bachelor in Physics. They use course notes in Dutch, but you can see the aims etc. here: https://onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be/syllabi/v/e/G0D85AE.htm#activetab=inhoud_idp1523760&bl=all
Science Communication: Physics - KU Leuven