ALL PRE-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE BY MIDNIGHT BEFORE CLASS
Pre-class Assignments
- Class 4: Monday, September 14
Download instructions from either the Zotero Group (must be logged in) or here.
Homework
- Class 10: Wednesday, October 8
Download article and instructions from Zotero Group (must be logged in).
Due: Wednesday, October 15 at the beginning of class
Semester-long Assignments
You have three writing assignments to be completed as blog posts.
- Science Communication
- You will review and compare two: science-themed blog / podcast / video channel
- Questions to consider (but not limited to) in your review: Who is the target audience? Who is disseminating the information? What is the theme? What are their sources? Is the primary purpose of the blog / podcast / video to get people interested in a subject or convey information? Are they successful? Why or why not? How could it be improved? Did you learn anything? Would you listen/watch/read either again?
- To ensure you get full credit for this assignment, don’t forget to categorize this post as “Communication”
- Write up due Sunday, November 9, 2014 by midnight EST
- Downloadable instructions PDF
- Citizen Science Project
- You will participate in a Citizen Science project
- Write up due Sunday, December 7, 2014 by midnight EST
- Public Lecture
- Attend a public science lecture
- Write up due Monday, December 15, 2014 by midnight EST