Communicating Your Research

Scholarly articles are not the only ways that academics communicate their research, or even the main way in many fields. We began to cover this idea in last module's discussion of  Scholarly Publishing & Open Access -- but it's a point that requires more thought than at first it seems.

This is in part because for many of us do not have experience communicating research using methods outside of academic writing. Consider, for instance, your experience to date with:

  • Creating posters, slides, and research visualizations
  • Lecturing or teaching students about research
  • Speaking about research to non-academic or mixed expertise audiences
  • Being interviewed or answering questions about research
  • Writing blog posts or non-academic articles about research
  • Posting to social media about research

As a graduate student, challenge yourself now to start practicing broader forms of research communication. Some ideas include:

 

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