Improving scientific communication for lifelong learners / Gulsun Kurubacak-Meric, Serap Sisman-Ugur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kurubacak-Meric, Gulsun, author.

Sisman-Ugur, Serap, 1981- author.

Series:

Advances in higher education and professional development (AHEPD) book series.

Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development (AHEPD) Book Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in science.

Scientific literature.

Physical Description:

25 PDFs (288 pages)

Place of Publication:

Hershey, PA : IGI Global, [2021]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"Within the scientific community, much attention has focused on improving communications between scientists, policymakers, and the public. This book focuses on the efforts that are centered on improving the content, substantiality, accessibility, and delivery of scientific communications, and to convey clear information to an audience, so its members can understand, use and build on it"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section 1. The approaches. Chapter 1. Risk-intelligent communities for lifelong learners in a post-truth era ; Chapter 2. Design thinking for online learning: a design thinking approach ; Chapter 3. Problem-based learning (PBL): a deep approach to learning in the 21st century ; Chapter 4. Contributions of information design to popular scientific communication: a semiotic approach

Section 2. Communities of learning. Chapter 5. Presentation of a social responsibility project on social media and MOOCs within the scope of scientific communication: basic health knowledge, first aid, and coronavirus example ; Chapter 6. Measuring student satisfaction level regarding aesthetic and instructor dimensions of web-based distance learning programs: the case of spiritual guidance training program ; Chapter 7. New features of learners in education: digital awareness, digital competence, and digital fluency ; Chapter 8. Content-generating learners' access to accurate and up-to-date information ; Chapter 9. Design of communication environments in career-focused learning communities ; Chapter 10. Research and network opportunities in the field of science communication ; Chapter 11. Scientific research articles: twenty-two language errors to avoid ; Chapter 12. Reading the narrative structures in educational videos and science communication for the new learner in the age of transhumanism ; Chapter 13. The use of animation and storytelling in science communication.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-7998-4536-2

1-7998-4535-4

OCLC:

1240681473