Monsoon School science communication course

On August 5th, IAN virtually attended the final day of the Monsoon School, in collaboration with partners from Future Earth Coasts, to teach a group of nearly 25 students about the principles of Effective Science Communication. Heath Kelsey, Sidney Anderson, and Roshni Nair-Gonzalez led the presentation. The course began with the evaluation of transdisciplinary projects using metrics to analyze concepts and challenges. A discussion on the art of storytelling and narrative to achieve great science communication followed, which included some exercises. The class concluded with a lesson on color theory and designing science communication in presentations, documents, and papers. The Monsoon School group was very enthusiastic about designing powerful communication products. As a bookend to the course, the group went on an overnight excursion to the Thousand Islands archipelago near Jakarta.