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Symbols: A universal and effective technique for communication

...ppeal. I look forward to when the IAN symbol libraries are universally recognized as a global symbol language. ... Bill Dennison...

Take the baysurvey!: Learning about stewardship behaviors for Chesapeake Bay restoration

...t. The survey is available online and only takes about 5 minutes. Fill out the survey today at baysurvey.org . ... Bill Dennison...

Talk Less, Show More: Communicating Challenges and Successes in a Changing World

...participate. Steve Raabe, Opinion Works, presenting at the Maryland Water Monitoring Council meeting. Image credit Bill Dennison. Steve provided a short primer on diffusion theory for communication and some recent data on citizen stewardship for Ch...

Talking about moose and climate change in snowy Massachusetts

...ssachusetts. As part of the workshop wrap up, I wrote the following short poem: Climate Change and the Moose William C. Dennison Climate change is playing havoc with the moose Shorter, warmer, wetter winters And hot, dry summers punctuated by storm...

Talking about report cards at the International Congress for Conservation Biology

...ly protect parrotfish , a keystone species in coral reef ecosystems. Jason Vasques, Liz Whiteman, Melanie McField, Bill Dennison, Judy Lang (left to right) in front the National Aquarium in Baltimore. My talk was titled "Environmental Report Cards:...

Talking about report cards at the National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration

...e session in NCER 2013 on environmental report cards organized by Heath Kelsey (IAN) and Dave Nemazie (UMCES). ... Bill Dennison...

Talking about the Tennessee River in Chattanooga: Part 2

...hattanooga Choo Choo swing band song from 1941. The lyrics are as follows: The Chattanooga Choo Choo. Image credit Bill Dennison Tennessee River Choo Choo 15 Aug 2017 William C. Dennison Pardon me, boy Is that the Tennessee River report card...

Talking about the Tennessee River report card in Chattanooga: Part 1

...ual meeting in Chattanooga , Tennessee on 15-16 Aug 2017. The contingent included Heath Kelsey , Dylan Taillie and Bill Dennison from the UMCES Integration and Application Network and Andrew Elmore and Eric Davidson from UMCES Appalachian Laborator...

Talking about Transdisciplinary research in Paris

...riat was connected via phone from Louisiana. Susi Moser facilitating the Transdisciplinary workshop. Photo credit: Bill Dennison The workshop was well paced, with long breaks and lunches, allowing time to get to know one another. Needless to say, t...

Talking ecodrought in Portland, Oregon: food trucks, beer and the Benson Hotel

...get Sound and Willamette Valley. Participants identify key impacts of ecological drought in the Northwest. Credit: Bill Dennison (top) and Brianne Walsh (bottom) The landscape is dominated by the large Columbia River network, which includes major t...

Talking Science Communication With the Knauss Fellows

...en a lot of fun. The IAN team this year included Emily Nastase, Jamie Currie, Dylan Taillie, Caroline Donovan, and Bill Dennison. Emily Nastase worked hard at the Knauss Course. Image credit Jamie Currie We used a newly created science communicatio...

Talking with graduate students about how to get a job

..., a second year M.S. student at Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, being interviewed by Jamie Testa, Tom Miller and Bill Dennison. Another exercise was "Title Pursuit" in which students are presented with a PowerPoint slide with data, but no title....

Teaching with a ‘flipped classroom’ over an interactive video network

...he video network. assistants in Annapolis. Science for Environmental Management students, faculty and teaching ... Bill Dennison...

Tell a compelling story: Talking about science communication to landscape ecologists in Baltimore

...There was a lot of laughter at some of the drawings, particularly when I zoomed in on a specific symbol. Left: Dr. Bill Dennison during his presentation on science communication. Right: The presentation involved several activities, including Concep...

Telling the River Story

...cience, you are likely to lose the attention of the audience. References 1. Costanzo, S.D., Blancard, C., Davidson, S., Dennison, W.C., Escurra, J., Freeman, S., Fries, A., Kelsey, R.H., Krchnak, K., Sherman, J., Thieme, M. Vargas-Nguyen, V. (2017)...

Ten classic conceptual diagrams: Powerful examples of communicating knowledge

... can, like these classic diagrams do so well, effectively communicate scientific concepts to a broad audience. ... Bill Dennison...

Ten classic scientific maps

...elevant features. Thus, in addition to being great maps, they are examples of effective science communication. ... Bill Dennison...

Ten recommendations for effectively communicating science: Part 2

...ing fun and developing a practical philosophy for environmental teaching and research by Peter E. Oliver and William C. Dennison , which will be released at the 2013 Riversymposium in Brisbane, Australia. ... Bill Dennison...

TERN workshop

...alyze and interpret data. This represents free labor and fresh insights to the organizations posting the data. ... Bill Dennison...

TERN, TERN, TERN

...a for application Data that you can synthesize, data that you use Data for outcomes, I swear it's not too late ... Bill Dennison...

Testimony to the Maryland General Assembly in support of compulsory soil phosphorus testing by farmers

...Environmental Affairs committee , chaired by Senator Joan Carter Conway . My written submission follows: Dr. William C. Dennison 5 March 2013 My name is Dr. William “Bill” Dennison and I am providing this written testimony as a scientis...

The 2014 River Rally in Pittsburgh

...e plan is to have the first North American Riverprize awarded at the 2015 River Rally. Brian Kemp, Nicole Silk and Bill Dennison at River Rally 2014. The River Rally is an annual gathering of the watershed conservation community. Every other year,...

The 21st International Riversymposium

.... Eva Abal, CEO of the International Riverfoundation, opening the 21st International Riversymposium. Photo credit: Bill Dennison. In the opening session, Rod Simpson , the Environment Commissioner from the Greater Sydney Commission, introduced us t...

The 8th World Water Forum in Brasilia

...xample report cards that we brought were quickly snapped up. Catherine Blancard at World Water Forum. Image credit Bill Dennison I did sneak off from the Forum twice, once to work with Joao Coimbra on the Guanabara Bay paper that we started last ye...

The Battlefields

The Battlefields ... Bill Dennison and Jane Thomas from IAN spent the last two days up at Monocacy National Battlefield and Manassas National Battlefield...

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