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Storytelling and Science: What's ABT got to do with it?

...eaning and contentious by multiple classmates, while the use of acronyms was greatly disliked by our professor Dr. Bill Dennison as he believes they immediately narrow your potential audience. Our struggles highlighted the fact that an ABT statemen...

Streamlining environmental reporting in the Pacific region

Streamlining environmental reporting in the Pacific region ... In March, Bill Dennison, Heath Kelsey, and I traveled to Nadi, Fiji to facilitate a workshop aimed at streamlining environmental reportin...

Sugar, Coca-Cola, WWF, clickers and scorecards

... and his wife Barbara served us home made scones with tea and their personable sons showed us around the farm. ... Bill Dennison...

Sugarcane 101: Project Catalyst field trip

...er, nutrients and soil while reducing weeds. Billets can be planted through the green trash using sharp discs. ... Bill Dennison...

Sustainable Agriculture Matrix workshops

... various interactive activities. The songs were just another way to bring us together for a shared experience. ... Bill Dennison...

Swanlands: Western Australia estuaries

...d about encouraging scientists to share data and communicate their results to the broader community. Malcolm Robb, Bill Dennison and Lyn Beazley. The National Estuaries Network Science Symposium , held at the University Club of Western Australia ,...

Sweet Kenny Moore is retiring

...rginia Institute of Marine Science on his first day and his last day of work, separated by 45 years. Photo credit: Bill Dennison. Sign taped to the mustang window by Ken’s wife Sally. Photo credit: Bill Dennison. Ken had been a practicing res...

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...

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