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The Harder Side of Science Communication

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

6 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Describe the field of the learning sciences.

  • Describe and compare different theoretical frameworks for explaining human learning.

  • Explain the relationship between cognitive biases and why people fall for mis/disinformation.

  • Describe the process of motivational interviewing and its utility in science communication.

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This course is part of the Designing Effective Science Communication Specialization
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There are 4 modules in this course

In this course, you will explore how to develop and implement evidence-based methods for science communication. We’ll discuss major theories of human learning, cognitive phenomena like bias and motivated reasoning that can undermine even the best activities, and the science behind why mis/disinformation spreads so quickly. We’ll end with motivational interviewing and a discussion of how to use learning engineering to design educational activities.

In this module, you will learn about the learning sciences. You will also discuss the methods used by learning scientists to generate evidence on how people learn.

What's included

3 videos2 readings1 assignment1 plugin

3 videos•Total 13 minutes
  • Welcome and Course Overview•4 minutes
  • How Do People Learn? An Introduction to the Learning of Sciences•4 minutes
  • Methodology in the Learning Sciences•5 minutes
2 readings•Total 11 minutes
  • Course Updates and Accessibility Support•1 minute
  • Learning Sciences for Educators Video•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Introduction to the Learning Sciences•30 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
  • Introduce Yourself Map Padlet•15 minutes

In this module, you will learn about four major theoretical frames for describing human learning. This includes cognitive theories of learning, contextual theories of learning, social cognitive theories and behaviorism.

What's included

4 videos4 readings1 assignment

4 videos•Total 22 minutes
  • Introduction and Cognitive Theories of Learning•8 minutes
  • Contextual Theories of Learning•4 minutes
  • Social Cognitive Theories•4 minutes
  • Behaviorist Theories•6 minutes
4 readings•Total 20 minutes
  • Optional: Catharine Young TED-Ed, How Memories Form and How We Lose Them•5 minutes
  • Contextual Learning and How It Benefits Students•6 minutes
  • Scientists Who Selfie Break Down Stereotypes•5 minutes
  • Optional: Review of Early Behaviorism Experiments •4 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Learning Theories•30 minutes

In this module you will explore cognitive phenomena such as epistemic cognition, cognitive biases, and motivated reasoning. You will also discuss strategies for designing science communication activities that will help mitigate the influence of bias.

What's included

4 videos6 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

4 videos•Total 45 minutes
  • Cognitive Phenomena I: Epistemological Beliefs•21 minutes
  • Cognitive Phenomena II: Bias•8 minutes
  • The Science of Mis/Disinformation•7 minutes
  • Motivational Interviewing •10 minutes
6 readings•Total 48 minutes
  • Julia Galef TED Talk: Why You Think You're Right — Even If You're Wrong•10 minutes
  • Motivated Reasoning: Mini Course•10 minutes
  • Countering Misinformation: Mini Course•10 minutes
  • Optional: Joseph Isaac TED-Ed, Why People Fall For Misinformation•5 minutes
  • Optional: Identifying Misinformation •3 minutes
  • Motivational Interviewing Techniques•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • Cognitive Biases and Science Communication•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • Reflecting on System Thinking•10 minutes

In this module, you will learn about learning engineering. You will also have a chance to try learning engineering for yourself and either design or re-design a science communication activity using the principles from this course.

What's included

2 videos4 readings1 peer review

2 videos•Total 13 minutes
  • Learning Engineering •7 minutes
  • Evaluation of Science Communication Activities•6 minutes
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
  • Learning Analytics Interview with Bror Saxberg•10 minutes
  • Moving from Counting to Programmatic Evaluation•15 minutes
  • Course 1 Resources•10 minutes
  • DESC Universal Final Project Instructions•5 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
  • Course 1 Final Project•60 minutes

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