Standing, or as of late sitting in front of a screen, and presenting to people can oftentimes be exciting, dreadful, or a mix of both. Whether people are enthusiastic to share about what they discovered, or have a fear they may make a fool of themselves. Whatever the case, presenting, and therefore communicating topics and…
Tag: Brackenridge 2021
Communicating the Importance of Justice Theory Effectively
A common issue for philosophy students is explaining how what they study has relevance in the real world. It is doubly hard to communicate the importance of political philosophy because many people view politics as unimportant in everyday life, in addition to thinking that philosophy is impractical. One way to get someone more engaged in…
Communicating Intentions and Perspectives
Conveying research, especially across disciplines, can appear daunting for both the researcher and the audience that you are communicating your work. A broad audience could comprise specialized professionals in different fields or colleagues and students. All such people view research, its intentions, and its approaches uniquely. Having clear and concise goals with minimal jargon can…
Building from the Ground-up: Effectively Communicating Research
Effectively communicating research to a diverse audience is an important skill to acquire. One strategy I would utilize to convey my research to a broad and diverse audience would be to discuss my research in general terms and then transition to a detailed discussion of the specifics of my research. Building from the ground-up would…
Learning How to Communicate Effectively
People diagnosed with hearing loss often have complex diagnoses because there are so many causes and forms of hearing loss. Therefore, when presenting my research, I think it will be important to provide a thorough background with explanations of different types of hearing loss and how they are specifically or uniquely treated. Furthermore, many people…
Research Communication: Comparisons with the Old and Context for the New
In order to explain the significance of my research to someone outside of my field, I know I will need to establish the context in clear terms and build from there, being careful to not make any jumps in logic that would make it hard to follow for that general audience. I’ve already conducted…
Bridging Research
The Brackenridge community is a beautiful cohort of individuals who each bring their own, distinct perspectives. Through the wide range of interests and research topics presented within the Brackenridge community, I hope to grow my own knowledge base by learning about new topics that I have not yet explored. Reading through the Brackenridge blogposts, I recognized that, like myself, several people are also conducting basic natural science research, hoping to pursue knowledge with…
Research Across Disciplines
Already within this community I have learned about the many different ways a person can go about collecting information. Adding multiple perspectives can reveal different ways that a person can go about solving a problem or making new discoveries. I am very interested in making my current and potential future work practical and applicable to…
Research from all walks of life
Now that the first weeks are done, I’ve had time to talk to my fellow peers and understand a greater depth of each of their projects which have been fascinating. With my acceptance into the Brackenridge fellowship, my hopes were to better learn from all of you how I could take my research a step…
Bridging Gaps
One of the most compelling aspects of the Brackenridge Fellowship is the diverse community of students that it engages. Though I am very passionate about nursing and love the intimate classes, I often feel like there is an obstacle in my way for meeting different students. Just 3 weeks in, I feel a connection to…