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- Title
Writing Science: Improving Understanding and Communication Skills with the "Unessay".
- Authors
Jakopak, Rhiannon P.; Monteith, Kevin L.; Merkle, Bethann Garramon
- Abstract
Professionals in natural resources are increasingly engaging with the public (Novacek [4]), and students are often expected to complete their undergraduate degree with the skills required to communicate with broad, diverse audiences (Henke and Krausman [3]). Additionally, exercises that present problems and allow students to respond in multiple formats, such as the unessay, encourage students to think about issues and approaches to problem-solving in new ways (Bean [2]). The course was not an art course, and we assured students that we did not expect students to master art techniques. Creative endeavors can require a substantial time investment, for both the students and instructors, but the unessay did not appear to be a time burden on the students or instructors.
- Subjects
COMMUNICATIVE competence; NATURAL resources management
- Publication
Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 2019, Vol 100, Issue 4, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2327-6096
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bes2.1610