How can we teach STEM communication without ourselves falling into over simplistic generalisations?
“Engineers just write reports – they don’t need to know how to write essays”
“Scientists don’t need to speak”
“The passive is really important– you can’t use personal language in STEM writing”
“The Methodology is written in the past simple”
What misconceptions about STEM communication have you encountered, and where do they come from?
Do you agree all of the statements above are misconceptions?
All welcome: Our last session had a healthy mix of attendees from STEM/EAP/Other backgrounds – it’s really helpful to have these different insights, so feel free to share the event with colleagues.
Platform: Microsoft Teams (bring your favourite cup of tea!) Meeting Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3aEUqYhSGRUN74Cc0gI18RFc4s6f6FYj-o8s7vmIFras81%40thread.tacv2/1728896762275?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%224a5378f9-29f4-4d3e-be89-669d03ada9d8%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22bd2923c9-81a4-4c0b-a6be-73dbe8869dbb%22%7d