Events & Webinars
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Coming Up
How to Use the Lifeology Builder to Promote Health Literacy
Thurs, October 20th | 12 pm ET
Virtual
Free for all Lifeology University SciComm Program members. Not a member already? Join for free today!
Speakers
Paige Jarreau
VP of Science Communications, LifeOmic
Co-Founder, Lifeology
Courtney Adams
Science Writer, Lifeology
Previous Events
Basics of Storyboarding: Telling Your Science Story in a Visual Way
July 27, 2022 | Event Recording
In this webinar, learn about the process of storyboarding with Abbey Morris and Muriah Umoquit, students from Lifeology’s SciComm Certificate Program.
Storyboards are important tools that can help ensure that your narrative is shared in the clearest, most compelling and most creative way. Nailing the basics of storyboarding can set your science story up for success!
Check out our How to Storyboard a Lifeology Course Lifeology course as well!
Why doesn’t evidence change people’s minds? Webinar
June 22, 2022 | Event Recording
Learn about the cognitive underpinnings below and why facts alone are ineffective at changing someone’s mind.
Understand more about how brains process information, how this can fuel motivated reasoning, how motivated reasoning ultimately leads to the spread of mis/dis information, and what you can do about it.
Check out our What is Motivated Reasoning? A Primer Lifeology course as well!
May 18, 2022 | Event Recording
Join the Lifeology Team and guests to learn about best practices for making your storytelling accessible and actionable!
Bring your own tips and experiences to share with the group in this interactive webinar.
Check out our How to Keep Your Science Writing Simple & Engaging Lifeology course as well!
April 27, 2022 | Event Recording
Writing for kids is not easier – it’s just different! Explore a variety of ‘ingredients’ you can use to help write about science for kids.
Learn how you can make your content more engaging, fun and accessible!
Check out our How to Write About Science for Kids Lifeology course as well!
Storytelling Tips & Practices for Writing a Lifeology Course
March 15, 2022
Lifeology courses are a unique format of science and health communication that requires careful planning, an engaging flow of information and short-form storytelling.
By the end of this webinar, you’ll be better prepared to write your own engaging Lifeology courses and work with visual storytellers to make them shine. Check out this What is Lifeology course to learn more.
February 22, 2022 | Event Recording
Inclusive science storytelling can help make science relatable to more people. Begin being inclusive in science storytelling by incorporating a diversity of examples, characters and settings. Don’t stop there!
Learn what’s next & more in this webinar! Check out this Lifeology course on inclusive scicomm too.
January 28, 2022 | Event Recording
Pseudoscience and conspiracy theories are spreading. Some, like ‘flat-earth’, are relatively harmless. Others, like ‘plandemic’, threaten on a global scale.
Learn how you can fight on the front lines against science conspiracies. Check out this related Lifeology course!
December 7, 2021 | Event Recording
Really good collaborations can do more than just get the job done. They maximize the strengths of each collaborator, accommodate their weaknesses, and end up with a result that’s better and more creative than any individual could have come up with on their own. But great collaborations don’t happen by accident —they take self-reflection, planning and care. Learn more in this webinar!
November 29, 2021 | Event Recording
When you think of quality science communication, what important features come to mind? Style?
Learn about how and why style can be a signal of quality in science communication. Dive into the concepts of style and see applications of style in research, SciComm, and multimedia formats.
November 17, 2021 | Event Recording
Health literate patient resources go beyond plain language and simple visuals to help people understand why and how, and to address concerns and barriers so patients can engage in their care.
Each topic presents its own challenges. However, online learning also makes it easy to go beyond static text and images and do an end run around literacy and reading grade levels.
We’ll discuss how to design resources with patient input, thoughtful art, and ensure they meet patients’ needs so that people understand their participation is important, possible, and safe.
October 26, 2021 | Event Recording
Join the Lifeology Co-Founder, Paige Jarreau, for a panel reflection on eventful times, pertinent events and influential people that shaped the relationship between science and society in countries and cultures around the world. Using a new ‘Lifeology’ flashcard course as an example, the participants will discuss the importance of reflecting on science communication history from an inclusive perspective.
October 25, 2021 | Event Recording
Learn about the power of combining science and art—as an artist, scientist, or a scicommer. How do you make sure the story visuals add richness to the story versus being purely descriptive? What’s the value of working with a professional visual storyteller? How can you write about science while keeping visuals in mind? Join us for a free webinar event and learn best practices from experienced illustrators Doryan Algarra and Laurel Shelley-Reuss.
September 20, 2021 | Event Recording
Let’s flex our empathy muscles! A big part of empathy is learning how to be curious rather than being judgmental, so in this session, we’ll practice some of those skills and talk about the social science evidence on why we care so much about empathy in communication…why not just send people a fact-sheet instead?
July 24-25, 2021 | Virtual
Lifeology headline sponsored the WWinSTEM 2021 Conference. The theme of the 2021 conference was “STEM/Ph.D. doesn’t define us, we define STEM/Ph.D.”
At our virtual booth, you can learn more about Lifeology, science communication and art, and the importance of diversity in health literacy. Check out our Lifeology overview video.