Communicating Your Research

Last week's professional development workshop presented by the Digital Union was very exciting as we witnessed how other people are using digital storytelling and website development to present their research results. Through various examples, we learned that digital storytelling helps the researcher to talk about research from a personal perspective, highlighting why the research matters and thererfore engaging the audience in a very different way from the usual poster presentation. Two students participating in Research on Research this summer shared their preliminary results to communicate research using websites. Resources at the Digital Union are available to all students who want to learn more about or utilize the tools to help them with a media presentation.

Communicating research results and sharing information about your research experience in a succinct, effective manner can be a challenge. It is also an important part of the research experience which is why we urge you to attend as many professional development workshops as you can this summer. Scheduled workshops for the remainder of July are:

• Resumes and Cover Letters, Wednesday, July 16 at 4 p.m. in room 240 Page Hall
• Personal Statements, Wednesday, July 23 at 4 p.m. in room 240 Page Hall
• Teaching Your Peers: Poster Presentation Basics, July 29, 4 - 6 p.m. in 300 Younkin Success Center

RSVP's requested to uro@osu.edu! Hope to see you there!