An under-developed and ever important skill for our biology students is the ability to clearly communicate science to people without a science education. TED-ED lessons are a useful tool for the classroom, and they provide a model for engaging the public with science. Presenters will share how they have successfully used TED-ED lessons in the classroom, as well as their personal experience in publishing with TED-ED. Workshop participants will work in pairs to prepare a TED-ED style narrative on an assigned topic typically covered in an introductory biology course. The goal of this project is to synthesize scientific information into a format that is easily understood by the general public. Participants will be given forty-five minutes to craft a creative narrative, and share among their workshop peers. This exercise has been used in non-majors biology courses, where students reported that they gained a better knowledge of their topic and the topics presented by their peers. Examples of student work, rubrics and assessment data will be provided for workshop participants. We will discuss how this can be modified for online instruction.
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