Storytelling plays an important role in science outreach and connecting our science to communities. Through storytelling, scientists can convey their research findings in a compelling and accessible manner. Science stories can take many forms, from traditional oral stories to more modern virtual field trips, storymaps and short-form videos. It is important to include diverse narratives when sharing about the places where research takes place and any story about Indigenous lands must include Indigenous voices and honor Indigenous perspectives.
Series Meetings
- July 19, 2023 @ 1:00pm MT: Planning Stories That Stick
- The NNA-CO is hosting a series of virtual workshops on science storytelling, culminating in a presentation of stories at the NNA Annual Community Meeting in March 2024. This event helped attendees find a compelling ‘hook’ to draw audiences into the story they want to tell. Lianna Nixon, award-winning photographer, filmmaker, and climate science educator, guided participants through the process of finding that hook and creating ‘stories that stick.’
- Session slides
- Padlet reflections
- Session recording
- September 14, 2023: Facilitating Community Stories
- The NNA-CO education & outreach team hosted this engaging webinar, where participants had the chance to practice how to facilitate community storytelling through hands-on activities. Lesson plans and techniques were shared to help build participants' engagement and outreach toolbox.
- Session recording
- November 15, 2023: Filmmaking Workshop
- The NNA-CO hosted a filmmaking workshop with producer, script writer, videographer, and editor Dr. Ryan Vachon (Provare Media) for a 90-minute filmmaking workshop. Workshop attendees learned about project mission statements, storyboards, camera and audio gear, and basic editing techniques.
- Session recording
- January 25, 2024 @ 12:00pm MT: Creating Virtual Tours with Infiniscope
- Take your audience anywhere. Virtual field trips give your audience a sense of place and purpose. This one-hour workshop will introduce you to Infiniscope, virtual field trips, and the technology needed to create your own. Infiniscope will cover tips and lessons learned as well as demonstrate examples of virtual tours from a community-based project in Hawaii and Polar Explorer.
- Register here.
- March 5-7, 2024: Showcase of Stories at the NNA Annual Community Meeting