Environmental issues involve diverse decision-makers and stakeholders. This course will focus on how to understand, engage, and persuade the audiences that we want to reach. Students will learn to craft arguments and study the techniques of mass communication and scientific writing as a foundation for improving their own writing. Based on faculty expertise, alternative forms of communication such as video, podcasting, and visual communication may be included. This course is designed to develop each student’s abilities in careful reading, argument construction, persuasive writing, and substantive editing. The course aims to challenge and support students at a variety of levels of confidence and expertise in writing and oral communication. Students can expect to receive constructive feedback from both the faculty and other students through peer review. 

Hi-Flex Class Format:  This course is offered in a “Hi-Flex” format. Studentscan attend fully in-person, fully online, or a mix of both. Each class will be offered in-person but will also include a zoom link for remote attendees. We will do our best to provide comparable experiences for both in-person and remote students. Remote students can expect to engage with one another through breakout rooms, online discussion boards and other collaborative online methods. Optional hands-on workshops in campus facilities might take place in-person and possibly on weekends or outside of class.  

Class Schedule: Monday nights, 6pm-10pm