While at the Technion (2021–2022), I co-developed a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) about Science Communication.
The MOOC was designed to cater to science & technology researchers who want to better communicate with:
- media professionals,
- decision-makers, and
- diverse publics.
Sounds interesting. Where can I find it?
● Hebrew: The Hebrew edition of the course (תקשורת המדע | Tikshoret HaMaddá) is freely available on Israel’s national online learning platform, Campus IL;
● English: The English edition, Science Communication, is freely available on EdX.
My Contributions
For this project, I co-developed most of the training and assessment materials (in Hebrew).
Then, I oversaw the MOOC’s translation and localization to English. This entailed managing a team of two freelance translators.
Funding
This project was supported by grants from:
- the Council for Higher Education,
- the Ministry of Education, and
- the Digital Israel Bureau at the National Digital Agency.
Learner Testimonial
"This is the most well-thought-out and interactive course I’ve ever seen. I had never imagined I’d be learning this way here at the Technion.
[…]
I recommended the course to a mathematician friend, and he actually told me that he had a hard time explaining his work to non-mathematicians. We were able to come up with a more user-friendly way to talk about his research topic.”
— Guy S., undergraduate engineering student (January 2024)
