As undergraduates, students need to develop the ability to communicate scientific ideas to both their peers and the public. Often senior level chemistry classes focus on written and sometimes oral communication methods, such as reports and presentations. These traditional methods of dissemination are valuable, but often inaccessible to non-scientists. Information graphics or infographics are examples of visual communication and have become increasingly common in recent years. In two senior-level inorganic chemistry courses at George Mason University, students created information graphics or infographics to communicate a scientific idea of interest to them. These flexible projects required students to think creatively about unfamiliar elements and concepts. The details of the assignments, assessments, and the student products will be presented. Lessons learned from the first year of implementation and recommendations for the future will be discussed.

Utilizing infographics to advance scientific communication skills

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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