Communicate Knowledge
Definition
Communicating knowledge is taking information from your discipline that you've created, synthesized, or obtained and sharing it with others in a formal and effective manner. You can share this knowledge to teach or inform your community but to satisfy the competency, the knowledge must be delivered inclusively and without bias in oral and written formats. This competency is important to my career because, as researchers, we must be able to present the information or data we've found in an understandable manner so our audience can become knowledgeable about issues or potentially expand upon work being done. We also must be able to communicate our research effectively to gain access to conference, employment, and funding opportunities. In addition, I see myself teaching in the near future and without the ability to clearly explain classroom content, my students will not be able to succeed in the course or genuinely learn information. In general, it is important for individuals to effectively communicate no matter what profession they are pursuing so this is a crucial skill.
Prior/Current Work
As a McNair Scholar, I have been able to present my undergraduate research at multiple conferences. I presented my research on patterns in students' academic results and analyzing whether cultural influence exists in April 2019 at Iowa State's Undergraduate Research Symposium and February 2020 at the Annual Texas National McNair Research Conference at the University of North Texas.
Recently, I have also been able to present my research as an Explorer Fellow to faculty and peers in the Engineering Education program. These experiences are applicable to this competency because they display my ability to take information that I have obtained and share it with my community. Although the Explorer research wasn't presented in a written format, the undergraduate experiences both were.
Recently, I have also been able to present my research as an Explorer Fellow to faculty and peers in the Engineering Education program. These experiences are applicable to this competency because they display my ability to take information that I have obtained and share it with my community. Although the Explorer research wasn't presented in a written format, the undergraduate experiences both were.
Future Work
I want to accomplish this competency by becoming a Teaching Assistant for an engineering course. I plan on becoming a TA for the Engineering 131 course next fall. In addition, I want to work on submitting an article for research I am assisting Dr. Tamara Moore and Dr. Karl Smith with. By working and writing closely with those faculty members, I may be able to accomplish that goal sooner than taking responsibilities as a TA. If developed, I plan to use that article as an artifact demonstrating this competency.
Timeline
Fall 2021