FISH 6000: Week 7 - Posters

FISH 6000: Week 7 lecture

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1. Week 7: Posters FISH 6000: Science Communication for Fisheries Brett Favaro 2017 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
2. Land Acknowledgment We would like to respectfully acknowledge the territory in which we gather as the ancestral homelands of the Beothuk, and the island of Newfoundland as the ancestral homelands of the Mi’kmaq and Beothuk. We would also like to recognize the Inuit of Nunatsiavut and NunatuKavut and the Innu of Nitassinan, and their ancestors, as the original people of Labrador. We strive for respectful partnerships with all the peoples of this province as we search for collective healing and true reconciliation and honour this beautiful land together. http://www.mun.ca/aboriginal_affairs/
3. Today: 1. Draft 3 MT 2. Introducing the science poster • Basic ingredients of an effective poster • Everyone agrees on what posters SHOULDN’T be • What they SHOULD be is less clear
4. 3 Minute Proposal • Break into groups of 3-4 • Deliver your draft talk • Talk length = 3 minutes or less. • Talk includes a PowerPoint, 3 slides max • Include one hand-drawn figure, showing anticipated results in graphical form • Next week we will do rehearsals – everyone will present, and we will film • You will have time for peer feedback, discussion • The following week (Week 9), you will do it “for real.” I’ll film those too! Time = 45 minutes max 10 minutes per group member (3 min talk, 7 min feedback)
5. Posters
6. International Marine Conservation Congress 4: Aug 2016 https://scontent- amt2- 1.cdninstagram.co m/t51.2885- 15/e35/19120381_ 142604106294504 _80704809620912 20992_n.jpg
7. Basic elements
8. Title and authors (Should have contact info too) Author photo(s) Basic sections, few words, huge text Limited amount of data Acknowledgments
9. High contrast colours
10. https://color.adobe.com/ Visualize contrasting and complementary colours
11. https://color.adobe.com/ Select palette by uploading a picture http://colorbrewer2.org/ See also:
12. High contrast colours Logical placement and order
13. This is a good traditional poster design …but is ‘tradition’ the most effective way to communicate here?
14. http://blog.pascall isch.net/wp- content/uploads/ 2010/11/The- view-from-above- Poster-Session- SfN-Chicago- 2009.jpg You can’t communicate science if no one reads your poster. Engagement is key
15. “a poster is a failure unless it could bring a running man to a halt.” Vladimir Mayakovsky: Soviet Propaganda Producer
16. James O’Hanlon: https://jamesohanlonresearch.wordpress.com/2015/01/09/conference-posters-less-is-more/ QR Code links to paper Prioritizes engagement De-emphasizes volume
17. James O’Hanlon: https://jamesohanlonresearch.wordpress.com/2015/01/09/conference-posters-less-is-more/ QR Code links to paper Prioritizes engagement De-emphasizes volume Very minimalist methods Most important figure Title is a question. Primary interpretation is an answer, and is highlighted clearly
18. Emily Austen, via: http://betterposters.blogspot.ca/2016/07/critique-anther-colours.html Note how the flower colours are used as figure colours Only the most important data is provided Title is a question Final statement is finding (but didn’t really answer the Q)
19. Note ample space recognizing funders. This is good There is a logical order. You COULD just read left to right, or you could follow the arrow. Either works Poster serves as a discussion aid - note the figures on the left
21. https://ecologyforlifeblog.wordpress.com/2019/08/27/my- advice-for-creating-an-academic-poster/ Award winner: Best poster of CSEE 2019
25. Poster gallery: https://f1000research.com/browse/posters?&selectedDomain=posters
26. Specific tips
27. https://i0.wp.com/colinpurrington.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/bad-scientific-poster-example.jpg
28. Before designing: • What is this poster for? • Online dissemination? (i.e. infographic, graphical abstract) • “Standalone paper” (i.e. giant science conference where you won’t be near the poster board) • Discussion aid? (smaller science conference, or conference where you will be at the poster the whole time) • What are the constraints of the medium? • Max poster size? • Conference layout – will it be super crowded? • Does the conference require certain content or layout? (Read the instructions) • Who is the audience? • What do you want the audience to take away from your poster? • Read the paper? • Take an action? • Learn about your work, for advancement of science? • Give you a job?
29. Before starting a poster… Read the instructions! Conferences specify: - Maximum size - Whether posters will be up for the entire event
30. Printing Important to retain quality Print on small pages first Consider printing locally
31. Printing: here at MI
32. http://www.myth-art.com/wp- content/uploads/2015/12/hokusai_golden-ratio.jpg Fibonacci spiral
33. https://s-media-cache- ak0.pinimg.com/736x/80/c5/0c/80c50c72dfa88e20b7b5585f91 cdfa03--golden-triangle-fibonacci-spiral.jpg https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/539/19843106911_186dd0e9f7_b. jpg
38. But I’m not artistic  • Introducing; “Better posters” by Mike Morrison • https://twitter.com/mikemorrison
41. https://osf.io/ef53g/
42. Other resources: • http://betterposters.blogspot.ca/ http://thefloorisyours.be/en/how-create-a-beautiful-scientific-poster/ http://www.southernfriedscience.com/a-poster-to-remember/
43. You can upload posters as pre-prints! https://peerj.com/preprints/26952/ PeerJ Pre-prints, and FigShare are two options
44. Assignment (2 concurrent): • Make a poster for your thesis proposal • Next week: You will present your poster • Talk length = 3 minutes or less. Grading: Poster. Present next week (Week 8) • Aesthetics: Poster follows design principles outlined in class (large text, few words, etc.) • Scientific content: Poster clearly communicates the proposed research (Focusing on how you will do it, what you will find) • Oral presentation of poster - (3 min max, give 2 min for Qs) Grading: Three minute thesis proposal Rehearsal (Week 8), final on week 9 • Compliance with rules /5 (2-3 min in length – not one second longer. 3 Slides max. Include one graph with expected results) • Comprehension and content /5 • Engagement and communication skills /5
45. Goal setting • Teams of 3-4 • Discuss with each of your teammates: • What were your goals last week? • Did you achieve them? Why or why not? • What is your goal for THIS week? • Sample template available on FISH 6000 website • Write these down (one entry per class). At the end of the semester, you will receive a completion grade Goal-setting, peer support, reflection Examination, blame, fault, bragging Time ~ 10 minutes