Improv to Improve Science Communication and Teaching

Uses improvisational activities to improve teaching and communicating about STEM with various audiences in formal and informal settings.

offering recorded1 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Anne Lynn Gillian-Daniel3.6/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Create a learning community

  • Demonstrate the basics of improvisation

  • Use physicality and emotion to enhance communication

  • Think and speak creatively to improve explanations of complex concepts

  • Apply improvisation techniques to multiple teaching, presentation experiences, and professional experiences

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INTEREGR 797

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Spring 2027

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Improvisational activities and techniques
  • Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) communication
  • Formal and informal teaching and communication settings

Skills

  • Basics of improvisation
  • Using physicality and emotion to enhance communication
  • Creative thinking and speaking for explaining complex concepts
  • Applying improvisation techniques to teaching and presentations

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INTEREGR 797 · Spring 2027

Improv to Improve Science Communication and Teaching

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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