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UPCOMING 2026 WORKSHOPS

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SCOARE Instructor-Led Virtual Workshops

October 14-15 – 10am–1pm Central (11am-2pm Eastern / 9am-12pm Mountain / 8am-11am Pacific)

December 9-10 – 10am–1pm Central (11am-2pm Eastern / 9am-12pm Mountain / 8am-11am Pacific)

In this NIH-funded online research mentor training workshop, developed by Drs. Carrie Cameron and Shine Chang of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, mentors will learn best practices and strategies for helping mentees develop their scientific speaking and writing skills, which have been shown to build mentees’ commitment to research careers. Virtual workshops are delivered in 2 online 3-hour sessions and are limited to 20 attendees; participants must attend both sessions.

    • Focus on practical mentoring strategies that can be used in mentoring immediately

    • Strategies are effective, efficient, and accessible to mentors

  • Session 1
    Current SciComm research, evidence-based mentoring strategies, case study

    Session 2
    Apply strategies in personal mentoring action plan

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PAST WORKSHOPS

Using AI as a Teaching Tool in Developing Scientific Communication

Part 1 introduces evidence-based strategies for using AI as a teaching tool to support scientific communication development, helping mentors and trainees strengthen writing, feedback, and communication practices in research and STEM learning environments.

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Part 2 builds on Part 1 by exploring practical ways mentors and educators can integrate AI into scientific communication training, including strategies for feedback, skill development, and responsible use of AI tools in research communication contexts.

  • Cameron, Carrie; Isokawa, Katherine; and Kuratani, Darrah Goo, "Using AI as a Teaching Tool in Developing Scientific Communication, Part 2" (2024). Scientific Communication Advances Research Excellence (SCOARE). 2.
    https://openworks.mdanderson.org/scoare/2

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WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE ON DEMAND

Working With Non-Native Speakers of English (L2s)

Many research mentees navigate not only a new scientific environment but also a second language and unfamiliar cultural expectations. This interactive self-paced course helps mentors recognize common challenges, understand cultural influences on communication and learning, and apply practical strategies that support mentee success.

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Custom Workshops (In-Person or Virtual)

Custom SCOARE workshops and resources for your population are available upon request. Additional training workshops we can provide for your team include:

    • SCOARE Workshop Facilitator Training: A multi-day workshop for faculty and staff that trains attendees to be able to deliver and facilitate the SCOARE Workshop themselves.

    • Scaffolding a Research Project Narrative: A 2-hour, hands-on workshop for faculty on how to guide trainees through identifying and articulating the core elements of their written or spoken research reports.

    • Mentoring Science Communication: A 2-hour workshop on integrating public communication of science skills into training and mentoring.

    • Organizing an Elevator Speech Program and Competition: A 3-hour workshop on how to organize a scientific elevator speech program and competition at your institution.

    • Managing Mentoring Conversations: A 5-hour, problem-oriented and skills-based workshop in which participants reflect on their communication challenges in mentoring and learn skills such as how to engage trainees, give corrective feedback, and deal with emotions that are often the subtext of difficult or crucial conversations.

    • Scaffolding a Research Project Narrative: A 2-hour, hands-on workshop for students and trainees on how to identify and articulate the core elements of their written or spoken research reports.

    • Scientific Elevator Speech Workshop: Hands-on workshops for students and trainees on how to create scientific elevator speeches.

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