Engaged Faculty Fellowship Program
Danielle Eiseman
About the Fellow
- Visiting lecturer, Department of Communication; College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Danielle Eiseman’s faculty profile
Cohort year(s)
- 2020-21, Faculty Fellow in Engaged Learning
Topic(s):
- Arts, Communication, Media and Design; Education
2020-21 Project
Communicating Science through Storytelling and Stand-up Comedy
Understanding science is vital. It can help us solve everyday problems, change our behavior for the better and make more-informed political decisions. But, let’s face it: science can be confusing!
This is why Danielle Eiseman is helping undergrads hone their science communication skills and use comedy and storytelling to explain scientific concepts to the general public. As a Faculty Fellow in Engaged Learning, Eiseman is developing a new subsection of COMM 3020 Science Writing for Media that will introduce students to science stand-up comedy and storytelling and empower students by teaching them skills to enhance their understanding of communication through different forms of media. Eiseman will also evaluate the effectiveness of this material for a future semester-long course dedicated to storytelling and science stand-up comedy. In these courses, students will learn from experienced guest speakers and participate in a partnership with Trampoline, a local competitive storytelling group.
Engaged Faculty Fellowship Program
A yearlong cohort program in which faculty dive deep into the theory and practice of community-engaged learning; meet monthly to discuss readings, share projects and workshop challenges; and help transform what it means to teach at Cornell