Science and Technical Communication for Knowledge Translation

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dc.contributor.authorRioux, Charlie
dc.contributor.authorWeedon, Scott
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-22T00:31:37Z
dc.date.available2022-06-22T00:31:37Z
dc.date.issued2022-06-13
dc.date.submitted2022-06-22T00:24:49Zen_US
dc.description.abstractIn the broader field of science and technical communication, the translation and transfer of expert and technical knowledge is an enduring preoccupation. While research in science and technical communication has studied the importance for practicing scientists, engineers, and technical communicators to transfer knowledge in and beyond their specific settings, there are fewer engagements with training science and technical communicators to disseminate knowledge to outside stakeholders as an integral component of scientific research itself. The concept of knowledge translation we will analyze aims to put knowledge into action by tailoring communication approaches to reach dissemination and implementation goals for specific audiences, such as other researchers, clinicians and practitioners, funders, managers, policy-makers, and the public. We argue science and technical communicators have the rhetorical skills to be leaders in conceptualizing and implementing knowledge translation. In our short paper, we will introduce knowledge translation and differentiate it from similar terms such as technology transfer, knowledge transfer, and boundary spanning. We will then describe how the rhetorical skills of science and technical communicators address the steps and goals of knowledge translation. We will conclude by offering a teaching prompt to show how knowledge translation can be practiced in the science and technical communication classroom.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1109/ProComm52174.2021.00031
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/36556
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherIEEEen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectscience communicationen_US
dc.subjectknowledge translationen_US
dc.subjecthealth communicationen_US
dc.subjectgenre knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectusabilityen_US
dc.subjectinformation designen_US
dc.titleScience and Technical Communication for Knowledge Translationen_US
dc.typeconference paperen_US
local.author.affiliationFaculty of Arts::Department of Psychologyen_US
oaire.awardTitleHealth Research Postdoctoral Fellowshipen_US
oaire.citation.conferenceDate2021-10-21 - 2021-10-23en_US
oaire.citation.conferencePlacePittsburgh, PA, USAen_US
oaire.citation.endPage149en_US
oaire.citation.startPage144en_US
oaire.citation.title2021 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm)en_US
project.funder.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100008794en_US
project.funder.nameResearch Manitobaen_US
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