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From jargon to impact: Teaching undergraduates the art of public communication
Credit: George Pak from Pexels Articles published in The Conversation go well beyond academics writing for a general audience—they can also serve as valuable content for educators to use in the classroom. Our recent article in the academic journal The Professional Geographer explores how articles from The Conversation provide opportunities for public storytelling and authentic learning in university classrooms.
From jargon to impact: Teaching undergraduates the art of public communication
Articles published in The Conversation go well beyond academics writing for a general audience – they can also serve as great content for educators to use in the classroom. Our recent article in the academic journal The Professional Geographer explores how articles from The Conversation provide opportunities for public storytelling and authentic learning in university classrooms.
From jargon to impact: Teaching undergraduates the art of public communication
Seth T. Kannarr, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee, and Katrina Stack, University of South Florida Wed, October 7, 2026 at 12:32 PM EDT 5 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Add Yahoo on Google Undergraduates can learn the benefits of applying research to broader societal questions through public writing.
From jargon to impact: Teaching undergraduates the art of public communication
Articles published in The Conversation go well beyond academics writing for a general audience – they can also serve as great content for educators to use in the classroom. Our recent article in the academic journal The Professional Geographer explores how articles from The Conversation provide opportunities for public storytelling and authentic learning in university classrooms.
From jargon to impact: Teaching undergraduates the art of public communication
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As renaissance fairs become big business, can they retain their counterculture roots?
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Katrina Stack, University of Tennessee and Reagan Yessler, Pellissippi State Community College (THE CONVERSATION) Within moments of entering the Newport Renaissance Faire, you are ushered to a group of fairies.
As renaissance fairs become big business, can they retain their counterculture roots?
Within moments of entering the Newport Renaissance Faire, you are ushered to a group of fairies. They pass you a scroll and say, "You must seek out the Bone Man for the first hurdle in your quest." As you navigate the fair, you find many men dressed in bones, both vendors and fellow attendees. When you find the correct Bone Man - an actor wearing what appears to be a mask made of human skull along with a crown constructed from deer antlers - he stamps your scroll.
As renaissance fairs become big business, can they retain their counterculture roots?
Within moments of entering the Newport Renaissance Faire, you are ushered to a group of fairies. They pass you a scroll and say, "You must seek out the Bone Man for the first hurdle in your quest." As you navigate the fair, you find many men dressed in bones, both vendors and fellow attendees. When you find the correct Bone Man - an actor wearing what appears to be a mask made of human skull along with a crown constructed from deer antlers - he stamps your scroll.
As renaissance fairs become big business, can they retain their counterculture roots?
Within moments of entering the Newport Renaissance Faire, you are ushered to a group of fairies. They pass you a scroll and say, "You must seek out the Bone Man for the first hurdle in your quest." As you navigate the fair, you find many men dressed in bones, both vendors and fellow attendees. When you find the correct Bone Man – an actor wearing what appears to be a mask made of human skull along with a crown constructed from deer antlers – he stamps your scroll.
As renaissance fairs become big business, can they retain their counterculture roots?
Within moments of entering the Newport Renaissance Faire, you are ushered to a group of fairies. They pass you a scroll and say, “You must seek out the Bone Man for the first hurdle in your quest.” As you navigate the fair, you find many men dressed in bones, both vendors and fellow attendees. When you find the correct Bone Man – an actor wearing what appears to be a mask made of human skull along with a crown constructed from deer antlers – he stamps your scroll.
As renaissance fairs become big business, can they retain their counterculture roots?
Within moments of entering the Newport Renaissance Faire, you are ushered to a group of fairies. They pass you a scroll and say, “You must seek out the Bone Man for the first hurdle in your quest.” As you navigate the fair, you find many men dressed in bones, both vendors and fellow attendees. When you find the correct Bone Man – an actor wearing what appears to be a mask made of human skull along with a crown constructed from deer antlers – he stamps your scroll.
As renaissance fairs become big business, can they retain their counterculture roots?
Within moments of entering the Newport Renaissance Faire, you are ushered to a group of fairies. They pass you a scroll and say, “You must seek out the Bone Man for the first hurdle in your quest.” As you navigate the fair, you find many men dressed in bones, both vendors and fellow attendees. When you find the correct Bone Man — an actor wearing what appears to be a mask made of human skull along with a crown constructed from deer antlers — he stamps your scroll.
As Renaissance fairs become big business, can they retain their counterculture roots?
This article originally appeared in The Conversation. Within moments of entering the Newport Renaissance Faire, you are ushered to a group of fairies. They pass you a scroll and say, “You must seek out the Bone Man for the first hurdle in your quest.” As you navigate the fair, you find many men dressed in bones, both vendors and fellow attendees.
As renaissance fairs become big business, can they retain their counterculture roots?
Within moments of entering the Newport Renaissance Faire, you are ushered to a group of fairies. They pass you a scroll and say, “You must seek out the Bone Man for the first hurdle in your quest.” As you navigate the fair, you find many men dressed in bones, both vendors and fellow attendees. When you find the correct Bone Man – an actor wearing what appears to be a mask made of human skull along with a crown constructed from deer antlers – he stamps your scroll.
As renaissance fairs become big business, can they retain their counterculture roots?
Within moments of entering the Newport Renaissance Faire, you are ushered to a group of fairies. They pass you a scroll and say, “You must seek out the Bone Man for the first hurdle in your quest.” As you navigate the fair, you find many men dressed in bones, both vendors and fellow attendees. When you find the correct Bone Man – an actor wearing what appears to be a mask made of human skull along with a crown constructed from deer antlers – he stamps your scroll.
As renaissance fairs become big business, can they retain their counterculture roots?
Within moments of entering the Newport Renaissance Faire, you are ushered to a group of fairies. They pass you a scroll and say, "You must seek out the Bone Man for the first hurdle in your quest." As you navigate the fair, you find many men dressed in bones, both vendors and fellow attendees. When you find the correct Bone Man - an actor wearing what appears to be a mask made of human skull along with a crown constructed from deer antlers - he stamps your scroll.
As renaissance fairs become big business, can they retain their counterculture roots?
Within moments of entering the Newport Renaissance Faire, you are ushered to a group of fairies. They pass you a scroll and say, “You must seek out the Bone Man for the first hurdle in your quest.” As you navigate the fair, you find many men dressed in bones, both vendors and fellow attendees. When you find the correct Bone Man – an actor wearing what appears to be a mask made of human skull along with a crown constructed from deer antlers – he stamps your scroll.
As renaissance fairs become big business, can they retain their counterculture roots?
Within moments of entering the Newport Renaissance Faire, you are ushered to a group of fairies. They pass you a scroll and say, "You must seek out the Bone Man for the first hurdle in your quest." As you navigate the fair, you find many men dressed in bones, both vendors and fellow attendees. When you find the correct Bone Man - an actor wearing what appears to be a mask made of human skull along with a crown constructed from deer antlers - he stamps your scroll.
As renaissance fairs become big business, can they retain their counterculture roots?
Within moments of entering the Newport Renaissance Faire, you are ushered to a group of fairies. They pass you a scroll and say, “You must seek out the Bone Man for the first hurdle in your quest.” As you navigate the fair, you find many men dressed in bones, both vendors and fellow attendees. When you find the correct Bone Man – an actor wearing what appears to be a mask made of human skull along with a crown constructed from deer antlers – he stamps your scroll.
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