diff --git a/earthsim/__init__.py b/earthsim/__init__.py
index 583ad9e..2d1b733 100644
--- a/earthsim/__init__.py
+++ b/earthsim/__init__.py
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ def params_from_kwargs(**kwargs):
     return params
 
 
-def global_params(**kwargs):
+def parameters(**kwargs):
     """
     Utility to easily define a parameterized class with a chosen set of
     parameters specified as keyword arguments. The resulting object can
     be used to parameterize a notebook, display corresponding widgets
     with parambokeh and control the workflow from the command line.
     """
-    name = 'GlobalParams'
+    name = 'Parameters'
     params = params_from_kwargs(**kwargs)
     params['name'] = param.String(default=name)
     return type(name, (param.Parameterized,), params)
diff --git a/examples/topics/batched_example/GSSHA_Workflow_Batched_Example2.ipynb b/examples/topics/batched_example/GSSHA_Workflow_Batched_Example2.ipynb
index beb3bb7..df68b11 100644
--- a/examples/topics/batched_example/GSSHA_Workflow_Batched_Example2.ipynb
+++ b/examples/topics/batched_example/GSSHA_Workflow_Batched_Example2.ipynb
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "from earthsim import global_params\n",
-    "nbparams = global_params(\n",
+    "from earthsim import parameters\n",
+    "nbparams = parameters(\n",
     "    rain_intensity = param.Number(default=24, bounds=(0,None), softbounds=(0,75)),\n",
     "    rain_duration = 60\n",
     ")"