Ocean Sciences Meeting
Portland 2010
COSEE Presentations
Session Title: COSEE Evaluations: What We've Learned and Implications for the Future
COSEE (Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence) is an NSF Division of Ocean Sciences program. The COSEE network consists of 12 thematic and regional centers across the U.S. and its mission is engaging scientists and educators to transform ocean sciences education. One of the unique aspects of the COSEE program is that each center and the network has its own evaluator, a person or team continually assessing the effectiveness and impact of education strategies and activities. What have we learned since we began in 2002? During this session COSEE evaluators will present the results of a variety of studies on COSEE audiences, scientist-educator collaborations and education activities. From observations to concept mapping to models, we will showcase what we’ve learned and discuss the implications for future COSEE education strategies and evaluation efforts.
ED24A Oral Session Chairs: Jessie Kastler, Chris Parsons
Location: E141
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 3:30 – 5:30pm
ED35B Poster Session Chair: Jessie Kastler
Location: Poster Hall E
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 24 5:30 - 7:00pm
Session Title: Compound Interest: Research + Energy + Outreach = Career and Personal Yield
The goal of this session is to inspire and empower scientists to engage in high quality broader impact activities and reach out to diverse audiences. Bringing the results of scientific research to the public is a growing opportunity and ongoing challenge. The requirement to address broader impact (NSF) created an incentive for scientists to integrate research and education at all levels, enhance the professional development of early-career researchers, and contribute to science literacy. This session invites presentations about successful and potentially replicable broader impact activities, as well as strategies to make scientists’ engagement in educational outreach easier and more rewarding. Presentations that expand scientists’ awareness of broader impact endeavors are encouraged, as are those highlighting partnerships with formal and informal education organizations, professional societies, community-based groups, as well as print, radio, television, film and web-based initiatives and on gauging effectiveness of broader impact efforts.
ED31A Oral Session Chairs: Liesl Hotaling, Sharon Franks
Location: E141
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 24 8:00 – 10:00am
ED35A Poster Session Chair: Gail Scowcroft
Location: Poster Hall E
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 24 5:30 - 7:00pm
Session Title: Ocean Literacy and Mutualism: Science Organizations Partnering with Informal Education Institutions
Improving ocean literacy among citizens requires a multifaceted approach. Informal science education (ISE) venues, museums, aquariums, and science centers, offer vast opportunities to reach a broad range of audiences. Americans are frequent visitors to these institutions, 3 in 5 go every year, reporting they provide trustworthy science information. And, with individuals spending as little as 9% of their lives in school, the vast majority of learning occurs outside of school. Science organizations and ISE venues can benefit from partnering. ISE professionals are experts in interpreting complex scientific ideas for the public and scientists collect data and perform cutting-edge research that can be brought to the public in near real time. However, mutually beneficial partnerships are challenging to create and maintain. This session seeks papers that illustrate the benefits of such institutional partnerships, how these partnerships impact both institutions and attempt to improve ocean literacy, and examples from other scientific fields.
ED33A Oral Session Chairs: Carrie McDougall, Mary Miller, Elizabeth Ban
Location: E141
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 24 1:00 - 3:00pm
ED35C Poster Session Chair: Elizabeth Ban, Mary Miller, Carrie McDougall
Location: Poster Hall E
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 24 5:30 - 7:00pm
Session Title: Success and Challenges in Aquatic Observing Systems Education and Outreach
Ocean observing systems are being designed and deployed to support ocean science research and marine operations. The technological challenges involved in bringing these systems to full operation make interesting stories and the real-time data streams available now and in the future provide great opportunities to engage many different audiences in the excitement of exploring the coastal and open ocean and seafloor. Our session seeks papers that illustrate: (1) the challenges that need to be overcome to bring aquatic data to novice users; (2) projects that demonstrate how educators and research scientists can and are using ocean observing data to support public literacy about the ocean; and (3) the role of cyber infrastructure for collecting and disseminating data from remote locations for use in education and outreach. This session encourages exemplars including those from other fields (e.g. meteorology, environmental science) that model and discuss how observing systems and cyber infrastructure can meet the increasing need for ocean awareness and understanding through improved formal and informal education serving a broad range of audiences.
ED41A Oral Session Chairs: Janice McDonnell, James Yoder, Lisa Rom
Location: E141
Date and Time: Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:00 – 10:00am
ED45C Poster Session Chair: Janice McDonnell
Location: Poster Hall E
Date and Time: Thursday, February 25, 2010 5:30 – 7:00pm
