ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting
February 17 – 22, 2013
New Orleans, LA
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 17
GEARS: A Workshop for Broadening the Impact of Your Research
Time: 8:30 – 16:00
Location: Room 343
This all-day workshop addresses skills that include deconstructing your science, understanding how people learn, building effective knowledge for a variety of audiences, and broadening the reach of your science. Attendees will think creatively about how to integrate their research and education activities so that their research can be communicated to a broader audience. Education and outreach experts from three COSEE Centers include: Ari Daniel Shapiro, Annette deCharon, and Bob Chen. Pre-register and qualify for $150 to defray the cost of one-night lodging by contacting Bob Chen.
Preparing Workforce and Transfer Students in Two-year Colleges for Geoscience Careers
Time: 13:00 – 17:30
Location: Room 344
Workshop Conveners: Jan Hodder, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, University of Oregon and Allison Beauregard, Northwest Florida State College
This workshop will cover best practices for preparing workforce and transfer students in two-year colleges (2YC) for ocean science careers. Participants will explore successful 2YC college transfer and workforce programs and practices, effective student research and internship programs, and geoscience career resources for 2YC students and faculty. Discussion will include strategies for effectively incorporating career information and professional skills into introductory oceanography courses. Workshop participants are asked to please bring a laptop or notebook computer. Also, workshop participants need to register for this workshop so that we can better tailor the workshop content to your needs.
If you would like further information about the workshop, please contact one of conveners.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18
SS29 Opportunities and Challenges of Teaching Introductory Oceanography to Undergraduates
Time: 10:00 – 15:30
Location: Room 355
Session Organizers: Allison Beauregard and Jan Hodder
How to Interview and Negotiate for an Academic Position
Time: 12:00 – 13:30
Location: Room 346-347
Jim Yoder, WHOI, has worked at three different academic/research institutions and served on seven search committees (chaired three) and has participated on promotion and tenure committees at two different institutions. He has led this discussion with graduate students and postdocs previously on 3 separate occasions and will comment on the questions and topics below.
- What happens throughout a typical interview process?
- What are key strategies to consider for your interviews?
- How do you prepare for an on-site interview?
- What questions can you expect? When and to whom should you answer?
- What questions are allowed/not allowed to be asked? How do you deal with inappropriate questions?
- What are some of the “hidden agendas” of search committee members?
- What do you need to ask of the institution when offered a job?
- Other Advice
Lunch provided by COSEE OCEAN to the first 25 attendees.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Getting People to Hang On (Almost) Every Word: Telling Stories About Your Science
Time: 12:00 – 13:30
Location: Room 346-347
This workshop will be led by Ari Daniel Shapiro. We are made up of stories. They are the strongest currency of communication and memory. In this workshop, you will learn how to take your science – and the way you usually present data and research – and tell stories about it. Humorous stories that make people smile, meaningful stories that last, and engaging stories that make your listeners interested in the science. You will hear some examples, and get to try it yourself.
Lunch provided by COSEE OCEAN to the first 25 attendees.
SS29 Opportunities and Challenges of Teaching Introductory Oceanography to Undergraduates
Time: 18:00 – 19:30
Location: Poster Session
Session Organizers: Allison Beauregard and Jan Hodder
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Informal Ocean Science Education: An Introduction
Time: 12:00 – 13:30
Location: Room 346-347
This workshop will be led by Jerry R. Schubel, PhD; President of the Aquarium of the Pacific and will explore the following:
- The nature of informal science education, how it differs fundamentally from formal science education and occupies a separate and distinct domain of the educational landscape.
- Why academic and governmental scientists might want to expand their programs to include informal science education and how the driving forces behind the motivation could, and perhaps should, dictate how the modes by which they pursue informal science education.
- The value of partnerships with informal science institutions and the power of energizing networks.
Lunch provided by COSEE OCEAN to the first 25 attendees.
Be Inclusive I: Share Your Research Effectively
Time: 18:00 – 21:00
Location: Room 344
This interactive workshop will focus on ways to share your own research and experiences. It will include tools and techniques that will help you to be inclusive by avoiding jargon, focusing on a clear take-home message, and taking audience preconceptions into consideration.
This workshop opportunity is offered by the Ocean Sciences Education Excellence – Ocean Systems (COSEE-OS) and the Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP) and will be led by Annette deCharon of COSEE-OS. Attending both sessions, Be Inclusive I and Be Inclusive II (Thursday, 12:00 – 13:30) is recommended but not required.
Food will be provided to the first 50 participants.
Town Hall
Time: 18:00 – 19:30
Location: Room 343
Town Hall Leaders: Jerry R. Schubel, PhD; President of the Aquarium of the Pacific and John Fraser, PhD, President and CEO for the New Knowledge Organization
Learning happens everywhere, not only in classrooms. As climate changes, sea level rises, and coastal areas get developed, all people need to increase their awareness and understanding of the ocean to make appropriate decisions in their everyday lives. This Town Hall will present a review of the recent trends in informal ocean science education and offer a discussion of opportunities for future investigation, implementation, and scaling up of effective practices in informal science education regarding the ocean. A blue ribbon panel has written a forthcoming report that will form the basis of this discussion.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Teaching Large Classes
Time: 12:00 – 13:30
Location: Room 346-347
This workshop will be led by Bob Chen, University of Massachusetts, Boston. Introductory environmental, ocean, and aquatic science courses provide an excellent opportunity to prepare majors and non-majors for thinking about some of the largest issues facing society such as climate change and energy needs. Large courses can also serve to attract students into the field. This workshop will provide some strategies to overcome some of the challenges of teaching large courses while making your teaching engaging, relevant, and effective.
Lunch provided by COSEE OCEAN to the first 25 attendees.
Be Inclusive II: Address Barriers to Participation
Time: 12:00 – 13:30
Location: Room 344
This workshop offers strategies to connect with diverse audiences and explores the positive factors that support successful pathways to STEM careers and reduce barriers to participation. Dr. Ambrose Jearld (Director, Woods Hole Partnership Education Program) and Dr. Thomas Windham (Center for Multiscale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes (CMMAP)) will connect influences on their own career pathways to the latest research on strategies for broadening participation in the sciences.
This workshop opportunity is offered by the Ocean Sciences Education Excellence – Ocean Systems (COSEE-OS) and the Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP) and will be led by Annette deCharon of COSEE-OS. Attending both sessions, Be Inclusive I (Wednesday, 18:00 -21:00) and Be Inclusive II is recommended but not required.
Food will be provided to the first 50 participants.
Teaching Resource Roundtables
Time: 17:00 – 19:00
Location: Room E2 (Exhibit Hall)
Sharing teaching resources - good ideas, examples, and demonstrations - is critical to good teaching at K-12 and undergraduate levels. If you would like to share some of your best ideas, please register with Bob Chen to ensure you have space at one of the tables. You can bring a hands-on activity or demonstration, a computer with video, lesson plan, or any other resource. If you are a teacher, student, faculty member, or are just interested in learning new ideas for teaching and learning or communicating your science, please visit us on Thursday evening in the Exhibit Hall.
