Updates from the field – ROVs and Red-Legged Kittiwakes
Dr. Caine Delacy, Director of Science and Research at Ocean First Education
Two of our grant recipients, Dr. Rachel Orbin and Dr. Andrew Thaler, have been busy with their research preparations and even getting the first phases of their work completed.
Can Gamification Save The Ocean?
Paul Hilbink, eLearning Specialist
Gamification has been talked about in elearning circles for the past few years, but it's become a powerful problem-solving tool in general. It's the new killer app for new product development and complex problem solving.
Puppy-like Groupers in Cuba
Klara Fejer, Digital Media at Ocean First Education
Fellow intrepid explores, we come to you today reminiscing of Cuba, an isolated and exotic country with many colors to spare.
Education through the Eyes of the Ocean
Cyndi Long, Curriculum Developer and Editor
It didn’t matter what science class I was teaching – Introduction to Physical Science, Genetics, AP Biology, Aquatics – if I mentioned “the ocean”, students’ eyes would light up and they would hang on my every word. Every teacher’s dream.
No One Said, “No.”
Joe La Magna
Starting a marine science program at New Covenant High School in landlocked Lynchburg, VA was not on my “to do” list as I read the Spring 2013 issue of Alert Diver. Yet that is exactly what happened, and two years later I am happy to report eleven students have completed the course and earned their PADI open water certification.
Marine Wilderness 10+10 Workshop
Dr. Caine Delacy, Director of Science and Research
Last week, I traveled to Imperial Beach, California, to join a group of expert scientists, conservationists, managers, and photographers in discussing the Marine Wilderness 10+10 (MW10+10) initiative spearheaded by the WILD Foundation.