COSEENetworked Ocean World NOW

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COSEE-Networked Ocean World (NOW)
Lead Institutions Rutgers, WHOI, VIMS, Liberty
Science Center, Beacon Institute, Monterey
Peninsula College, Word Craft Global
Distributed Group of Partners
COSEE NOW is focused on l assessing the
knowledge needs of Ocean Observing Systems
(OOS) audiences l improve collaboration
coordination between scientists and educators l
increase public awareness of OOS in order to
improve societys ocean literacy
Schofield, Glenn, and McDonnell
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The Need Oceans are changing this will change
human society
Example ARCTIC CHANGES
2090
Our grand children
Polar Amplification of Global Warming
2005
1979
2060
Our children
2030
Us
1980
2000
YEAR
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The Opportunity How humans interact with the
ocean is also changing!
Last 500 years
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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Slowing or
even reversing the existing trends of global
warming is the defining challenge of our ages
Motivation
Dr. R. K. Pachauri Chairman, IPCC
Knowledge

• How do we define what constitutes dangerous
  anthropogenic interference with the climate
  system?
• 2) How do we prepare the human race to face sea
  level rise a world with new geographic
  features?
• 3) What changes in lifestyles, behavior patterns
  and management practices are needed, and by when?

IPCC AR4 WG IFigure SPM.5
Skills
Behavior
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Progress will require a sustained societal
involvement. Scientists are key players but are
not often great ambassadors as they are not often
trained to communicate non scientists Developin
g the network of scientists, educators (formal
informal), and environmental networks is the key
for expanding sustained societal involvement.
Building this network represents the long term
goal for COSEE-NOW which grew out of ..
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THE APPORACH IS GUIDED ON 14 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
A RUTGERS EXAMPLE
COSEE-MA
COSEE-NOW
COS
MARE
Programs
COSIA
Many new partnerships Stronger COSEE
partnerships Student Achievement
COS/COSIA/GSE Courses Taking the Pulse Lecture
Series COOL Classroom v2
Lone educator Typical PD programs Scientists on
call
Impacts
Interest from GSE Collaboration with LSC
(informal) High Student Interest Proposal to
NSF-EHR Faculty Respect
Cultural shift in Science Community Collaborative
Ed/Research grants Education School Course
Opportunities Undergraduate Opportunities New
Faculty GA positions New Facilities
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Examples of New Behaviors in Rutgers Faculty

• New Courses Scientific Communication
• Full semester skills course for graduate
  students.
• How to write a grant, give a talk, write
  a paper.
• Combines practical experience with
  student peer review.

2) New Joint Faculty Hires Closes December 31,
2007
Assistant Professor of Science Education Joint
Position in the School of Environmental and
Biological Sciences (75) and the Graduate School
of Education (25)   http//www.gse.rutgers.edu/
3) New Facilities Lipman Learning House
Centralized on-campus facility Transition
science education theory into practice
COSEE-NOW COSIA will be core occupants
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1) Assessing the knowledge needs of Ocean
Observing Systems (OOS) audiences
This is not a waterfall design ride!! It
requires a spiral development design
Policy makers Science literate public K-16
teachers students
Target Audience
Needs assessment
Develop Demonstration Project
Refine Program
Pilot Program
COSEE network IOOS EPO OOI OL OOS scientific
community
Evaluate Program
Disseminate Program Publish Findings
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User Groups we Hope to Engage

• OOS and Marine Educators
• OOS Scientists
• K-12 Educators
• Informal Educators

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• Example of the needs assessment for K-16
  audience.
• Build-off the past the experience.

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1) Assessing the knowledge needs of Ocean
Observing Systems (OOS) audiences Information
Dissemination
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1) Assessing the knowledge needs of Ocean
Observing Systems (OOS) audiences Information
Dissemination
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Diversity in the Ocean Sciences

• Assessing the knowledge
• needs of OOS Cultural Competency

The Geoscience Diversity Initiative should be
based on the development of new and innovative
activities that generally have the following
characteristics There should be effective use of
role models, and near-peer mentors
NSF RIOS students deploy a Rutgers Glider Rosa
Leon (PR), John Roberts (GA), Christi Welter (CO)
NSF supported researchers should be encouraged
to participate in one or more outreach activities
each year.  This is particularly important for
minority scientists who may serve as role
models.
Quotes from the Strategy for Developing a
Program for Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity
in the Geosciences (NSF 01-53)? http//www.nsf.go
v/geo/diversity/geo_diversity_strategy_document_ja
n_01.jsp
U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
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2) Improve collaboration coordination between
scientists and educators Create an online
community center
We do not need to start from scratch!!
Science Researchers nanoHUB.org
K-12 Educators tappedin.org
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COSEE-NOW Virtual Community Center Elements

• Build a Community (profiles and forums)
• Facilitate Group Work (online collaboration and
  meetings)
• Share Resources (network library)
• Engage Users (online training)

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Ways in which Users will use the Community Center

• Find or start a project (workgroup)
• Find activities, lessons, online training, links
  to datasets, visualizations or other resources
• Contribute lesson plans, etc.
• Rate and comment on site content
• Create a user profile and link to colleagues
• Ask a question
• Find an expert (in science or education)
• Research an OOS or how to use RTD
• Share stories (best practices, case studies)

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2) Increase public awareness of OOS in order to
improve societys ocean Earth system literacy
We can leverage off of other OOS
investments (Peach, Schofield, Glenn)
Partners Scripps (lead), JPL/NASA, MIT, MBARI,
NCSA, NCSU, Rutgers, UCSD, U. Chicago, USC/IST,
WHOI
Community can test Refines software on OOI
Community can observe prototypes
Community can test Software on OOI
OOI Cyber Infrastructure Implementing
Organization
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• IOOS-OOI-International Collaboration
• OOI Global Array Station Papa
• NEPTUNE-Canada Cabled Observatory
• OOI Regional Cabled Observatory
• OOI Coastal Endurance Array
• IOOS NANOOS

Ocean Station Papa
IOOS Regional Association
NEPTUNE-Canada
OOI Regional Cabled Observatory
OOI Endurance Array
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Deliver Information Increase public awareness of
Ocean Observing Systems
Informal education example Liberty Science Center
Over 1,000,000 visitors per year, serves the New
York/New Jersey school systems including urban
largely minority schools facing challenges
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A dedicated teaching space in LSC focused on
OOS. Note all OOS communities!!!
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Gathering Storm Exciting the next generation

• K-12 education
• Professional development programs (MARE)
• Informal learning centers (LSC)
• Undergraduate education (COS, USNA)
• Graduate education (U. Bergen)

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Opportunities moving forward International
Norway United Kingdom France Spain Portugal Cyprus
Canada Japan China Taiwan Australia Germany
Collaborations bringing ocean observing
technology and application to under-developed
countries
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Typical Stages in Best-practices Web Development

• Stage One Kickoff
• Stage Two Requirements
• Stage Three Technical Architecture and
  Information Design
• Stage Four Build
• Stage Five Test
• Stage Six Deploy

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• Conclusions
• There is a great need to develop better
  understanding of the oceans, as they changing as
  this will alter human society
• Education and outreach is the central KEY area
  for the sustained engagement of society
• Ocean Observing Systems and the associated
  virtual communities will be key to these systems
  realizing their synergistic potential
• COSEE NOW will hopefully provide a tool to
  realize that potential.