This course provides students the opportunity to explore and apply current learning theory, pedagogical practices geared toward informal learning environments, and engages them in communicating ocean sciences. Students, working with university professors and educators at the informal science education institutions (ISEI), design an activity to be implemented at the ISEI. This course was taught in five partnership universities in 2006-07 and is being taught for the second time in 2007-08. A teaching manual and resource guide providing in-depth instructions, session write-ups and materials lists for teaching the course at your university as well as on-line resources is available. More information about the Communicating Ocean Sciences courses can be found on our frequently asked questions page.
"The students say they are learning to refine complex scientific concepts and communicate the important points to the broader public. The benefit they speak of mostly is the confidence building experience of being introduced to the theory and then applying it in a safe environment. The course is like no other course they take in their career."
-COSIA Instructor
Interested in teaching COSIA at your university? Then contact us.
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