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Using Ocean Observing Systems to Promote Lifelong Ocean Education

Marine Technology Society Journal, 2005
The coming ocean observing system provides an unprecedented opportunity to change both the public perception of our ocean, and to inspire, captivate and motivate our children, our young adults and our peers to pursue careers allied with the ocean and to become stewards of our planet's ocean.
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Current and future directions in ocean education at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership

OCEANS 2008, 2008
This paper is an overview of current educational partnerships and initiatives at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership. Our goal is to describe the high quality existing educational initiatives managed by our organization and provide information on a strategic education development and implementation plan being crafted by Ocean Leadership staff with ...
Susan B. Cook, Leslie W. Peart
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Coastal Ocean Observing Technology Transfer to Educators

Marine Technology Society Journal, 2005
Coastal ocean observing systems provide an opportunity to connect scientific concepts, technology and careers to education. These systems also provide outreach opportunities for researchers to connect beyond their peers to the public. Use of real/near real-time coastal ocean observational data has local relevance and can generate excitement for ...
L. Spence, T.K. Hathaway, B. Schaeffer, M. Olsen, B. Davis   +4 more
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Ocean Engineering Educational Program

Offshore Technology Conference, 1974
ABSTRACT The results of two surveys led to recommendations regarding undergraduate and graduate programs in ocean engineering. The first survey consisted of interviews with marine-oriented industry, state and federal governments and NOAA Sea-Grant Program representatives.
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Ocean Engineering Education in the ‘90s

Marine Technology and SNAME News, 1993
Engineering education at the bachelor's-and master's-degree levels is intended primarily to provide young people with the basic preparation for lifelong careers in the practice of engineering. Thus, in developing such programs, one must anticipate the demands that will be made of engineers over a period of several decades.
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Education--The Bridge to Ocean Exploration

OCEANS '78, 1978
Institutions make an impact on society basically through the product they produce. One of the most important and least expensive of these products is EDUCATION, its benefits as a commodity is priceless to people whose concern is with the Economics and Energy of our Environment.
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The Maury Project, DataStreme Ocean, and Online Ocean Studies: AMS Initiatives in Ocean Science Education

Marine Technology Society Journal, 2005
The education program of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) has developed and nationally implemented two unique pre-college teacher enhancement programs on the ocean sciences, the Maury Project and DataStreme Ocean. In addition, the AMS has employed the successful DataStreme model to make available to colleges and universities an undergraduate ...
David R. Smith, Ira W. Geer, Elizabeth W. Mills, Joseph M. Moran, Robert S. Weinbeck   +4 more
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Opportunities for ocean technology education

2014 Oceans - St. John's, 2014
This paper describes the existing crisis in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in the United States and the resulting impact on ocean sciences and ocean technology education. The paper also describes solutions being implemented and how professional societies are engaging in potential solutions to promote ocean sciences ...
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Maritime training and ocean education

OCEANS '88. 'A Partnership of Marine Interests'. Proceedings, 2003
The author argues that the time has come for educators to modify techniques and adjust the curriculums of the maritime education process. He argues that academic institutions need the flexibility to adjust their curriculums as technology advances, not in such a way that makes them followers of industry, but rather to be leaders of technology.
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Education standards and Ocean Science Oceans 2005 MTS/IEEE

Proceedings of OCEANS 2005 MTS/IEEE, 2005
Education Standards and Ocean Science discusses the need for educational materials that directly address ocean science education standards. Time will be spent reviewing Gray's Reef Ocean Science Course that was developed to provide materials, background information and activities for middle school grades in Georgia.
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