2011 Opportunities for Community College Faculty Professional Development
Teaching Seminar on Communicating Controversial Topics using Concept Mapping
Saturday, February 26th
Where: Oregon Academy of Science Meeting
Instructor: Dr. Shawn Rowe, COSEE-PP Co-Director
The presentation focuses on how concept mapping can be used with groups of students to help facilitate learning conversations that recognize differences in beliefs and opinions while not allowing those to dominate.
NWBIO 2011 Workshop - The ecology of colonial waterbirds and their impacts on the survival of juvenile salmonids in the Columbia Basin with Dr. Dan Roby
Friday, April 29 from 1 - 5PM
Where: NWBIO 2011 at Yakima Valley Community College, Yakima, WA
Instructor: Dr. Dan Roby, Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University.
The workshop will use information from Dr. Roby's research on the ecology of fish eating colonial waterbirds (primarily Caspian terns, double-crested cormorants, and several gull species) and their impacts on the survival of juvenile salmonids in the Columbia Basin. The workshop will include activities suitable for inclusion in community college courses. The workshop is free, however participants must register for NWBIO 2011.
For more information visit the workshop event page. Register online now.
Community College Faculty Summer Institutes
Planning is currently underway for three community college faculty professional development institutes in Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii. More to come on these opportunities soon...
2010 Opportunities for Community College Faculty Professional Development
Community College Faculty Institute: Climate change and eutrophication in coastal and marine ecosystems
August 23-26, Shannon Point Marine Center, Western Washington University, Anacortes, WA
Topics to be covered include climate change, ocean acidification, and marine water quality in Puget Sound/Salish Sea. Each participant will receive a stipend of $100 per day, room and board, and class materials. Go to the institute page or Download the Institute Flyer (PDF, 383 KB).
Review of applications will begin Wednesday, June 23, 2010 and continue on a rolling basis until the workshop is full. Click here to apply online.
Community College Faculty Institute: Recent Advances in Oceanography
July 19-23, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon State University, Newport, OR
Topics to be covered include ocean acidification and global carbon cycling; Ocean Observing Systems; waves, sediment transport, and wave energy; and geological information from marine sediment cores. Each participant will receive a $500 stipend, room and board, and class materials.
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APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED: Apply by Thursday, May 27 Apply online
OIMB Coastal Biology course
COSEE Pacific Partnerships will sponsor two Community College faculty to attend the Marine Field Studies: Coastal Biology course taught at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology in Charleston. This intensive, field-oriented course provides an overview of the physical and biological features of the major coastal habitats in Oregon, including rocky shores, sandy beaches, dunes, estuaries, headlands, and forests. Students study the important species in each habitat, exploring the ecological significance of those species, and the adaptations to the environment in which they live. For details of the course, click here.
Each participant will receive tuition, on-site housing, and meals at OIMB. Transportation to OIMB is the responsibility of the participant.
Application deadline: Monday, May 10
Download Coastal Biology Application (Word, 266 KB)
Submit completed application
Mariculture in our Coastal Zones examined through Ecological Science Workshop at the 2010 Northwest Biology Instructors Organization (NWBIO) Meeting
Friday, April 30, Noon - 6pm
Join Dr. Jennifer Ruesink and Dr. Alan Trimble from the University of Washington at NWBIO 2010 for a workshop examining local and global mariculture and how science can provide ecological data to assist management and potentially inform legislation in the quest for sustainability of these multi-use ecosystems. View workshop details
Register for the workshop online
For more information on the meeting, please visit NWBIO.net.
Special Session at the Oregon Academy of Science Annual Meeting
Saturday, February 27, 2010, Concordia University, Portland
"What can Phoebe tell us about the Columbia estuary and coastal waters of the Pacific Northwest?"
Presented by Katie Rathmell, Research Associate, Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction View special session details
Visit the Oregon Academy of Science website
2009 Opportunities for Community College Faculty Professional Development
Pacific Northwest Rocky Shore Biology Workshop and Field Trip at the 2009 Northwest Biology Instructors Organization (NWBIO) Meeting
Friday, May 1, 9am - 4pm
View event details and download application.
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For more information on the meeting, please visit NWBIO.net.
Summer 2009 Community College Faculty Institute: Marine Biology, July 19 – 24
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, University of Oregon, Charleston, OR.
Topics to be covered include the biology of rocky shores, estuaries, oceanic islands, the open ocean and the deep sea. Current topics and issues associated with these environments will be discussed and class, field, and laboratory activities suitable for use in community college curricula will be provided. Each participant will receive a $500 stipend, room and board, and class materials. View event details and download application.
OIMB Coastal Biology course
July 6 – 16
“OIMB’s Coastal Biology course provided a wonderful opportunity to review and familiarize oneself with the mix of physical coastal processes, habitats and organisms that make-up Oregon’s coastline. I highly recommend this course to other community college instructors.” David D. Lonsdale, Participant-Coastal Biology of Oregon, Summer 2008. Read more about David's experience.
COSEE Pacific Partnerships will sponsor two Community College faculty to attend the Marine Field Studies: Coastal Biology course taught at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology. This intensive, field-oriented course provides an overview of the physical and biological features of the major coastal habitats in Oregon, including rocky shores, sandy beaches, dunes, estuaries, headlands, and forests. Students study the important species in each habitat, exploring the ecological significance of those species, and the adaptations to the environment in which they live. For details of the course, click here.
Each participant will receive tuition ($1100) and on-site housing at OIMB ($350). Transportation to OIMB is the responsibility of the participant.
Application deadline: May 8, 2009
Download course application (Word, 266 KB)
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