Contact for Questions
Susan McFadden
518-580-2949
susan.mcfadden@esc.edu
This conference is made possible as part of a 2012 Innovative Instruction Technology Grant.
Program
| Friday, April 12 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. |
Alumni House, 28 Union Ave. conference registration and welcome reception |
| Saturday, April 13 8 - 9 a.m. |
2 Union Ave. conference registration and breakfast |
| 8:45 - 9 a.m. | welcome |
| 9 - 9:45 a.m. | session I Monitoring Wildlife Using Smartphones: The Role of Mobile Devices in Research and the Classroom Danielle Garneau, Ph.D., assistant professor of environmental science, SUNY Plattsburgh |
| 9:50 - 10:30 a.m. | session II Garden-Based Initiatives to Impact Climate and Water Literacy Michael Jabot, Ph.D., professor of science education and director of the Institute for Research in Teaching, SUNY Fredonia |
| 10:35 - 10:50 a.m. | break |
| 10:50 - 11:35 a.m. |
session III* SquirrelMapper: Development of an Informal Evolution Education Opportunity for the Urban and Rural Public |
| 11:40 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. |
session IV* An Undergradauate Research Experience: Using Technology to Monitor Japanese Beetles Related to Climate Change Across New York state Linda S. Jones, Ph.D., assistant professor and mentor, SUNY Empire State College *This presentation includes a tutorial on how to use the open-access citizen science project toolkit developed as part of the project. |
| 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | lunch |
| 1:30 - 2:10 p.m. |
session V Tools of Engagement: Incorporating Citizen Science Learning Activities in Undergraduate Courses |
| 2:15 - 3 p.m. | demonstration of project toolkit |
| 3:05 - 4 p.m. | group working sessions |
| 4:05 - 4:35 p.m. | sharing new ideas |
Hosted by
SUNY Empire State College
Friday, April 12, 2013
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
