Seal Web

Geographical Methods and Interactive Technology Applied to

Public Outreach

Learning Theory

Field Trips

ExpertLeadership

PublicCollaboration

ScienceMethods

Technology

IndependentLearning

Knowledge

Seal Web

Field Trips

Expert How-to

PublicProjects

Regional Science

InteractiveTechnology

SpatialLearning

Seal Web

Expert Leadership

• Orientation – invitation to public• Education – additional RF info• Evaluation – level of participation• Tools – corresponding to interest• Projects –available for production• Seal Cruise – field trip• Web Development – interfaces for caring

Field Trips

• Visit Places• Listen to Experts• Observe with All Senses• Form Opinions• Have Fun• Get Out into Nature• Share with Friends, Family, Leaders• Take an Active Role

Field Trips-Part Two

• Provide Exposure to Landscape

• Place Theoretical into Reality

• Give Overview of Seal and Turtle Lives

• Encourage Individual Participation

• Online Mapping Tools

• Desktop Mapping Options

• Take User Through Learning Process

Independent Learning

• Review of Cruise Materials• Traditional Reading and Writing• Visual Investigation• Collaborative Participation• Use Mapping Tools to Report Observation• Use Mapping Tools to Explore Seal

Habitat Interaction with Human Habitat• Seeing the Big Picture

Technology

• Web Site• Help• Audio Techniques• Video Techniques• Software Packages• Templates for Understanding• References to Existing Works• Applications to Real Life

Big Science

• Federal, State, Local Governments• Not-for-Profit Organizations• Professional Societies• Advocacy Groups• Businesses• Politicians• Citizens• Children

Student Collaboration

• Volunteers Walk Beaches and Report Observations to Headquarters via Online Reporting Tools and Interactive Maps

• Have the Opportunity to Use Various Interactive Maps to Explore Issues of Cohabitation

• Learn Vocabulary of Earth Science, Biology, Cartography and Geography

Project Implementation

Assess

Design

Implement

Monitor

Evaluate

Adjust

LogicDevelopment

Model

Hinchcliff, Ginger, NOAA CSC, Logic Model Development, Silver Spring, Maryland, 2004.

Project Components

Funding

Administration

Legal

Math, Science,History

Technology

Marketing

Geography,Cartography

Marketing

Website,Blog, IPOD

Mass Mail

Street Fairs

Atlantis Marine World

HostedMeetings

SpecialEvents

Fundraising

Seal WebAn Exploration of Cohabitation

The Universe

The World The Country

The Region The Seal Cruise Your Back Yard

Scaling Down - Global Science

El NinoAmphidromic

Zones

Scaling Down - National Science

Ecological Regions

Scaling Down - Regional Science

Long Island Seal Habitat

Seal Habitat Field Trip

• Captain Lou Fleet, Freeport, NY

Long Island Index Map

• Land Use• What About Water Use?

http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/

Online Interactive Site• Go to maps.google.com• Add the seal cruise data points by using the

Google Maps option to Search Maps• Just paste the following into their text window for

Search Maps and press Search Maps:• http://globalscience.home.att.net/TRF/

SealCruise.kml• These points show the Seal Cruise so …• Pan Around, Read Them. Zoom in! • Interact and Learn

Ocean – Human Interaction

• Ocean Literacy Materials Pending

Spatial Learning TheoryGersmehl’s Scissors:

Topical and Regional Analysis

An effective means of geographical learning uses the interaction between two methods of examination: topical and regional.

Topic: Seals

Region: Long Island

Spatial Learning TheoryTwelve Thought Modes

• Location – Where?• Condition – What?• Situation – How?• Comparison• Aura – Influence• Regionalization

• Hierarchy• Transition• Pattern(s)• Correlation• Temporality• Models

Location – Where?

• (x,y); Lat, Long; Address; Landmark; Roadway• Independent, Individualistic Frame of Reference

Condition – What?

• Campus, Park, Hospital, Roadways, …• Independent, Individualistic Frame of Reference

Situation – How?

• Connections: How is this place linked to others?• Primary land donation, urban growth, infrastructure, …• Independent, Individualistic Frame of Reference

Comparison

• How are places similar or different? • Independent, Individualistic Frame of Reference

Aura – Influence

• What effect(s) does a feature have on nearby areas? Waterfront vs. Blight, Park vs. Industry

• Independent, Individualistic Frame of Reference

Regionalization

• What nearby places are similar to each other for grouping? By color? Street Density?

• Independent, Individualistic Frame of Reference

Regionalization

• How about now? By Shadows, Grassland, Pixels ?

• Independent, Individualistic Frame of Reference

Hierarchy

• Where does this place fit into structure of nested areas? State, City, Borough, Community, Campus, Building

• Independent, Individualistic Frame of Reference

Transition

• Is the change between places abrupt, or gradual? Cross-section, profile, Graph-able?

• Independent, Individualistic Frame of Reference

Pattern(s)?

• Are there imbalances, clusters or other arrangements?

• Independent, Individualistic Frame of Reference

Pattern(s)?

• Are there imbalances, clusters or other arrangements?

• Independent, Individualistic Frame of Reference

Correlation

• Do features tend to occur together?• Industry, Tall Buildings, High Density Housing, Parks?!• Independent, Individualistic Frame of Reference

Temporality

• Need Historic Photos for Area• Independent, Individualistic Frame of Reference

Models

• Do features arrange themselves according to a set of rules?

• Independent, Individualistic Frame of Reference