Annual Meeting Workshops

Ecotones: Arts at Field Stations and Marine Labs

Half Day in-person workshop; Presented by Nancy Lowe; Cost is $30.00. Open enrollment.

Using the new Ecotones Guide for Arts at FSMLs, we will explore: current work in art + science + environment (at FSMLs and beyond), language for thinking about art & artists, starting a new arts residency (or developing an existing one), building relationships with artists and arts orgs, using arts to expand your FSML’s DEI, recruiting and selecting artists, crossing disciplines between art & science, (art-sci collaborations, matching, cross-training, etc.) fees, stipends, and contracts… and other helpful information. Will also include some brief hands-on art-making activities (no art experience necessary!)

Expand Your FSML Horizons with The Virtual Field

Half Day hybrid workshop; Presented by Angie Patterson, Claudia Luke, Sara Kassis, and Itchung Cheung. No fee. Capped at 30 attendees

The Virtual Field (www.thevirtualfield.org) is an NSF-funded project that creates and shares virtual teaching materials and events from field stations and marine laboratories (FSML) with educators around the world. Participation is open to all OBFS field stations and marine laboratories. Benefits include: (1) a global audience for your field station, (2) increased awareness of your FSML by home institutions, community members and donors, (3) creation of pre-field trip activities for your field site that deepen in-person learning experiences, (4) expansion of support for your on-site researchers, and (5) connections with FSML and faculty educators.

This three-hour workshop is an exploration of virtual technology and how it is being used to broaden student-learning at FSMLs. We will start with an overview of TVF projects, plug you in to 3D virtual environments, and lead you through a series of fun exercises that get you started making your own virtual experiences for visitors. We will show you how you can use smartphones, 360-degree video cameras, and virtual headsets to expand your educational programs. We leave time for a discussion of how we might as a community be able to use these technologies to raise awareness of the value of FSMLs.

Whether you just want to know more, get your toe in the water, or are ready to jump in, this workshop will get you up to date and participating in The Virtual Field.

myFSML - development of an interoperable field station management platform

Half Day hybrid workshop; Presented by Jason Tallant, Brett Biebuyck, Jumanah Saadeh, Amanda Young, No fee. 30+ attendees

A working group exploring the possibility of a universal management platform for field stations and marine labs. Currently, field stations deploy home grown solutions for the management of information that is ubiquitous to our shared management. We collect info related to the operations and scheduling of resources, people and people types, reservations, approval processes, metrics, and end of season reporting, etc. Many stations spend time and money developing similar, if not identical, systems for managing this type of information, often limited in their application and functionality. Is there a way to create a universal or interoperable platform for managing this type of operational data? Come help!

Best Practices for Field Station Outreach and Environmental Education

Half Day hybrid workshop; Presented by Tara Muenz and Steve Kerl.in. Cost is $10. Capped at 50 attendees

Learn how your field station can successfully expand your education-related programming! Stroud Water Research Center education staff will share examples of field-based activities for students and teachers as well as community audiences as well as sources of successful lesson frameworks, tools, funding, and resources. Time will also include a facilitated discussion on best practices, successes that other field stations could implement, and collective feedback on your outreach and educational programming.

Developing Workflows for Field Station Data Using R and GIS Tools

Full Day hybrid workshop; Presented by Rebecca Kauten and Alex Liebrecht. No fee. Capped at 25 attendees.

This workshop is meant for beginner level practitioners to either become familiar with basic functions and fundamentals of the tools, or learn a bit more about newer functions not previously available from desktop clients.

Got data piling up you don't know what to do with? Do the letters R and G-I-S have you a bit flustered? This workshop is meant for practitioners to either become familiar with basic functions and fundamentals of the tools, or learn a bit more about newer functions not previously available from desktop clients. (Note: this workshop is not intended for advanced users of either tools)

Participants can expect to accomplish the following: