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ISEN-ASTC-L as it may be of interest to our members. Please contact
Leslie Peart <[log in to unmask]> for further information.
Thanks!:
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From: Leslie Peart <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:22:03 -0400
To: <undisclosed-recipients:;>
Subject: ASLO '09 Free Choice Learning -- deadline coming soon!
Friends and Colleagues,
Please consider submitting a proposal for the following session about
free choice learning and aquatic/marine sciences at the American
Society of Limnology and Oceanography '09 conference in Nice this
January(<http://aslo.org/meetings/nice2009/).>http://aslo.org/meetings/nice2009/).
George, Liesl, and I also invite you to share this announcement with
others, especially your partners and colleagues at museums, aquaria,
newspapers, radio, TV, video studios, and web providers in Europe,
Japan, and elsewhere. We've got a lot to learn from each other!
Submit your abstract now at
<http://aslo.org/meetings/nice2009/submittal.html>http://aslo.org/meetings/nice2009/submittal.html
George, Leslie, and Liesl
051. Free Choice Learning: Where Science, Education, and Careers Meet
Organizers: George I. Matsumoto, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute,
[log in to unmask] <javascript:cnb('new',[log in to unmask])> ; Leslie
Peart, Consortium for Ocean Leadership - JOI
Division, [log in to unmask]
<javascript:cnb('new',[log in to unmask])> ; Liesl
Hotaling, The Beacon Institute,
lhotaling <[log in to unmask]
<javascript:cnb('new',[log in to unmask])> >
Free choice learning is education that is self-motivated, guided by the
learner's desires and needs, and is the most common form of life-long
learning. It happens while surfing the internet, in aquaria, science
museums, listening to radio or television, and in many other venues. It is
also exceptionally effective at inspiring new scientists and in promoting
the importance of science and its central role in society. This session will
solicit contributions on free choice learning activities, such as
Distinguished Lecturer Series, podcasts, and exhibits. Presentations that
focus on the definition and context of free- choice learning experiences,
methods for gauging activity effectiveness and impact, and on those programs
that provide create interactions between scientists, educators, and the
general public are of special interest.
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