Bridging Scientific Research and Science Education in High Schools Through Authentic and Simulated Science Experiences

Barber, Lucette

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“…The IPY EOC programme experimented with each of these tools, creating virtual tours in Google Earth (Geens, 2007), providing a platform for scientists in the polar regions to easily share their experiences via the IPY blog (International Polar Year, 2010), and publishing YouTube videos of key players in the IPY (International Polar Year, 2009). Individual IPY projects pushed technology even further, for example through the San Francisco Exploratorium’s “Ice Stories – Dispatches from Polar Scientists” (); ANDRILL’s Project Iceberg (), which included blogs, video, photographs and postcards from the field; as well as multiple live connections from expeditions by both research groups and those designed specifically for EOC, including Students On Ice (Students on Ice, 2006), Schools On Board (Barber & Barber, 2008), and Cape Farewell (International Polar Year, 2007). Capitalising on the latest educational technologies and digital opportunities to connect global citizens with Antarctica is therefore very much in line with the legacy of the IPY.…”

Section: Personal Institutional Political and Educational Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Engaging new Antarctic learners and ambassadors through flexible learning, open education and immersive video lectures

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In April 2017, Victoria University of Wellington launched ICE101X—Antarctica: From Geology to Human History—on the global edX platform. This Massive Open Online Course, or MOOC, attracted 5735 learners from around the world, who engaged with content about Antarctic science, history, geology, and culture, primarily through video lectures filmed in Antarctica. Analysis of feedback from learners in three iterations of the course, offered between 2015 and 2017 and culminating in ICE101X, revealed that learners enjoyed the immersive Antarctic field lectures and learning through a diverse set of disciplinary lenses, had some preconceptions about Antarctica that were challenged by the course content, and completed the course with a new sense of interest in and protection of Antarctica.

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Section: Personal Institutional Political and Educational Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%