MATE 2006 Summer Institutes

The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center is announcing two summer institutesLani Clough, MATE faculty development coordinator, or call 831-645-1393. at Monterey Peninsula College for 2006. There is no fee for participating. Lunches and some dinners will be provided by the MATE Center as well as hotel accommodations for participants living more than 50 miles from Monterey. Some travel stipends are also available. Educators who are interested in the workshops below should contact Lani Clough, MATE faculty development coordinator, or call 831-645-1393.

Creating a GIS Field Project to Address Marine and Coastal Issues
July 8–14, 2006

The workshop will walk educators through each step of creating their own GIS projects for the classroom. Participants will learn the basics of GIS and cartography and increase their knowledge of data sources, data types, and data management. Participants will create a marine or coastal map that addresses one or more marine issues. They will also create a lesson plan to use with their interactive map, which can be shared easily with students using ArcReader. Participants will interact with marine and coastal GIS experts to achieve a better understanding of how GIS is being used in marine and coastal issues.

Building Remotely Operated Vehicles
July 31–August 5, 2006

This workshop will teach educators the basic skills to help their students design and build remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) that can compete in MATE’s regional and national ROV competitions. Educators will work in teams to design and build their own ROVs to complete a set of predetermined mission tasks. Participants will also pilot a small commercial ROV while on a boat cruise in Monterey Bay and visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with undersea engineers, ROV pilots, and marine technicians.

Web page: http://www.marinetech.org/education/institutes.php

Source: The Wave, Winter 2006 (ESRI-Newsletter)

I hope this is of your interest. Regards,

Jorge Brenner