[Oceanwksp] Teaching Oceanography Workshop Updates

[David Mogk]

Greetings to the Teaching Oceanography Workshoppers.

We're very much looking foreward to seeing everyone at the Teaching 
About the Ocean System Using New Research Techniques: Data, Models and 
Visualization workshop that is fast approaching.  We're  moving ahead 
with plans for the workshop, and will be using this listserv to keep you 
posted.  Here are a few items for your immediate attention:

1.  Please check out the participant list on the website 
(http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/ocean05/participant.html)--this 
is a really interesting and diverse group of participants.  We need to 
submit the housing roster to the Watertown Hotel in the near future, so 
please let us know if you have a preference for roommates.  You can send 
this request directly to my assistant, Karin Kirk at kkirk at montana.edu. 
 It turns out there is a major bike race in the area the weekend of our 
workshop and housing is very tight in the U. Washington District.  So, 
please use your roommate preference as an opportunity to get 
reacquainted with an old friend or to meet someone new.  We'll need to 
have your responses by next Wednesday, June 1.

Also, Matt Horrigan,  San Francisco State University, was wondering if 
anyone would be interested in car-pooling from the Bay area. Perhaps 
others might also be interested in arranging shared rides if you're 
traveling from the same region.

2. We're rounding out the program now. Please let us know if there is a 
particular instructional activity, animation, software package, data 
set, etc.  that you would particularly like to demonstrate (e.g. 
hands-on)  or present to the group.  The application forms you sent in 
previously show that there is an amazing  breadth of resources you've 
already developed and it would be great if you would be willing to share 
these with the group.  Could you take just a minute and send me a note 
(mogk at montana.edu) with a brief description of your 
 resource/activity/software/...etc., and if there are any particular 
technical requirements?  We'll make sure these are included in the 
program as either a demonstration or presentation.

3. In preparation for the workshop, it would be good to start an 
informal discussion on this listserv.  What are your expectations for 
the workshop?  What are the big issues or opportunities?  What types of 
resources or services would help you in your own teaching and research? 
 So, please use this listserv as a forum to post queries, share ideas, 
and to generally prepare for the workshop.  As issues and ideas arise, 
these will also help us formulate the program.

Thanks to all for your interest in the Teaching Oceanography workshop. 
 Looking forward to seeing everyone in Seattle in early July.
Best to all,
Dave Mogk