C60.
Rice, R. E., Robinson, J. A., & Caron, B. (2011). Sampling the Sea:
Using
social media for an online ocean sustainability curriculum. In B.
White, I.
King, & P. Tsang (Eds.), Social media tools and platforms
in
learning environments: Present and future (pp.
373-385). NY: Springer Publishing.
The
Sampling the Sea
Project is a pilot online
resource for
teachers and students in grades 9-12, designed to improve learning
beyond
traditionally targeted cognitive dimensions such as knowledge,
to include affective dimensions of learning such as attitudes,
skills, intention, and
efficacy, outcomes of sea food
sustainability science, by means of specially designed curricula and
active
social media participation, with a multi-source evaluation component.
The
chapter provides overviews of the need for ocean sustainability
curricula, the
Sampling the Sea Project, pedagogic foundations, the ocean science
sustainability curriculum, the infrastructure/platform, the
justification for
and nature of social media activities within the curriculum, the
evaluation
approach, and summary results.
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