Blog posts by Suzanne Webster

Reflecting on water monitoring and citizen science at the Maryland Water Monitoring Council conference

Suzanne Webster ·
9 December 2019
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On December 6th, I attended the Maryland … Water Monitoring Council conference at the Maritime Conference … Center in Linthicum, Maryland. I have attended this conference for the last few … years and I always enjoy the opportunity to network with local scientists, environmental management professionals, educators, and others, and learn about … the latest and greatest monitoring and restoration efforts that are going on … across the state.

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All about the Bay: Exploring history, heritage, and habitat at the Chesapeake Studies conference

Suzanne Webster ·
13 June 2019
Science Communication | Applying Science | 

Earlier this month, several IAN team members attended the first annual Chesapeake Studies conference. This multidisciplinary conference was hosted at Salisbury University from June 5th to 7th, and was focused on the scholarly study of the Chesapeake region. It was an excellent opportunity for us to meet other Chesapeake Bay researchers, and to showcase some of IAN’s approaches for learning more about the Bay, engaging Bay stakeholders, and communicating Bay science.

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Teaching and Learning with Technology

Suzanne Webster ·
16 May 2019
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This is the third and … final blog in a short series of posts reflecting on professional development … workshops that I recently attended at the University of Maryland Teaching & Learning Transformation Center (TLTC). In this blog, I will reflect on two … workshops that I attended over the past few months, which both focused on … different aspects of teaching with technology.

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Discussing Discussions: How to facilitate engaging and inclusive group discussions

Suzanne Webster ·
2 May 2019
Environmental Literacy | Science Communication |     2 comments

This is the second blog in a short series of posts reflecting on professional development workshops that I recently attended at the University of Maryland Teaching & Learning Transformation Center (TLTC). This second workshop was called “Planning & Facilitating Small (and Large!) Group Discussions”. The workshop was held in the Edward St.

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Supporting collaborative learning: Teaching tips for facilitating group work

Suzanne Webster ·
30 April 2019
Environmental Literacy | Science Communication | 

Over the last few weeks, I attended several workshops at the University of Maryland Teaching & Learning Transformation Center (TLTC). The TLTC provides training, consultation, and various other resources to students and faculty who wish to improve their teaching. The first workshop I attended was called “Equitable and Successful Group Work”. This workshop was held in the Edward St.

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Uncovering five values of citizen science at CitSci2019

Suzanne Webster ·
15 April 2019
Science Communication | Learning Science | 

Last month, Caroline, Alex, and I attended the Citizen Science Association (CSA) conference, CitSci2019, from March 13-16th in Raleigh, North Carolina. This conference was a great opportunity for us to learn more about what is happening in the field of citizen science, network with other professionals, and share updates on some of the projects that we are involved in at IAN.

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Chesapeake Bay SAV Watchers: A new citizen science program for monitoring Bay grasses

Suzanne Webster ·
12 April 2019
Learning Science | 

Last month we put the finishing touches on a year-long effort to develop a monitoring program for volunteers who collect data on submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) throughout the Chesapeake Bay. The new program is called Chesapeake Bay SAV Watchers. Throughout this project, we collaborated with various stakeholders, including SAV experts, volunteer monitoring coordinators, and citizen scientists.

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