Global Ocean Literacy Workshop Monday July 21 2014
1. Attendees
In person people registered or indicated intent to attend.
Blue Jeans video conference
International attendees to NMEA come to breakfast
2. Agenda
Welcome
Timing
9am - 10.30 Session 1 Presentations
10.30-10.45 Break
10.45 - 12.15 Session 2 Presentations and Discussion
12.15-1 pm Lunch
1pm - 2.30 pm Session 3 Presentations and Discussion
2.30 - 3pm Wrap up and action planning
Blue Jeans video conferencing setup and recording
Logistics
Food
Rest rooms
Internet
Safety
Website
Introductions around the room and online
Expected outcomes
Beginning discussion of a possible global ocean literacy index or other way of measuring or describing global ocean literacy efforts
Communications globally and between organizations
Ways to coordinate
Collaboration opportunities
Others? Please suggest
Why?
More ocean literacy developments around the world
Urgent issues -
Water
Ocean warming
Ocean acidification
Fishing
Coastal zone
Others, please suggest.
Questions
Ocean Literacy history
USA 2002 to present
International Developments
Canada Ocean Literacy
Japan aquatic and marine environmental literacy
Portugal summary
Chile translation into Spanish
US translation into Spanish
Australia - Harry
Global actions
US-EU-Canada agreement in Galway in May 2013 included ocean literacy statement
Agreement on Transatlantic Ocean Literacy signed in February online
UNESCO - IOC briefing on ocean literacy
Global Ocean Literacy Concept
Literacy Definitions
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) defines literacy as the "ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written materials associated with varying contexts. Literacy involves a continuum of learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge and potential, and to participate fully in community and wider society".[4](Wikipeadia)