Global Ocean Literacy Workshop Monday July 21 2014
Attendees Agenda Actions We Can Take
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)
Unesco Report What is Literacy? Chapter 6
See related topics and documents
Others - Please suggest
Groups of interest
Policy Makers
Scientists
K-12 Students
General Public
Journalists
Citizen Scientists
Teachers
Coastal Managers
After school groups
4h
Scouts
Girl guides
Sailing clubs
YMCA
Untitled
Religious groups
Business
Government
Others? Please suggest
Possible Research topics
Transatlantic Ocean Literacy
What does global ocean literacy mean in different languages and countries
Others? Please suggest
Coordination of efforts
Coordination and Communication around the globe
Government to Government
Organizations
Language use for Literacy, the Language of Literacy
Definitions of literacy
Learning different languages in the context of culture
Online Learning through conversation
Ocean Speak
Marine and Aquatic Speak
Traditional Environmental Knowledge
Updates on what is happening around the world
NOAA, OSD, online workshop and Transatlantic Ocean Literacy Activity - Paula Keener
UNESCO - Dr. Francesca Santoro Blue Jeans from Paris
European activity - Geraldine Fauville and Fiona Crouch
Japan Aquatic and Marine Association - Peter Or Tsuyoshi
IPMEN Japan summary - Craig Strang Strand, Peter Tuddenham, Tsuyoshi Sasaki
related docs
"Survey of Marine Education in USA and Japan
1 pm. Ocean Sampling Day - Florida activities Mellie Lewis (5 Mins) Presented on Blue Jeans
Global Health Index - Conservation International
Examples: Ocean Indexes, Reviews, Assessments, Atlas
Ocean Health Index
See related topics and documents
World Ocean Assessment
See related topics and documents
Ocean Review
See related topics and documents
Coral Atlas
See related topics and documents
HI
See related topics and documents
World atlas
COSEE CA Ocean Literacy Survey
Small Islands
See related topics and documents
Others?
Measuring What and Why
Individual?
Groups?
Country?
Region
Should we even measure?
Does a country have an ocean policy?
What Government to Government agreements are there?
Others? Please suggest
Discussion
Global Ocean Literacy Atlas? Or Ocean, Marine and Aquatic?
Global indicators
Region indicators
National indicators
State or County or Prefecture or School District
Individual knowledge questions
Sector
Government
Academia
Non Profit Orgs/NGOs
Business
Action Steps
Next meeting
3. Actions We Can Take
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