Mother Mother Ocean: Utilizing An Online Educational Platform To Connect Audiences With Research Regarding The Gulf of Mexico.
Author(s): Amy Mitchell-Cook
Year: 2018
Summary
The University of West Florida created a MOOC, or Massive Open Online Course, to highlight the various forms of research being conducted at UWF regarding the Gulf of Mexico. The five modules touch on several areas of research including history, archaeology, the economy, and even the environment. One of the key elements in creating this MOOC was to introduce to a broad audience the connection between humans and the Gulf of Mexico and how the past, present and the future impact this often overlooked body of water. This paper is an overview of the MOOC, its outcomes and the lessons learned in utilizing this outreach tool.
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Mother Mother Ocean: Utilizing An Online Educational Platform To Connect Audiences With Research Regarding The Gulf of Mexico.. Amy Mitchell-Cook. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2018 ( tDAR id: 441434)
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United States of America
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min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
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