Graduate Institute of Education, National Taiwan Ocean University

Marine Popular Science Education Seminar

Graduate Institute of Education, National Taiwan Ocean University

Marine Science Education Seminar Syllabus
Class: Graduate Institute of Education 2A Class code: M9A020M4
Teacher: Ray Yen
e-mail: hamrater@msn.com
Background: Assistant Professor of Graduate Institute of Education/Teacher Education
Center, National Taiwan Ocean University; Leader of Policy Development
Department, Taiwan Marine Education Center; Ph.D. of Human Resource
Management, National Central University; Graduate Institute of Tourism
Management, Chinese Culture University.
Classroom: Humanity and Society Science Building 602
Class time: 2016.Feb. 24th ~2016.Jun.22th (Wed) 18:00~:21:00
Research Room: 604; Taiwan Marine Education Center
Contact: 02-24622192ext1243, 2078, 0916924125
Captain:
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1. Course purpose
(1)
Understand the concept of marine popular science.
(2)
Understand the research of marine popular science.
(3)
Learn how to do the research of marine popular science.
(4)
Learn how to apply marine popular science into your teaching filed.
2.
course requirement
(1)
Please join the class on time, if you will be late please inform captain or teacher. Take a
leave please follow the school regulation.
(2)
If you need to have dinner, please finish it outside.
(3)
If your phone rings, allow me to pick it up for you.
(4)
Prepare the assignment.
(5)
Bring your textbook and syllabus every class.
3.
Related requirement
(1)
Absent over 1/3 will fail the course and not allow to join the final exam
(2)
If there is some unexpected accident cause you miss the class or the exam. You will allow
to have a make-up exam.
4. Assignment material

3/9-1 Schlenkcr, R. M. (1977). An introduction to marine education, a course for

preservice science teachers, Maine: University of Maine.
3/9-2 Stepath, C. M. (2007) Marine Education: Learning Evaluations. The Journal of
Marine Education-Current. 23(2), 45-51.
3/23 Zeppel, H. (2008). Education and Conservation Benefits of Marine Wildlife Tours:
Developing Free-Choice Learning Experiences. The Journal of Environment
Education, 39(3), 3-17.
4/13 Ainley, M., Corrigan, M., and Richardson N. (2005). Students, tasks and emotions:
Identifying the contribution of emotions to students reading of popular
culture and popular science texts. Learning and Instruction, 15 (2005) 433447.
4/20 Sadler, T. D. (2009). Situated learning in science education: socio scientific issues as
contexts for practice. Studies in Science Education. 45(1), 1-42.
5/11 Lambert, J. (2005).Students' Conceptual Understandings of Science After
Participating in a High School Marine Science Course, Journal of Geoscienc
Education, 53(5), 531-539
5/ 18 Nisbet, M. C. et al. (2002). Knowledge, Reservations, or Promise? A Media Effects
Model for Public Perceptions of Science and Technology. Communication
Research, 29(5), 584-608.
6/1 McDonnell, J. D. (2001). Best Practices in Marine and Coastal Science Education:
Lessons Learned from a National Estuarine Research Reserve. Marine and
Coastal Education, 173-182.
5.
Reference material
(1)
Lambert, J. (2006). High School Marine Science and Scientific Literacy: The promise of
an integrated science course. International Journal of Science Education. 28(6),
633654.
(2)
Horton, P. B. et al. (1993). An investigation of the Effectiveness of Concept Mapping as
an instructional Tool. Science Education 77(1), 95-111.
(3)
Stocklmayer, S. and Rennie, L. and Gilbert, J. (2010). The roles of the formal and
informal sectors in the provision of effective science education. Studies in Science
Education. 46 (1), 1-44.
(4)
Stinner, A. et al. (2003). The Renewal of Case Studies in Science Education. Science &
Education, 12, 617643.
5. Grade standard
(1) Leading instruction 30% (2) class involvement 30%
(3) Final exam 20% (4) term paper 20%

6. Course Schedule (tentative)

Dat
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Schedule

Assignment

Notice

1st
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2/24

Questionnaire Syllabus Group(n

ame) Captain Book

3rd
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3/9

Marine education concept

Marine popular science education
An introduction to marine education
Ocean Literacy

3/9-1 paper
Melody
3/9-2 paper
Sari

Ocean
truth

5th
wee
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3/23

Marine science

Racing Extinction

Marine environment

3/23 paper
Julia

Marine Science and Scientific Literacy

Education and Conservation Benefits

7th
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4/6

8th
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4/13

Marine geology
Students, tasks and emotions
Concept map

4/13 paper
Melody

9th
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4/20

Marine leisure and tourism

Situated learning

4/20 paper
Julia

Ocean week video

11th
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5/4

Marine Biology
The end of line( )

Students' Conceptual Understandings

5/4 paper
Ashely

th

13
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5/18

15th
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6/1

17th

( )

Spring off

Bionics
Knowledge, Reservations, or Promise

( )

5/18 paper
Rista

Racing Extinction
(2015)

Marine resource
Sea food guide app APP
Best Practices in Marine and Coastal
science education

6/1 paper
Sari

(
)20mins

Change to 6/18(Sat)Marine education

Time

Registration in

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6/15
18th
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6/22

conference in NMSTM

Final Exam

8:30~15:30

Science Education
Center at 8:30

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