Are you a student interested in attending the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Open Science Network (OSN) at the Society for Economic Botany (SEB) and Botanical Society of America joint meetings in St. Louis, MO?
If you are, the OSN needs your help! We are hosting a competition among interested students in the creation of an activity that demonstrates how one can collect data using any type of new technology.
If you are an interested student, please read the following guidelines for this particular competition:
- This competition is for undergraduate or graduate level students only.
- You will need to develop a document that provides details about how you can use new technology to collect data in the field or classroom. You will need to include the tools and resources that were used. The format for this documentation is variable and includes Word document, PowerPoint, poster, or video.
- Complete an application for this award.
- Submit your idea and application to Keri Barfield (kbarfield@brit.org) by March 22, 2011. All materials will be reviewed by the co-PI’s of the grant and winners will be decided. Applicants will receive notification by March 29, 2011.
What do you win you may ask?
The chosen applicant will receive a travel assistance award to St. Louis, MO to become a participant in the 3rd Annual Open Science Network Meetings. This award will cover transportation and subsistence costs to Missouri. The subsistence costs will support two nights of room and board.
For Further information about this competition, please feel free to contact Keri Barfield (kbarfield@brit.org).
Good Luck!
Travel Award for the 3rd Annual Open Science Network Meetings in St. Louis, Missouri.
The Open Science Network (OSN) is proud to announce that we will be hosting a competition among ethno-educators and ethnobiologists to obtain a TRAVEL AWARD to attend the 3rd Annual meetings for the OSN in 2011. The Open Science Network grant, funded by the National Science Foundation, encourages students, faculty and practicing ethnobiologists to participate in its annual meeting in conjunction with the Society for Economic Botany and Botanical Society of America meetings, scheduled for July 9-13 in St. Louis, Missouri. There are several ways to get involved in the project and become eligible for travel funds to attend the meeting.
If you are an interested participant, please read the following rules and guidelines for this particular competition:
- This competition is open to all ethno-educators and ethnobiologists.
- All interested participants need to submit either:
- A curriculum module that can be posted on the OSN Wiki site. Please view the following link for further examples of modules: https://sites.google.com/site/osntechtalk/home/page-formats/osn-modules-index/graduate-courses
- At least 3 thorough evaluations of existing curriculum modules. These evaluations should be detailed and provide the author enough information to help enhance the module. Please view the following link for an example of a module evaluation template: http://sites.google.com/site/ethnobiologycenter/osn-survey-of-modules/module-index
- Complete an application and submit with your entry to Keri Barfield (kbarfield@brit.org) by March 22, 2011. All materials will be reviewed by the co-PI’s of the grant. All applicants will receive notification of the results by March 29, 2011.
What do you win you may ask?
If chosen, you will receive a travel assistance award to St. Louis, MO to participant in the Annual Open Science Network Meetings. This award will cover transportation and subsistence costs to Missouri. The subsistence costs will support two nights of room and board.
For Further information about this competition, please feel free to contact Keri Barfield (kbarfield@brit.org).
Good Luck!
FURTHER DETAILS:
- Curriculum modules: these are broadly defined from a complete lesson plan to a unit of study.
- All modules will be subject to evaluations in the spirit of the open science concept.
- All educators who apply for travel assistance are encouraged to submit at least one brief module, regardless of whether they choose to do evaluations or a curriculum development plan.
- Examples of modules are listed on the OSN site https://sites.google.com/site/osntechtalk/home/osn-main-page/open-science-network-2. However, you are not limited by the types of modules posted here.
- Modules can be web pages that discuss specific topics in ethnobiology and ask questions that students could try to answer.
- Modules can be a web page that has suggested content for specific types of courses based on people’s experiences working in different types of jobs. For example, for an ethnobiologist, the question may relate to what kind of training the job requires and how does that relate to the educational process? How do the learning objectives relate to the needs in the workplace?
- Evaluations of existing modules: examples of evaluations can be viewed at https://sites.google.com/site/osntechtalk/home/page-formats/modules/osn-review-origins-of-agriculture
Additional comments:
- How well does the module meet the objectives?
- How is success measured?
- What is missing from your perspective?
- How can you adapt the module to your needs?
- Include feedback that is useful for both the potential users and the producer
The Society of Ethnobiology invites papers for our 2012 conference "Conservation and Communities" to be held April 11–14, 2012, at the Denver Botanic Gardens in Colorado. This year's conference theme explores the importance and power of linking conservation efforts to communities.