Science On a SphereTM Workshop

January 22-24th, 2007Maryland Science Center

Baltimore, MD

Welcome to the Workshop

Please make a nametag, get an agenda folder, and check the sign-in sheet.

Making the Workshop Possible

Sincere thanks to Maryland Science Center, NASA, and all of you!

Who is Participating?

RSVPs for 61 participants from 23 entities:

• AMNH

• Animated Earth

• Bishop Museum

• Fiske Planetarium

• Hampton University

• Imiloa

• Institute For Learning Innovation

• James Madison University

• Maryland Science Center

• MAXatrax

• McWane Science Center

• Monadnock Media

• NASA

• National  Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico

• Nauticus

• NOAA

• Orlando Science Center

• Science Museum of Minnesota

• Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

• The Tech Museum of Innovation

• NOAA Thunder Bay Marine Sanctuary

• University of Wisconsin

• 42 Degrees North

Goals and Objectives – Four Main

1. Determine the future direction for the SOS program

2. Determine the best format of and topics for future content

3. Develop plans for assessment and evaluation at the program level and at the institution level

4. Coalesce the institutions working on SOS into a cohesive and collaborative network that is actively sharing information and content

Goals and Objectives

1. Determine the future direction for the SOS program

- Prioritize technical improvements for SOS System

- Inform NOAA on future investments in the SOS program

Goals and Objectives

2. Determine the best format of and topics for future content - Determine appropriate roles for NOAA, NASA, and other content

providers* Prioritize investment: make vast data resources available for content

creation OR create a few, fully produced “movies” or stories with scripts, reference material, context, etc.

- Create guidelines for the production of SOS content - Develop an understanding of the challenges SOS institutions

encounter when trying to create content or render content- Discuss cross-platform compatibility- Determine the ease, feasibility and costs associated with the

creation of SOS-ready content from existing data visualization production lines.

Goals and Objectives

3. Develop plans for assessment and evaluation at the program level and at the institution level

- Understand the impact SOS is having on learning earth system science in informal science education settings

Goals and Objectives

4. Coalesce the institutions working on SOS into a cohesive and collaborative network that is actively sharing information and content

- Develop time line with associated responsible parties for creation of the Virtual Library and other platforms for sharing content and ideas

- Provide a source of guidance and ideas for new SOS institutions

Materials You Should Have With You:

1. Agenda

2. Participant List

3. List of Breakout Group Topics and Goals and Objectives

4. Your Thinking Cap and adequate caffeine!

Overview of Agenda

Monday

Morning

Lunch

Afternoon

Tuesday Wednesday

Overview Talks at the Sphere

Exhibit

Introduction Talks in H.T. Room

Breakout Groups Set 1 in Sci Zones

Groups report out

Wrap-up Wrap-up

Breakout Groups Set 2 in Sci Zones

Groups report out

Breakout Groups Set 3 in Sci Zones

& Travel to Goddard

Groups report out

Sharing of New Sphere Content and Overview Talks at NASA

Goddard

Hands-On Session or Tour of Exhibit at

the Sphere

Can tour Maryland

Science Center at your leisure

Overview Talks Resume in H.T.

Room

in H.T. Room

Can tour Maryland Science

Center at your leisure

Wrap-up, Next Steps, and other topics (example:

IPY content)

Travel Back

Breakout Group Topics

Technical Strand Content Strand

Set 1: Monday afternoon

Hardware and Software Issues

Content Needs

Set 2: Tuesday early morning Virtual Library Evaluation

Set 3: Tuesday late morning

Determined by Group*

Determined by Group*

* Please add ideas for topics to the list posted on the wall throughout the day, and we will vote during this afternoon’s wrap-up session.

To Keep Talks on Time…

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And After This Workshop?

• There will be a feedback form given out, and we want to hear your thoughts on how useful the workshop was.

• We also want your opinion about what future meetings, or other mechanisms, will be needed to keep the network active and evolving. So, please be thinking about this over the next couple of days.

Plan to Create a Workshop Report

• Will include: list of participants, email addresses, presentations, summaries from breakout groups, and notes from discussions

• If you don’t want your name, email address, or presentation included, please let Carrie or me know.