Collaborative Proposal: COSEE Center - Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence - Networked Ocean World (COSEE-NOW)

COSEE-NOW提议利用海洋观测系统（OOS）产生的信息作为一个强大的平台，以提高公众对海洋的认识，并鼓励公众支持海洋研究。COSEE-NOW的使命是利用变革性的海洋研究和有效的教育实践，激励学生和公众进行海洋探索、发现和管理。COSEE-NOW确定了三个关键的投资领域，这些领域结合了联合收割机项目PI的资源和经验，以促进高质量的OOS教育和公众宣传（EPO），并为COSEE网络做出贡献。这些目标包括：[1]评估目标OOS受众的知识和需求：PI建议调查目标受众，包括K-16学生/教师，政策/决策者和科学素养的公众，以了解他们对OOS的认识，知识和态度。这些需求评估的结果将使COSEE-NOW和OOS EPO供应商能够开发有用的产品，同时提高对OOS及其与这些受众的相关性的认识。[2]改善OOS社区科学家和教育工作者之间的合作和协调。这一提议的努力将支持现有OOS网络内的EPO计划，同时帮助制定计划的OOS倡议。我们的工作将增加科学数据和知识的有效翻译和传播，以更广泛的受众，并改善OOS社区科学家有效教育实践的使用。[3]提高公众对海洋观测系统的认识。COSEE-NOW外部专注于通过创新的媒体产品，K-12课堂应用程序和自由选择的学习环境建立公众对OOS的认识。通过这一目标，我们希望提高各种目标受众对海洋观测和海洋扫盲概念的认识。COSEE-NOW由一个有能力执行拟议任务的专门小组组成。COSEE-NOW包括正规教育（罗格斯大学）、非正规教育（自由科学中心）和研究（伍兹霍尔海洋学研究所）的核心合作伙伴。项目合作伙伴包括弗吉尼亚海洋科学研究所（VIMS）、史蒂文斯理工学院-工程科学教育创新中心（CIESE）、蒙特雷半岛学院-海洋先进技术中心（MATE）和Word Craft也为COSEE-NOW团队做出了贡献。

COSEE-NOW proposes to use information generated by ocean observing systems (OOS) as a powerful platform to enhance public literacy about the ocean and stimulate public support for ocean research. The mission of COSEE-NOW is to enable use of transformative ocean research and effective education practices to inspire students and the general public in ocean exploration, discovery, and stewardship. COSEE-NOW has identified three key areas of investment that combine the resources and experiences of the project PIs to promote high-quality OOS education and public outreach (EPO) and contribute to the COSEE network. The goals include: [1] Assess the knowledge and needs of target OOS audiences: The PIs propose to survey target audiences including the K-16 students/teachers, policy/decision makers, and the science literate public to understand their awareness, knowledge, and attitudes related to OOS. The results of these needs assessments will enable COSEE-NOW and OOS EPO providers to develop useful products while increasing awareness of OOS and its relevance to these audiences. [2] Improve collaboration and coordination among scientists and educators in the OOS community. This proposed effort will support EPO programs within existing OOS networks while helping to develop planned OOS initiatives. Our work will increase the effective translation and dissemination of scientific data and knowledge to broader audiences and improve use of effective education practices among scientists in the OOS community. [3] Increase public awareness of Ocean Observing Systems. COSEE-NOW is externally focused on building public awareness of OOS through innovative media products, K-12 classroom applications, and free-choice learning environments. Through this goal, we expect to increase awareness of OOS and ocean literacy concepts among a variety of target audiences. COSEE-NOW is composed of an accomplished team uniquely qualified to conduct the proposed tasks. COSEE-NOW includes core partners in formal education (Rutgers University), informal education (Liberty Science Center), and research (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution). Project partners including Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), Stevens Institute of Technology- Center for Innovation in Engineering & Science Education (CIESE), Monterey Peninsula College- Marine Advanced Technology Center (MATE), and Word Craft also contribute to the COSEE-NOW team.