SGER: Earth Science Literacy Initiative - Broad Community Review of Draft Documents, Consensus Building and Community Development

探索学院（TCOE）将为地球科学和教育界提供一个在线环境和在线审查过程，以了解2008年7月起草的地球科学素养倡议文件，并为其提供反馈。TCOE将促进一个在线过程、论坛和学习社区，使更广泛的地球科学界能够在制定大想法和支持概念方面提供评论，这也将鼓励与该倡议和未来潜在倡议相关的持续参与和对话。将使用各种在线工具来帮助实现公众意见和共识目标。在线研讨会平台包括以下组件：安全对话区域、异步和同步会议室、创建和播放视频、流媒体演示、调查、个人网络和社区建设。拟议的活动将通过审查一份文件草案，促进地球科学界成员之间的互动。因此，最终文件将被整个社区所接受，并将得到更有效的使用。

The College of Exploration (TCOE) will provide an online environment and online review process for the earth science scientific and education community to learn about, and provide feedback for, the Earth Science Literacy Initiative document being drafted in July, 2008. TCOE will facilitate an online process, forum and learning community that will enable the broader earth science community to provide comments in formulating big ideas and supporting concepts, and that will also encourage ongoing participation and conversation related to this initiative and potential initiatives in the future. A variety of online tools will be used to help achieve the public comments and consensus objectives. The online workshop platform includes the following components: secure conversation areas, asynchronous and synchronous meeting rooms, creating and playing video, streaming presentations, surveys, personal networking and community building. The activities proposed will facilitate the interaction of Earth Science community members through the review of a draft document. Thus, the final document will be accepted by the community at large and it will be used more effectively.