Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing and Education Research
Elizabeth City State University - July 31 – August 11, 2006

Department of Geological, Environmental and Marine Sciences (GEMS)
Campus Box 975, Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909
Phone: 252-335-3378, Email: waporter@mail.ecsu.edu

AGENDA (available here in PDF format)

Monday, July 31, 2006
7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast (Bedell Cafeteria)
8:30 am – 9:00 am Networking (CERSER Lab)
9:00 am – 9:10 am Greetings – CERSER - Dr. William Porter, Project Director
9:10 am – 9:30 am Introductions of Project Participants - Project Staff, School Teacher Mentors, and Students
9:30 am – 9:45 am Workshop Overview - Dr. Porter
9:45 am – 10:15 am Pre-workshop Survey, Tour of Facilities
10:15 am – 10:30 am BREAK
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Introduction to Problem-Based Learning (PBL) - Dr. Jim Botti, Instructional Specialist
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm LUNCH (Bedell Cafeteria)
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm PBL Exercises - Dr. Botti
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm BREAK
3:15 pm – 3:45 pm OPEN
3:45 pm 4:15 pm Directives for Group Projects - Mr. Ernest Hughes and Ms. Jacklyn James
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm Scientific Journals - Dr. Porter

Tuesday, August 1, 2006
7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast (Bedell Cafeteria)
8:30 am - 9:00 am Networking (CERSER Lab)
9:00 am – 10:15 am PBL Exercises Hands-on - Dr. Botti
10:15 am – 10:30 am BREAK
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Completion of PBL Exercises
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm LUNCH (Bedell Cafeteria)
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Earth Science Content and the Scientific Method - Dr. Thomas Rossbach
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Earth Science Exercises - Dr. Rossbach
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm BREAK
3:15 pm – 3:45 pm Earth Science Topics - Dr. Rossbach
3:45 pm – 4:15 pm Discussion on Group Project (for presentation via Power Pt.) - Mr. Hughes and Ms. James
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm Mentor/Student discussions on selecting an earth science topic

Wednesday, August 2, 2006
7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast (Bedell Cafeteria)
8:30 am – 9:00 am Networking (CERSER Lab)
9:00 am – 10:15 am Learning Earth Science with GIS: Landsat and/or aerial photography of Dismal Swamp - Mrs. Julie Stamper, Pasquotank County GIS Coordinator
10:15 am – 10:30 am BREAK
10:30 am – 12:00 pm GIS Exercises: BasinPro ArcGIS activity – wetland and hydrology layers - Mrs. Stamper
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm LUNCH (Bedell Cafeteria)
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Mapping Coastal Habitats with GPS technology & Applications - Mrs. Elizabeth Noble GIS Instructor, GEMS Department
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Hands-on GPS Mapping on ECSU Campus - Mrs. Noble
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm BREAK
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm Identification of Group Projects - Dr. Porter
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Review of Individual Group Projects - Mr. Hughes and Ms. James
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm Logistics of Dismal Swamp Field Trip - Mrs. Noble

Thursday, August 3, 2006
7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast (Bedell Cafeteria)
8:30 am – 9:00 am Networking (CERSER Lab)
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Dismal Swamp Field Trip: Plant, Soil, and Micro-Organism collections - Mrs. Noble and Staff
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm BAG LUNCH
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Dismal Swamp Field Trip: GPS Mapping – trail, Boardwalk, interesting point data (wetland plants) - Mrs. Noble and Staff
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Travel to CERSER Lab
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm BREAK
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Initial Analysis of Swamp Data
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Work on Group Projects

Friday, August 4, 2006
7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast (Bedell Cafeteria)
8:30 am – 9:00 am Networking (CERSER Lab)
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Dismal Swamp Data Organization and Summaries & web-page additions:
- Plant identification and soil analyses
- GPS mapping data input to GIS database
- GIS map production
Mrs. Noble and Staff
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm LUNCH (Bedell Cafeteria)
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Currituck Sound SAV Living Resources Lecture and GIS Exercises
- Aerial Photography Interpretation with ArcGIS
- USFWS Mackey Island, Back Bay Wildlife Refuge
Internet Fact Finding
Mrs. Noble and Staff
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm SAV ID with ECSU Herbarium Samples and SAV ID Books/Webpages
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm BREAK
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Work on Group Projects
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Logistics of Currituck Sound Tour - Mrs. Noble

Monday, August 7, 2006
7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast (Bedell Cafeteria)
8:30 am – 9:00 am Networking (CERSER Lab)
9:00 am 0 12:00 am Travel to Currituck Sound:
- Ferry to Mackey Island Wildlife Refuge Office on Knotts Island - Mrs. Noble
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm BAG LUNCH
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Data Gathering at Currituck Sound: - GPS mapping – SAV polygons, wetland plant (Phragmites a.) SAV point data
Staff, Student Participants, and Teacher Mentors
3:00 pm – 4:15 pm Return to CERSER Lab
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm OPEN

Tuesday, August 8, 2006
7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast (Bedell Cafeteria)
8:30 am – 9:00 am Networking (CERSER Lab)
9:00 am – 10:15 am Currituck Sound Data Organization and Summaries, Webpage/Additions:
- SAV ID and mount, soil sample analyses, Water column data graphs
Staff, Student Participants, and Teacher Mentors
10:15 am – 10:30 am BREAK
10:30 am – 12:00 pm - GPS mapping data input to GIS database - Poster production - Staff, Student Participants, and Teacher Mentors
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm LUNCH (Bedell Cafeteria)
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Review of Group Projects - Staff, Student Participants, and Teacher Mentors
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm BREAK
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Work on Group Project Presentations - Staff, Student Participants, and Teacher Mentors
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm Logistics of Downtown Tours: Pasquotank GIS Office, Museum of the Albemarle and Port Discovery - Dr. Porter

Wednesday, August 9, 2006
7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast (Bedell Cafeteria)
8:30 am – 9:00 am Networking (CERSER Lab)
9:00 am – 9:10 am Review of Today’s Activities - Dr. Porter
9:10 am – 10:15 am Group Project Presentation Activities - Mr. Hughes and Ms. James
10:15 am – 10:30 am BREAK
10:30 am – 10:45 am Travel to GIS Office - Mrs. Noble, Coordinator
10:45 am – 12:00 am Review of GIS facilities, Data, Maps, and Applications - Mrs. Stamper
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm LUNCH (Local Restaurant)
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm Travel to Albemarle Museum - Dr. Porter, Coordinator
1:45 pm – 2:15 pm Tour of Albemarle Museum - Ms. Charlotte Patterson, Educator
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm Travel to Port Discovery - Dr. Porter, Coordinator
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Port Discovery Discussion - Mrs. LuAnne Pendergraft
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Return to CERSER Lab
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm OPEN

Thursday, August 10, 2006
7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast (Bedell Cafeteria)
8:30 am – 9:00 am Networking (CERSER Lab)
9:00 am – 10:15 am Planetarium Visit - Ms. Jennifer Thoms, Planetarium Assistant
10:15 am – 10:30 am BREAK
10:30 am – 11:30 am Physics and Chemistry in Earth Science - Dr. Leon Pringle, Instructor in GEMS Department
11:30 am – 12:00 pm OPEN
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm LUNCH (Bedell Cafateria)
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Work on Group Project Presentations - Student Participants
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm BREAK
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Individual Sessions on Group Project Presentations - Student Participants, Teacher Mentors, Staff
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm Directives for Group Project Presentations - Dr. Porter, Staff

Friday, August 11, 2006
7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast (Bedell Cafeteria)
8:30 am – 9:00 am Networking (CERSER Lab)
9:00 am – 10:15 am Group Project Presentations
10:15 am – 10:30 am BREAK
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Group Project Presentations
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm LUNCH (Blue Room)
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Group Project Presentations
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm BREAK
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm SSEP Student Feedback Survey/Post-Workshop Survey
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm Review of Academic Year Program
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm Travel to Bedell Cafeteria
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Dinner (Bedell Cafeteria) - Award Certificates and Stipends