Copyright

Audeliz Matias; Kevin Woo; Nathan Whitley-Grassi

Published On

2016-12-19

Page Range

pp. 221-236

Language

  • English

Print Length

15 pages

11. Expanding Access to Science Field-Based Research Techniques for Students at a Distance through Open Educational Resources

Chapter of: Open Education: International Perspectives in Higher Education (pp. 221–236)

Contributors

Audeliz Matias

(author)
Assistant Professor of Science, Math and Technology for the Center for Distance Learning at SUNY Empire State College

Audeliz Matias is an Assistant Professor of Science, Math and Technology for the Center for Distance Learning at the State University of New York (SUNY) Empire State College. Prior to joining as a faculty member, she served as the coordinator of curriculum and instructional design for the science, maths and technology area for three years at the Center for Distance Learning. Audeliz is involved in innovation and emerging technology efforts for teaching and learning and has seven years' experience developing fully online courses. Her scholarly interests focus on geoscience education and effective practices in online learning, including the use of social and media environments, open educational resources, mobile learning, multimedia maps, experiential learning, and the use of scientific datasets to promote active learning.

Kevin Woo

(author)
Assistant Professor at SUNY Empire State College
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2216-866X

Kevin Woo is an Assistant Professor for the SUNY Empire State College's New York City location. Kevin currently teaches a number of studies in behavior, ecology, and conservation, but also engages in interdisciplinary studies across other areas of study. Currently, his research focuses on the evolution of animal communication and cognition, and he has studied the behavior of marine mammals, lizards, birds, and invertebrates. He is also the Assistant Director for the Center for the Study of Pinniped Ecology and Cognition (C-SPEC), based out of St. Francis College, Brooklyn, New York.

Nathan Whitley-Grassi

(author)
Assistant Director of Educational Technologies at SUNY Empire State College
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1444-2227

Nathan Whitley-Grassi is the Assistant Director of Educational Technologies at SUNY Empire State College (ESC). Whitley-Grassi teaches courses on various Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) and Education topics at the ESC School of Graduate Studies and courses in Education and Ecology and Evolution topics at the undergraduate level at ESC. His interests involve increasing access to STEM experiences through innovative technology integration.