Calling all Educators Looking for Resources
(formal and informal, K-12, College)
Save the date! The next DemoCamp will take place June 14-15 (virtually)
Event Information
Event Recordings (Youtube Playlist):
Day 1
- Day 1 Intro
- Collection talk series – an insight in the daily collection themes, Anja Friederichs (Museum für Naturkunde Berlin)
- What’s This Skull? an Online Identification Resource for Mammal Skulls, Rebecca Hawkins (University of Kansas)
- U-M Online Repository of Fossils, Jen Bauer (University of Michigan)
- An introduction to Revealing Hidden Figures through Data Sleuthing, Molly Phillips (BLUE)
- Black in Natural History Museums Discussion, Adania Flemming (University of Florida)
Day 2
- Bonepicker Demo, Jen Bauer
- Natural History Mystery: Immersing Families in a Problem-Solving Game Using Natural History Exhibits, Teresa Elise MacDonald (University of Kansas Natural History Museum)
- Summer Bug Camps, Neil Cobb (Biodiversity Outreach Network)
- Discussion: Digital Atlas of Ancient Life Resource Tour (with Jen)
- Listen: Exploring Bird Diversity by Recording Bird Songs, Brian Keas (Michigan State University)
- Exploring Biodiversity: Moths in your Backyard, Brian Keas (Michigan State University)
- How to publish an Open Educational Resource on QUBES, Molly Phillips (BioQUEST)
- Virtual museum tours and 3-D photogrammetry, Ralph Kugler (Milwaukee Public Museum) AND Interpreting Natural History Specimens with Empathy, Shanna Hillard
Agenda at a Glance
June 14th from 9:30am – 1:00pm EST/ 1:30pm – 4:40pm UTC (Full Agenda)
| Time (EST) | Topic | Presenter |
| 9:30 AM | Opening Remarks | Planning Team |
| 10:00 AM | Collection talk series – an insight in the daily collection themes | Anja Friederichs (Museum für Naturkunde Berlin) |
| 10:30 AM | What’s This Skull? an Online Identification Resource for Mammal Skulls | Rebecca Hawkins (University of Kansas) |
| 11:00 AM | Open Discussion Session | N/A |
| 11:30 AM | U-M Online Repository of Fossils | Jen Bauer (University of Michigan) |
| 12:00 PM | An introduction to Revealing Hidden Figures through Data Sleuthing | Molly Phillips (BLUE) |
| 12:30 PM | Discussion: Black in Natural History Museums – 2023 event and how you can get involved! | Adania Flemming (Florida Museum of Natural History/University of Florida) |
June 15th from 10:00am – 3:00pm EST/ 2:00pm – 6:30pm UTC (Full Agenda)
| Time EST | Topic | Presenter |
| 10:00 AM | Opening Remarks | Planning Team |
| 10:30 AM | Natural History Mystery: Immersing Families in a Problem-Solving Game Using Natural History Exhibits | Teresa Elise MacDonald (University of Kansas Natural History Museum) |
| 11:00 AM | Summer Bug Camps | Neil Cobb (Biodiversity Outreach Network) |
| 11:30 AM | Discussion: Digital Atlas of Ancient Life Resource Tour | Jen Bauer (University of Michigan) |
| 12:00 PM | Listen: Exploring Bird Diversity by Recording Bird Songs | Brian Keas (Michigan State University) |
| 12:45 PM | Exploring Biodiversity: Moths in your Backyard | Brian Keas (Michigan State University) |
| 1:00 PM | Discussion: How to Publish your Materials as Open Educational Resources through QUBES and the Natural History Education Portal. | Molly Phillips (BioQUEST) |
| 1:30 PM | Virtual museum tours and 3-D photogrammetry as an enhancement to curriculum and accessibility | Ralph Kugler (Milwaukee Public Museum) |
| 2:00 PM | Interpreting Natural History Specimens with Empathy | Shanna Hillard (Zoological Society of Milwaukee) |
| 2:30 PM | Concluding Remarks | Planning Team |
Thanks to all of our 2023 Partners!
Do you want to discover new ways to connect your students to nature and still meet learning objectives? (Including K-12 standards or Vision & Change Recommendations). Do you work with natural history specimens and have a resource you would like to share, or get feedback from other educators on?
The Natural History Education (NHE) DemoCamp is designed to provide materials and resources to teachers, educators, and faculty looking for easy to adopt educational materials that engage students with the natural world. The NHE DemoCamp format allows educators access to open education resources and provides opportunities to discuss these resources with the teachers and educators who developed the materials. For the presenters, the NHE DemoCamp provides a platform to share your resources and materials, and creates a place to exchange ideas and receive feedback from your peers.
With the goal of making this accessible, this will be an informal (but organized) series of small open sessions where presenters can talk about materials and participants can ask questions as needed. Materials will be available in advance and participants are free to attend as many or as few sessions as they see fit and their schedule allows. A schedule with links to resources will be provided before the conference. Come and go as you please! Pick and choose presentations that are of interest to you.
Are you interested in sharing your resources? Educators work hard to develop educational materials that are impactful and help students learn important concepts. Sharing resources expands the impact of your educational materials and provides accessible resources for educators. Please consider sharing your materials at the 2022 DemoCamp. Materials do not have to be perfect! This is your opportunity to workshop your ideas. Share what you have and get great feedback from your fellow educators. If you would like to share your materials online and via a virtual “poster session” learn more about what it means to present in our Presenter Notes. Also please enjoy the video to the right created by one of our organizers from 2021!
The Natural History Education DemoCamp concept evolved from the successful model created by from the Ecological Society of America. The 2022 SPNHC DemoCamp will be our third virtual event and our second where we partner across societies in the natural sciences.
Previous Education DemoCamps
2022
Recordings
Agenda
Abstracts
2022 Recordings
SPNHC Annual Meeting 2021
SPNHC Annual Meeting 2020