From zita at ISI.EDU Tue May 3 16:06:57 2005 From: zita at ISI.EDU (Zita Wenzel) Date: Tue May 3 16:06:08 2005 Subject: [APRU-DLP] [Fwd: Minutes of APRUNet DLPP Call of 19/20 April 2005] Message-ID: <42780411.4070600@isi.edu> Dear Colleagues, Could you please respond to this email? I will be offline for the month of May and I think we need to finalize so we are ready to go in July. Thank you. Regards, Zita -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Minutes of APRUNet DLPP Call of 19/20 April 2005 Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 13:41:41 -0700 From: Zita Wenzel To: APRUNet DLPP Mailing List Dear Colleagues, Only Megan Harber, UCSD, and Judy Lemus, USC, were able to attend the 19/20 April DLPP teleconference. COULD FENU AND UNAM PLEASE RESPOND BY APRIL 30 AS TO WHETHER THE EXPANDED EXPERIMENT BELOW WOULD WORK FOR THEM? Otherwise, we will set Megan's experiment for this summer. Please note that I will be off-line through much of May (I am getting married). In any case, it is imperative for us to close on both the project and the logistics as soon as possible for partner schools and teachers to be able to implement the DLPP. I would like to set April 30 as the day to finalize on the project. The call was very productive. As per the agenda, we discussed the relative merits of Megan's and Judy's proposals. ==================== MINUTES OF 19/20 APRIL 2005 TELECONFERENCE 1. Megan Harber (UCSD) The classes would look at 5 variables (oceanography, biodiversity, ecological systems, temperature, environmental implications) on five different species of fish in different APRU partner locations. Each small group of students within a class would take a variable. We can do this now because it is a fairly simple descriptive study. We would not need to work synchronously; each school could work on their schedule and then we could coordinate presentation of results. Perhaps there could be partner schools such as UCSD and UNAM and USC and FENU? 2. Judy Lemus (USC) She is the West Coast Director of CAPMON http://www.coexploration.org/ http://www.globalheartbeat.org/html/introduction.html They currently have an experiment looking at different crab species hearbeats in an experimental paradigm. Perhaps we can use the same variables as Magan's? There is software and hardware that is needed that affixes to the crab's back to non-invasively monitor hear rate under different conditions. This equipment may require funding for the hardware. Because of that, and because it is more difficult due to its experimental nature, Zita suggested that perhaps it should be the next project after Megan's? Megan liked Judy's proposal very much and suggested they integrate them. She can find crab species and can tailor her class. In response to Zita's cost of equipment question, Judy stated that she thinks she can get three more loaner units, but she will check (schools would need to have their own laptop running Windows XP). Each unit is 2 channel and monitors 2 crabs at a time. The units could be rotated throughout the class. The most labor intensive part of setting it up is to collect the crabs, attach the monitors, and set up the protocol. Long battery life on the laptop is helpful. Each experiment would be one hour. The crabs are not disturbed and can last about one week. There is a box to glued leads, Windows XP, and software. Aquariums can be 5 gallons, or even smaller like a shoe box or buckets with bubblers or tide pools. A high school teacher can set it up easily. There is a 1-2 page instruction sheet that Zita suggested should be translated into Spanish and Russian. Judy only has an 8 day class, so is going to check in with us later; there are 25 students in her class. Zita suggested that if Judy cannot locate loaner units, if her class will not work within 8 days, or if FENU and/or UNAM can't join in, that we delay this project for the next DLPP. [N.B. Judy was able to locate loaner units for each partner university.] Regarding reporting: A web site does exist on the CAPMON web sites; they would also need to be thanked. Judy suggested an online conference instead of an in-person conference. The Global Hearbeat project uses CAUCUS, but it is licensed. Zita suggested that maybe we could put it on the APRU web site? 3. Other issues - Set timelines and end date - Technologies (Videoconferencing, email, lists, chat). If partners use WebCT or Blackboard, they could use them. - Presentation of results - Paper? Table? Zita suggested an in-person student conference (with APRU funding)? Judy suggested an on-line conference. - Assessment - preferably not long survey, but maybe three free-form questions (Did you find it useful? Would you do it again? What would be better?). Results could also be posted on the APRU DLPP web site. ACTION ITEMS Judy - will check on loaners, instructions, software, and her class time Megan - will check on whether she can get aquarium space Zita - will check with FENU and UNAM, explore the CAUCUS software, posting of the conference and results on the APRU site UNAM - respond! FENU - respond! PLEASE let me know if FENU and UNAM can participate in this project? I suggest as the PROJECT PARAMETERS: 1. Project "Global Heatbeat of Crabs from different APRU regions" A project of APRU partner high school students with faculty members working in collaborative international teams. 2. Project timeline UCSD July 10-31 USC July 28-August 04 FENU ?? UNAM ?? 3. Technology Specialized heartbeat hardware and software that allows remote data collection. Inter-class communication and result sharing via email, videoconferencing (Zita will maintain), chat, and on-line synchronous software. 4. Results Posted on APRU DLPP web site. Shared via on-line conference. 5. Assessment Short on-line survey (see above) with follow-up (since students will be on different time schedules). Post results on the APRU DLPP web site. ==================== PLEASE COMMENT AND LET US ALL KNOW IF WE CAN MOVE AHEAD WITH THIS. I think it is a very exciting project with the addition of the hearbeat technology that would also teach the students about technology-enabled data collection and reporting. Best regards, Zita From falaleev at raf.dvgu.ru Tue May 3 17:16:11 2005 From: falaleev at raf.dvgu.ru (Alexei Falaleev) Date: Tue May 3 17:14:55 2005 Subject: [APRU-DLP] [Fwd: Minutes of APRUNet DLPP Call of 19/20 April 2005] In-Reply-To: <42780411.4070600@isi.edu> References: <42780411.4070600@isi.edu> Message-ID: <289511897.20050504111611@raf.dvgu.ru> Dear Zita and All, FENU is definitely in the project. Prof. Khristoforova is going to write you a detailed letter on this subject. Sorry for delay of her answer - she has been very busy last weeks. Best regards, Alexei Alexei G. Falaleev, Ph.D. Director, FENU Online Programs APRUNet Representative, FENU Far Eastern National University 12 Mordovtseva St., Suite 419 Vladivostok 690990 Russia +7 4232 269 024 (voice) +7 4232 267 871 (fax) falaleev@raf.dvgu.ru www.fenu.ru Wednesday, May 4, 2005, 10:06:57 AM, you wrote: ZW> Dear Colleagues, ZW> Could you please respond to this email? I will be offline for the month ZW> of May and I think we need to finalize so we are ready to go in July. ZW> Thank you. ZW> Regards, ZW> Zita ZW> -------- Original Message -------- ZW> Subject: Minutes of APRUNet DLPP Call of 19/20 April 2005 ZW> Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 13:41:41 -0700 ZW> From: Zita Wenzel ZW> To: APRUNet DLPP Mailing List ZW> Dear Colleagues, ZW> Only Megan Harber, UCSD, and Judy Lemus, USC, were able to attend the ZW> 19/20 April DLPP teleconference. COULD FENU AND UNAM PLEASE RESPOND BY ZW> APRIL 30 AS TO WHETHER THE EXPANDED EXPERIMENT BELOW WOULD WORK FOR ZW> THEM? Otherwise, we will set Megan's experiment for this summer. ZW> Please note that I will be off-line through much of May (I am getting ZW> married). In any case, it is imperative for us to close on both the ZW> project and the logistics as soon as possible for partner schools and ZW> teachers to be able to implement the DLPP. I would like to set April 30 ZW> as the day to finalize on the project. ZW> The call was very productive. As per the agenda, we discussed the ZW> relative merits of Megan's and Judy's proposals. ZW> ==================== ZW> MINUTES OF 19/20 APRIL 2005 TELECONFERENCE ZW> 1. Megan Harber (UCSD) ZW> The classes would look at 5 variables (oceanography, biodiversity, ZW> ecological systems, temperature, environmental implications) on five ZW> different species of fish in different APRU partner locations. Each ZW> small group of students within a class would take a variable. We can do ZW> this now because it is a fairly simple descriptive study. We would not ZW> need to work synchronously; each school could work on their schedule and ZW> then we could coordinate presentation of results. Perhaps there could ZW> be partner schools such as UCSD and UNAM and USC and FENU? ZW> 2. Judy Lemus (USC) ZW> She is the West Coast Director of CAPMON ZW> http://www.coexploration.org/ ZW> http://www.globalheartbeat.org/html/introduction.html ZW> They currently have an experiment looking at different crab species ZW> hearbeats in an experimental paradigm. Perhaps we can use the same ZW> variables as Magan's? There is software and hardware that is needed ZW> that affixes to the crab's back to non-invasively monitor hear rate ZW> under different conditions. This equipment may require funding for the ZW> hardware. Because of that, and because it is more difficult due to its ZW> experimental nature, Zita suggested that perhaps it should be the next ZW> project after Megan's? ZW> Megan liked Judy's proposal very much and suggested they integrate ZW> them. She can find crab species and can tailor her class. In response ZW> to Zita's cost of equipment question, Judy stated that she thinks she ZW> can get three more loaner units, but she will check (schools would need ZW> to have their own laptop running Windows XP). Each unit is 2 channel ZW> and monitors 2 crabs at a time. The units could be rotated throughout ZW> the class. The most labor intensive part of setting it up is to collect ZW> the crabs, attach the monitors, and set up the protocol. Long battery ZW> life on the laptop is helpful. Each experiment would be one hour. The ZW> crabs are not disturbed and can last about one week. There is a box to ZW> glued leads, Windows XP, and software. Aquariums can be 5 gallons, or ZW> even smaller like a shoe box or buckets with bubblers or tide pools. A ZW> high school teacher can set it up easily. There is a 1-2 page ZW> instruction sheet that Zita suggested should be translated into Spanish ZW> and Russian. Judy only has an 8 day class, so is going to check in with ZW> us later; there are 25 students in her class. Zita suggested that if ZW> Judy cannot locate loaner units, if her class will not work within 8 ZW> days, or if FENU and/or UNAM can't join in, that we delay this project ZW> for the next DLPP. [N.B. Judy was able to locate loaner units for each ZW> partner university.] ZW> Regarding reporting: ZW> A web site does exist on the CAPMON web sites; they would also need to ZW> be thanked. Judy suggested an online conference instead of an in-person ZW> conference. The Global Hearbeat project uses CAUCUS, but it is licensed. ZW> Zita suggested that maybe we could put it on the APRU web site? ZW> 3. Other issues ZW> - Set timelines and end date ZW> - Technologies (Videoconferencing, email, lists, chat). If ZW> partners use WebCT or Blackboard, they could use them. ZW> - Presentation of results - Paper? Table? Zita suggested an ZW> in-person student conference (with APRU funding)? Judy suggested ZW> an on-line conference. ZW> - Assessment - preferably not long survey, but maybe three ZW> free-form questions (Did you find it useful? Would you do it ZW> again? What would be better?). Results could also be posted on ZW> the APRU DLPP web site. ZW> ACTION ITEMS ZW> Judy - will check on loaners, instructions, software, and her class time ZW> Megan - will check on whether she can get aquarium space ZW> Zita - will check with FENU and UNAM, explore the CAUCUS ZW> software, posting of the conference and results on the APRU site ZW> UNAM - respond! ZW> FENU - respond! ZW> PLEASE let me know if FENU and UNAM can participate in this project? ZW> I suggest as the PROJECT PARAMETERS: ZW> 1. Project ZW> "Global Heatbeat of Crabs from different APRU regions" ZW> A project of APRU partner high school students with faculty ZW> members working in collaborative international teams. ZW> 2. Project timeline ZW> UCSD July 10-31 ZW> USC July 28-August 04 ZW> FENU ?? ZW> UNAM ?? ZW> 3. Technology ZW> Specialized heartbeat hardware and software that allows ZW> remote data collection. Inter-class communication and result ZW> sharing via email, videoconferencing (Zita will maintain), chat, ZW> and on-line synchronous software. ZW> 4. Results ZW> Posted on APRU DLPP web site. Shared via on-line conference. ZW> 5. Assessment ZW> Short on-line survey (see above) with follow-up (since ZW> students will be on different time schedules). Post results on ZW> the APRU DLPP web site. ZW> ==================== ZW> PLEASE COMMENT AND LET US ALL KNOW IF WE CAN MOVE AHEAD WITH ZW> THIS. I think it is a very exciting project with the addition of ZW> the hearbeat technology that would also teach the students about ZW> technology-enabled data collection and reporting. ZW> Best regards, ZW> Zita ZW> _______________________________________________ ZW> APRU-DLP mailing list ZW> APRU-DLP@mailman.isi.edu ZW> http://mailman.isi.edu/mailman/listinfo/apru-dlp ZW> __________ NOD32 1.1087 (20050503) Information __________ ZW> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. ZW> http://www.nod32.com From muribe at mar.icmyl.unam.mx Fri May 6 12:52:23 2005 From: muribe at mar.icmyl.unam.mx (Dr. Manuel Uribe Alcocer.) Date: Fri May 6 12:54:06 2005 Subject: [APRU-DLP] UNAM participation In-Reply-To: <4264B38D.6050509@isi.edu> Message-ID: <000001c55275$258176e0$3a0ff884@uribe> Dear Zita: I am writing to you on instructions of Dr. Adolfo Gracia, Director of the Institute. The initiative of starting an association among the Pacific Rim Universities is highly commendable. As mentioned before in our calls, in Mexico we don?t have any academic program on Marine Biology at a level similar to the U.S. college, so we thought fit to implement a temporary course taking advantage of the programs such as ?J?venes hacia la Investigaci?n? or ?Verano de la Investigaci?n Cient?fica?, in which young students (about 16 years old) can work with researchers in areas of their interest. Unfortunately we have had a slow response from the High School System of the UNAM, and we haven?t been able to ascertain our fruitful participation in the joint effort you have proposed. An additional difficulty lies on the time tables since the working period in these programs is restricted to the students summer vacation, and during this epoch annual vacations of academic and administrative staffs of the University are also included. For these reasons we find incompatibility among the dates proposed by the UCSD or the Far East University and our own, because during the administrative staff vacations, University installations are shut off, including the gear to establish communications through the internet. Once employees will be back, likely participating students would have to return to their schools, in Mexico City or elsewhere, with no time to discuss their results with their counterparts in UCSD or FENU. For these reasons will not be able to participate in the initiative of joint work on this occasion. Nevertheless we are interested in exploring possibilities of associating in future proposals, expecting we have the times and the means to establish fruitful academic ties within the APRUN and we are very grateful for your leadership and you efforts in this direction. Sincerely, Dr. Manuel Uribe Alcocer, Jefe de la Unidad Acad?mica de Ecolog?a Marina, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnolog?a, Universidad Nacional Aut?noma de M?xico. www.icmyl.unam.mx Tel. (55) 5622 5842; Fax. (55) 5616 0748. E-mail: muribe@mar.icmyl.unam.mx