Ship2Shore Returns to Sea!

Joining the R/V Thompson ocean expedition this June, ONC's Ship2Shore program is bringing two experienced educators on board: Colin Young from Vancouver and Marty Momsen from Minnesota.

Colin is an elementary school teacher who also works in the Education department at the Vancouver Aquarium. Since 1956, more than 35 million people have visited and enjoyed the Vancouver Aquarium’s many programs and exhibits dedicated to effecting the conservation of aquatic life.

Marty Momsen, a high school teacher from Minnesota and experienced educator onboard the Nautilus, who is joining us as part of a new collaboration with Ocean Exploration Trust. Ocean Exploration Trust is a telepresence-enabled exploration, research and education program founded by world-renowned ocean explorer, Dr. Robert Ballard. Ocean Exploration Trust launched a new visionary website, explorationnow.org earlier this month, allowing viewers to watch live video from ships around the globe in real-time.

We hope that Colin and Marty will enjoy a "once in a lifetime experience" while helping us grow our Ship2Shore program. On board, they’ll be interact with everyone on board, and participating in daily expedition activities, They’ll also be creating stories, blogs, highlight videos, interviews and working with on board video and communications specialists, tweets, interact with audiences onshore via telepresence and skype, to contribute ideas for lesson plans/public engagement.

After the expedition returns home, Marty and Colin will provide a final report, including recommendations on how to improve the Ship2Shore project for future educators and onshore audiences.

Follow the daily adventures of Marty and Colin on board Ocean Networks Canada’s current expedition on the R/V Thompson at Wiring the Abyss 2013, Ship2Shore. They’re tweeting already!

More about Colin and Marty:

Colin Young - Colin is a an elementary teacher from Vancouver who has specialized in issues surrounding English Language Learners. He is currently a Teacher On Call with the Vancouver School Board, but his main home is in the Education department at the Vancouver Aquarium. Colin runs a professional development workshop series for local educators, coaches educational docents, and loves to share his excitement for marine science with the thousands of local students who visit the Aquarium each year. Ocean Networks Canada and the Vancouver Aquarium are collaborating on a number of initiatives and Colin will help bring this expedition to outreach audiences onshore via live streaming video, tweets, stories, Skype, and telepresence technology. Stay tuned!

Marty Momsen - Marty is a high school teacher in Houston, Minnesota who teaches Life and Earth Science. Marty encourages students to turn fascination into careers by exploring their interests, developing necessary skills and background knowledge, and encouraging students to seek opportunities for volunteer or work experience. Marty has been an educator on board Dr. Robert Ballard's ship of exploration the E/V Nautilus and will be on this expedition as part of a developing collaboration between Ocean Networks Canada and Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) a telepresence enabled exploration, research and education program, founded by Dr. Robert Ballard.