Monday, June 16th 2003 YSI Workshops Introductions Introductions Agenda & Goals Agenda & Goals Bingo Bingo Introduction to SIO Introduction to SIO Volunteering Volunteering The BAS Fuel The BAS Fuel iMovie-The volunteer iMovie-The volunteer Experience Experience BAS BAS Tour Tour Orientation Orientation Behind the Scenes Behind the Scenes Info Center Info Center Interpretation Interpretation Basics Basics Group Activity Group Activity GOALS GOALS 1. 1. Introduce you to BAS staff and volunteers Introduce you to BAS staff and volunteers 2. 2. Familiarize you with BAS operations Familiarize you with BAS operations 3. 3. Introduce you to BAS exhibit themes and Introduce you to BAS exhibit themes and live animal displays live animal displays 4. 4. Give you ideas for interpreting our Give you ideas for interpreting our resources resources 5. 5. Identify your role and duties as Identify your role and duties as volunteers volunteers
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Monday, June 16th 2003
YSI Workshops
IntroductionsIntroductions
Agenda & GoalsAgenda & Goals
BingoBingo Introduction to SIOIntroduction to SIO
VolunteeringVolunteering The BAS FuelThe BAS Fuel iMovie-The volunteer ExperienceiMovie-The volunteer Experience
BASBAS TourTour OrientationOrientation Behind the ScenesBehind the Scenes Info CenterInfo Center
InterpretationInterpretation BasicsBasics Group ActivityGroup Activity
GOALSGOALS 1.1. Introduce you to BAS staff and volunteersIntroduce you to BAS staff and volunteers
2.2. Familiarize you with BAS operationsFamiliarize you with BAS operations
3.3. Introduce you to BAS exhibit themes and live Introduce you to BAS exhibit themes and live animal displaysanimal displays
4.4. Give you ideas for interpreting our resourcesGive you ideas for interpreting our resources
5.5. Identify your role and duties as volunteersIdentify your role and duties as volunteers
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WhatWhat
What is Interpretation?What is Interpretation?
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Who might be an Who might be an Interpreter?Interpreter?
JOHN MUIRJOHN MUIR RACHEL RACHEL CARSONCARSON
THE LORAXTHE LORAX FREEMAN TILDENFREEMAN TILDEN
Who?Who?
Things They All Have In CommonThings They All Have In Common
PassionPassion&&
CommunicationCommunication
WhatWhat
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WhoWho
Where?Where?
Interpretation around BASInterpretation around BAS
Live Animal Live Animal DisplaysDisplays
Activity Activity CentersCenters
PresentationsPresentations
Static Static ExhibitsExhibits
TouchTouchTanksTanks
Interactive Interactive ExhibitsExhibits
WhatWhat
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WhoWho
WhereWhere
Why?Why?
Interpretation or Education?Interpretation or Education?
OUR MISSION:OUR MISSION:To provide ocean science To provide ocean science
education, interpret Scripps education, interpret Scripps research, and to promote ocean research, and to promote ocean
conservation.conservation.
Interpretation goes beyond education to Interpretation goes beyond education to create:create:
Questions Only!Questions Only!• Groups of FourGroups of Four• Interpret your object using questions onlyInterpret your object using questions only• Go around your tableGo around your table• Try to have a conversationTry to have a conversation
Think About…Think About…
• What you might ask visitorsWhat you might ask visitors• What visitors might ask youWhat visitors might ask you• What would you want to know?What would you want to know?
