GEOSET
Connecting the
Global Schoolroom
to the Internet
GEOSET
Connecting the
Global Schoolroom
to the Internet
GEOSET
Connecting the
Global Schoolroom
to the Internet
THE GEOSET PROGRAM
The pilot GEOSET project, which was originally initiated in Florida State University’s Chemistry and Biochemistry
Department, is now a key component of the Florida Centre for Research in Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (FCR-STEM) program, which is being coordinated by FSU’s Learning Systems Institute (LSI).
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities are ideally placed to produce materials.
GEOSET is already streaming:
Teaching modules: Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their requirements.
Conference presentations and research seminars: All recorded presentations are being permanently streamed and
several have been used at more than one event.
Science inquiry experiences for teachers: Teachers grades 3-12 are interacting through GEOSET in an on-line, graduate
course in Nature of Scientific Inquiry. In the following semester, these teachers are earning more graduate credits while
engaging in scientific research with scientists that live near their schools in rural northern FL. The teachers are reflecting on
their learning through Blackboard at FSU and presenting their research in poster sessions, attracting other teachers and
scientists. These teachers’ stories are available in a free monograph entitled, Real Science for the Real World: Doing,
Learning, & TEACHING! at www.chem.fsu.edu/editors/gilmer/index.html
Archival interviews: Recorded interviews with senior scientists are being added to an archive of historical importance. The
information windows enable historical material to be presented in high quality detail.
Graduate and undergraduate project reports: Students convey, from their own research experience, the fascination and
excitement of science education at University.
Presentations on controversial science issues
Presentations on the learning process
Presentations on cross-cultural and creative issues, e.g., Arts/Science
Presentations have been streamed to UK schools and to conferences in the US and India. Children’s science workshops
have been streamed to Iceland, Venezuela. One highly successful test of the approach has been carried out to some 3,000
children across all of Australia.
Research seminars: A new lecture theatre at FSU will be permanently set up so that all lectures given can be essentially
automatically recorded.
Websites: The URLs of recordings are being inserted into the websites of research groups so that the viewer can access
brief accounts by researchers of their work. Appendix A gives a set of URLs that link directly to representative presentations
that cover the range of GEOSET recordings.
Contributions: Mechanisms are being developed to allow educators not directly involved with the project to provide
material and create links to other, GEOSET-like caches.
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities
are ideally placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
Teaching modules:
• Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their requirements.
•
•Conference presentations and research seminars:
•All recorded presentations are being permanently streamed and several
have been used at more than one event.
•Archival interviews:
•Recorded interviews with senior scientists are being added to an archive of
historical importance. The information windows enable historical material to
be presented in high quality detail.
•Graduate and undergraduate project reports:
•Students convey, from their own research experience, the fascination and
excitement of science education at University.
•Presentations to Foreign Venues:
•Presentations have been streamed to UK schools and to conferences in the
US and India, Iceland, Venezuela and to 3,000 children across Australia.
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities
are ideally placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities
are ideally placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
Teaching modules:
• Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their requirements.
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities
are ideally placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
Teaching modules:
• Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their requirements.
•Conference presentations and research seminars:
All recorded presentations are being permanently streamed and several have
been used at more than one event.
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities
are ideally placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
Teaching modules:
• Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their requirements.
•Conference presentations and research seminars:
All recorded presentations are being permanently streamed and several have
been used at more than one event.
•Archival interviews:
Recorded interviews with senior scientists are being added to an archive of
historical importance. The information windows enable historical material to
be presented in high quality detail.
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities
are ideally placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
Teaching modules:
• Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their requirements.
•Conference presentations and research seminars:
•All recorded presentations are being permanently streamed and several
have been used at more than one event.
•Archival interviews:
•Recorded interviews with senior scientists are being added to an archive of
historical importance. The information windows enable historical material to
be presented in high quality detail.
•Graduate and undergraduate project reports:
•Students convey, from their own research experience, the fascination and
excitement of science education at University.
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities
are ideally placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
Teaching modules:
• Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their requirements.
•Conference presentations and research seminars:
•All recorded presentations are being permanently streamed and several
have been used at more than one event.
•Archival interviews:
Recorded interviews with senior scientists are being added to an archive of
historical importance. The information windows enable historical material to
be presented in high quality detail.
•Graduate and undergraduate project reports:
Students convey, from their own research experience, the fascination and
excitement of science education at University.
•Presentations to Foreign Venues:
Presentations have been streamed to UK schools and to conferences in the
US and India, Iceland, Venezuela and to 3,000 children across Australia.
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Global Educational Outreach
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Teaching modules
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Presentations to Foreign Venues
Iceland
To - California Iceland India UK and Venezuela
In - Australia California Japan and UK
To 3500 kids throughout In Australia
Graduate and undergraduate project reports
Kerry Gilmore
www.geoset.fsu.edu
www.geoset.info
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities are ideally
placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities are ideally
placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
•Teaching modules:
• Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their requirements.
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities are ideally
placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
•Teaching modules:
• Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their requirements.
•Conference presentations and research seminars:
•All recorded presentations are being permanently streamed and several have been used at
more than one event.
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities are ideally
placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
•Teaching modules:
• Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their requirements.
•Conference presentations and research seminars:
•All recorded presentations are being permanently streamed and several have been used at
more than one event.
•Archival interviews:
•Recorded interviews with senior scientists are being added to an archive of historical
importance. The information windows enable historical material to be presented in high
quality detail.
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities are ideally
placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
•Teaching modules:
• Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their requirements.
•Conference presentations and research seminars:
•All recorded presentations are being permanently streamed and several have been used at
more than one event.
•Archival interviews:
•Recorded interviews with senior scientists are being added to an archive of historical
importance. The information windows enable historical material to be presented in high
quality detail.
•Graduate and undergraduate project reports:
•Students convey, from their own research experience, the fascination and excitement of
science education at University.
Penicillin – Russ Johnsen
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive
hardware and software, and Universities are
ideally placed to produce materials. GEOSET
is already streaming:
TV and Internet Science Channel
www.vega.org.uk
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Global Educational Outreach
Science Engineering Technology
www.geoset.info
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Invisible Ink
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities are ideally
placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
•Teaching modules: Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their
requirements.
•Conference presentations and research seminars: All recorded presentations are being
permanently streamed and several have been used at more than one event.
•Archival interviews: Recorded interviews with senior scientists are being added to an
archive of historical importance. The information windows enable historical material to be
presented in high quality detail.
•Graduate and undergraduate project reports: Students convey, from their own research
experience, the fascination and excitement of science education at University.
•Presentations to Foreign Venues: Presentations have been streamed to UK schools and
to conferences in the US and India, Iceland, Venezuela and to some 3,000 children across
all of Australia.
•Research seminars: A new lecture theatre at FSU will be permanently set up so that all
lectures given can be essentially automatically recorded.
•Websites: The URLs of recordings are being inserted into the websites of research groups
so that the viewer can access brief accounts by researchers of their work. Appendix A gives
a set of URLs that link directly to representative presentations that cover the range of
GEOSET recordings.
•Contributions: Mechanisms are being developed to allow educators not directly involved
with the project to provide material and create links to other, GEOSET-like caches.
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities are ideally
placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
•Teaching modules: Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their
requirements.
•Conference presentations and research seminars: All recorded presentations are being
permanently streamed and several have been used at more than one event.
•Archival interviews: Recorded interviews with senior scientists are being added to an
archive of historical importance. The information windows enable historical material to be
presented in high quality detail.
•Graduate and undergraduate project reports: Students convey, from their own research
experience, the fascination and excitement of science education at University.
•Presentations to Foreign Venues: Presentations have been streamed to UK schools and
to conferences in the US and India, Iceland, Venezuela and to some 3,000 children across
all of Australia.
•Research seminars: A new lecture theatre at FSU will be permanently set up so that all
lectures given can be essentially automatically recorded.
•Websites: The URLs of recordings are being inserted into the websites of research groups
so that the viewer can access brief accounts by researchers of their work. Appendix A gives
a set of URLs that link directly to representative presentations that cover the range of
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities are ideally
placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
•Teaching modules:
• Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their requirements.
•Conference presentations and research seminars:
•All recorded presentations are being permanently streamed and several have been used at
more than one event.
•Archival interviews:
•Recorded interviews with senior scientists are being added to an archive of historical
importance. The information windows enable historical material to be presented in high
quality detail.
•Graduate and undergraduate project reports:
•Students convey, from their own research experience, the fascination and excitement of
science education at University.
•Presentations to Foreign Venues:
•Presentations have been streamed to UK schools and to conferences in the US and India,
Iceland, Venezuela and to some 3,000 children across all of Australia.
•Research seminars:
•A new lecture theatre at FSU will be permanently set up so that all lectures given can be
essentially automatically recorded.
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities are ideally
placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
•Teaching modules:
• Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their requirements.
•Conference presentations and research seminars:
•All recorded presentations are being permanently streamed and several have been used at
more than one event.
•Archival interviews:
•Recorded interviews with senior scientists are being added to an archive of historical
importance. The information windows enable historical material to be presented in high
quality detail.
•Graduate and undergraduate project reports:
•Students convey, from their own research experience, the fascination and excitement of
science education at University.
•Presentations to Foreign Venues:
•Presentations have been streamed to UK schools and to conferences in the US and India,
Iceland, Venezuela and to some 3,000 children across all of Australia.
•Research seminars:
•A new lecture theatre at FSU will be permanently set up so that all lectures given can be
essentially automatically recorded.
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive
hardware and software, and Universities are
ideally placed to produce materials. GEOSET
is already streaming:
•Teaching modules:
• Workshops are being held with teachers to
determine their requirements.
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities are ideally
placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
•Teaching modules:
• Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their requirements.
•Conference presentations and research seminars:
•All recorded presentations are being permanently streamed and several have been used at
more than one event.
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities are ideally
placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
•Teaching modules:
• Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their requirements.
•Conference presentations and research seminars:
•All recorded presentations are being permanently streamed and several have been used at
more than one event.
•Archival interviews:
•Recorded interviews with senior scientists are being added to an archive of historical
importance. The information windows enable historical material to be presented in high
quality detail.
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities are ideally
placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
•Teaching modules:
• Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their requirements.
•Conference presentations and research seminars:
•All recorded presentations are being permanently streamed and several have been used at
more than one event.
•Archival interviews:
•Recorded interviews with senior scientists are being added to an archive of historical
importance. The information windows enable historical material to be presented in high
quality detail.
•Graduate and undergraduate project reports:
•Students convey, from their own research experience, the fascination and excitement of
science education at University.
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities are ideally
placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
•Teaching modules:
• Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their requirements.
•Conference presentations and research seminars:
•All recorded presentations are being permanently streamed and several have been used at
more than one event.
•Archival interviews:
•Recorded interviews with senior scientists are being added to an archive of historical
importance. The information windows enable historical material to be presented in high
quality detail.
•Graduate and undergraduate project reports:
•Students convey, from their own research experience, the fascination and excitement of
science education at University.
•Presentations to Foreign Venues:
•Presentations have been streamed to UK schools and to conferences in the US and India,
Iceland, Venezuela and to some 3,000 children across all of Australia.
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities are ideally
placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
•Teaching modules:
• Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their requirements.
•Conference presentations and research seminars:
•All recorded presentations are being permanently streamed and several have been used at
more than one event.
•Archival interviews:
•Recorded interviews with senior scientists are being added to an archive of historical
importance. The information windows enable historical material to be presented in high
quality detail.
•Graduate and undergraduate project reports:
•Students convey, from their own research experience, the fascination and excitement of
science education at University.
•Presentations to Foreign Venues:
•Presentations have been streamed to UK schools and to conferences in the US and India,
Iceland, Venezuela and to some 3,000 children across all of Australia.
•Research seminars:
•A new lecture theatre at FSU will be permanently set up so that all lectures given can be
essentially automatically recorded.
•THE GEOSET PROGRAM
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities are ideally
placed to produce materials. GEOSET is already streaming:
•Teaching modules:
• Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their requirements.
•Conference presentations and research seminars:
•All recorded presentations are being permanently streamed and several have been used at
more than one event.
•Archival interviews:
•Recorded interviews with senior scientists are being added to an archive of historical
importance. The information windows enable historical material to be presented in high
quality detail.
•Graduate and undergraduate project reports:
•Students convey, from their own research experience, the fascination and excitement of
science education at University.
•Presentations to Foreign Venues:
•Presentations have been streamed to UK schools and to conferences in the US and India,
Iceland, Venezuela and to some 3,000 children across all of Australia.
•Research seminars:
•A new lecture theatre at FSU will be permanently set up so that all lectures given can be
essentially automatically recorded.
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THE GEOSET PROGRAM
The pilot GEOSET project, which was originally initiated in Florida State University’s Chemistry and Biochemistry
Department, is now a key component of the Florida Centre for Research in Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (FCR-STEM) program, which is being coordinated by FSU’s Learning Systems Institute (LSI).
GEOSET uses relatively inexpensive hardware and software, and Universities are ideally placed to produce materials.
GEOSET is already streaming:
Teaching modules: Workshops are being held with teachers to determine their requirements.
Conference presentations and research seminars: All recorded presentations are being permanently streamed and
several have been used at more than one event.
Science inquiry experiences for teachers: Teachers grades 3-12 are interacting through GEOSET in an on-line, graduate
course in Nature of Scientific Inquiry. In the following semester, these teachers are earning more graduate credits while
engaging in scientific research with scientists that live near their schools in rural northern FL. The teachers are reflecting on
their learning through Blackboard at FSU and presenting their research in poster sessions, attracting other teachers and
scientists. These teachers’ stories are available in a free monograph entitled, Real Science for the Real World: Doing,
Learning, & TEACHING! at www.chem.fsu.edu/editors/gilmer/index.html
Archival interviews: Recorded interviews with senior scientists are being added to an archive of historical importance. The
information windows enable historical material to be presented in high quality detail.
Graduate and undergraduate project reports: Students convey, from their own research experience, the fascination and
excitement of science education at University.
Presentations on controversial science issues
Presentations on the learning process
Presentations on cross-cultural and creative issues, e.g., Arts/Science
Presentations have been streamed to UK schools and to conferences in the US and India. Children’s science workshops
have been streamed to Iceland, Venezuela. One highly successful test of the approach has been carried out to some 3,000
children across all of Australia.
Two GEOSET sites are already operational. The parent gateway www.geoset.info presently links only to the FSU site. The
second site, located at Sheffield University’s Kroto Research Institute, can be viewed at www.geokri.org. The site at
www.geoset.info is currently being recast into a searchable, data-based system to facilitate linking to other educational sites
streaming material in the parallel video + data format. In addition to the GEOSET uses listed above, the pilot GEOSET
project has produced an exciting range of approaches to presenting teaching materials, including the following:
Research seminars: A new lecture theatre at FSU will be permanently set up so that all lectures given can be essentially
automatically recorded.
Websites: The URLs of recordings are being inserted into the websites of research groups so that the viewer can access
brief accounts by researchers of their work. Appendix A gives a set of URLs that link directly to representative presentations
that cover the range of GEOSET recordings.