Instructional Design and Facilitation
- Create trainings, webinars, and courses
- Develop engaging, impactful learning materials
- Design and deliver online and in person professional development
Work Example:
Ocean Science Workshops for Educators
As part of NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration program, Mystic Maritime Consulting facilitated dozens of onsite Professional Development workshops for middle and high school educators around the country. Groups of 25-30 teachers participated in each workshop. Content focused on ocean science topics such as marine biology, deep sea technology, marine geology, bioluminescence, exploration, and seabed mapping. MMC also led efforts to expand these workshops to Portugal.
In addition to on-site workshops, MMC collaborated with the College of Exploration in developing and facilitating online workshops for up to 700 global participants through the College of Exploration. Serving as the Instructor of Record for participants seeking graduate credits, MMC also liaised with keynote presenters, designed content, and aligned it with national education and ocean literacy standards.
Work Example:
Oceans and Human Health Courses
Melissa Ryan holds a M.S. degree in Natural Health and one of her professional interests is the relationship between oceans and human health. Within this field lie the answers to questions such as: What can we learn from a squid about our own nervous system? How can substances found in marine sponges help to treat cancer? And why does spending time by the ocean calm our nerves?
MMC has created two online courses on Oceans and Human Health. These professional development courses have been offered to teachers through the nonprofit College of Exploration, and to undergraduate students at Goodwin College in East Hartford, CT. The materials serve as a general introduction to this cutting-edge topic in ocean science. Global climate change, harmful algal blooms, marine biopharmaceuticals, and the use of marine organisms as biomedical models are some of the topics explored.
