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Innovative Reflections on Teaching and Oceanography: Bridging Science and Society

This document explores the intersection of oceanographic research and effective teaching practices. It discusses the complexities of working with interdisciplinary concepts, the importance of effective communication in science, and the challenges posed by a burdensome teaching load. The advice shared emphasizes simplifying scientific concepts, fostering empathy in communication, and encouraging exploration of political and social solutions using scientific skills. Furthermore, it highlights the value of mentorship, professional development, and taking pride in a scientific career, illustrating how these elements work together to enhance education and research.

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Innovative Reflections on Teaching and Oceanography: Bridging Science and Society

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  1. Internal Wave Reflection from a Sloping Boundary Modeled and in laboratory From McPhee-Shaw and Kunze, 2002, JGR

  2. Intermediate nepheloid layers emanating from Northern CA upper slope and outer shelf (March) Beam C and σθ Sediment concentration ~ 1-3 mg L-1 From McPhee-Shaw et al., 2004 contourN_M99_beamC_color.m

  3. Ocean Observing Systems, Central and Southern CA. But this photo is NSF work… it just looks neat…..

  4. http://press.discovery.com/emea/wrld/programs/loch-ness-revealed/http://press.discovery.com/emea/wrld/programs/loch-ness-revealed/

  5. Considerations re current teaching position: Hard $ versus Soft $ Stable salary Burdensome teaching load (SJSU, CSU ) …. but the flip side is Academic and intellectual freedom

  6. Things I’ve learned doing interdisciplinary work, small chunks of advice, and some random thoughts.

  7. Let go of the idea that quality science must all be immensely mentally challenging. Sometimes the concepts are fairly simple but finding the evidence for or against a hypothesis is the challenge. Sometimes just communicating seemingly simple concepts from one field to another is the most valuable contribution.

  8. Gain patience for statistics

  9. Teaching: Don’t start with the equations of motion. Start with the equation of “mass” and then make the constituent phytoplankton “We” have advection and diffusion “They” have advection and diffusion and settling and swimming and growth and death and immigration and emigration……

  10. Use the term “forecast” instead of “numerical model”

  11. Working with non-scientists

  12. Learn how to make scientific statements without citing sources in the literature

  13. Tell good stories and share your enthusiasm for science

  14. Try to see ourselves as we may look to those on the outside, and have some empathy when they roll their eyes at us.

  15. Come up with an alternative term to “physical oceanographer” to describe your career at parties.

  16. Don’t be afraid to move into solving problems in the political and social arena. • You have skills in • Logic and critical thinking • Analyzing and projecting budgets • Data analysis • Communication a sequence of tough concepts

  17. Scientists are creative

  18. Some career advice

  19. Seek out mentors.

  20. Seek opportunities for professional development and management training

  21. Be proud to be a scientist

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