Can you help OTS with online education? Hello OTS scientists and educators. Until we can offer our full range of courses in the field again, we are developing a full range of virtual educational opportunities. Please take five minutes to answer this survey, which will help us gauge need, interest, and our community’s willingness to offer material. Questions? Please contact sofia.rodriguez@tropicalstudies.org. Thank you!1. Email* Enter Email Confirm Email 2. Are you interested in helping OTS develop virtual academic materials (e.g. short course, content module within a course, workshop, or other activity)? If yes, please provide some detail.*Select one...YesNoPlease provide more detail about the virtual education materials that you can help us to develop.*3. Are you interested in helping OTS deliver content (e.g. short course, content module within a course, workshop, or other activity)? If yes, please specify.*Select one...YesNoPlease provide more detail about the virtual education materials that you help us deliver.*4. Please rank your experience with teaching remotely.*1 - none2345 - lots5. Which of the following courses have you taught in-person, online, or in hybrid format?Face-to-faceVirtualHybridEcologyField biologyConservationTropical biology or ecologyOther, please provide title belowIf you answered "other," what is the course title? 6. Have you recently transitioned an in-person ecology or tropical biology course to an online format?*Select one...YesNo7. Are you interested in teaching for OTS in an online format? (Check all that apply.) Note that we will consider many options for compensation, including volunteers, fellowships for field station stays, and stipends. Select All 15 week semester 7 week half-semester Short module, group of associated lectures and activities, not necessarily associated with a particular academic calendar. Guest lecture (or several lectures) If you checked any boxes above, please list the topics you could provide.* 8. Are you familiar with any workshops dealing with tropical biology, tropical ecology, or field ecology, or data analysis that you believe might be relevant for OTS and adaptable to an online format? If so, please provide a source and a brief description.*Select one...YesNoPlease provide a source and a brief description.*9. Do you have any suggestions or comments about the role of OTS in a virtual education environment?CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Δ
