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2016 Texas Water Forum Report Available
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and National Science Foundation Research Coordination Network on Climate, Energy, Environment and Engagement in Semiarid Regions (NSF/RCN-CE3SAR) co-sponsored the 2016 Texas Water Roadmap Forum. Focusing on workforce education, data, and research, the forum was hosted by the Institute for Water Resources Science and Technology on the campus of Texas […]
Water Roadmap Forum for Action in Texas
2016 Texas Water Roadmap Forum to be held by the Texas Water Development Board and the National Science Foundation Research Coordination Network for Climate, Energy, Environment and Engagement in Semiarid Regions on November 29th The 2016 water roadmap forum will be one day facilitated charrette and plenary session – is organized and sponsored by the […]
Aquatic Science Education Pathway Featured at International Summit
Technology Summit Looks at Influence of Tech on Outdoor Education On April 7, 2015 the Technology and Nature Summit took a first-ever look at the way technology has influenced children’s interaction with the natural environment in an education setting. The conference agenda can be downloaded here. Tech In (and Outside) the Classroom: An Aquatic Science […]
Water Technology Forum Report
Historic water technology forum brings key leaders in water sector together H2O partner Meadows Center for Water and the Environment’s, Dr. Rudolph Rosen co-chaired the organizing committee for the Texas Water Technology Roadmap Forum. Quoting from the water technology forum report: By invitation only, the Forum brought key thought leaders from Texas’ water sectors together. […]
Water Technology Roadmap
H2O partner Meadows Center to sponsor Texas’ first water technology roadmap On February 25, 2015 the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment along with other partners will host a water sustainability-oriented forum bringing together principals of water-related companies, associations, university research centers and other Texas research institutes, and others interested in accelerating growth of […]
SXSW Interactive Features H2O’s STEM Education Technology
SXSW Interactives’ Sixth Street Showcase hosted by the University of Texas System featured H2O’s interactive STEM education technology for enhancing student learning about water and the environment. The Showcase was held to give a sneak peek to cutting-edge technologies that students and faculty members at the state’s higher education institutions are developing. Participating universities included […]
iPad – iPhone Aquarena STEM Education App now at iTunes Store
App for Aquarena Education now available free. To get the App go to the iTunes App Store and search for “Aquarena.” Or, come visit the springs and download the App on site. http://www.aquarena.txstate.edu/ See the App in iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aquarena/id594300970?mt=8 The “Aquarena” App was developed for use in outdoor water education at Aquarena Springs, at […]
Aquatic Science STEM Technology Integration Test Center
Experiential education and research interactive kiosks now in aquarium room — Part of Aquarena Technology Integration Test Center at The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. Through experimentation, evaluation, and research into educational value and cost options, workers supported by H2O are developing suitable cost-effective educational enhancement technology to full-scale in a new major […]
Technology STEM Workshop Given by H2O’s Rudolph Rosen
Mobile technology enhanced STEM education workshop shows new directions open to educators. Teachers wanting to place their own educational content on mobile devices, such as iPads and iPhones, participated in a workshop delivered by H2O’s Rudolph Rosen on July 19, 2012. The Welder Wildlife Foundation sponsored the workshop, which was focused on applying technology innovations […]
iPad – iPhone App for Outdoor Education at Aquarena to Include Species Identification Key
A new iPad and iPhone App for use in outdoor education is being built for Aquarena Center, at the headwaters of theSan MarcosRiver, by developers atTexasStateUniversity. The new App will include an identification guide to the common fish, birds, plants and animals that inhabit the springs, wetlands, and adjacent watershed. The App will be available […]
Outdoor Education Watershed Scavenger Hunt for iPad and iPhone
Outdoor education enhanced by use of mobile technology is the focus of a new iPad – iPhone App being developed by programmers atTexasStateUniversity. The App would be used in conjunction with watershed outdoor education at the River Systems Institute’s Aquarena Springs. The App will lead students through a watershed discovery trail on an educational scavenger […]
Rosen to give STEM Education Technology Workshop at Welder Wildlife Foundation
Rudolph Rosen will give an education technology workshop for K-12 teachers at the Welder Wildlife Foundation on July 19, 2012. Educators will learn ways to utilize mobile technology (smart phones and pads) in the classroom and outdoors. Click here to see more information about the workshop. Contact Liz Bates to register or for more information. […]
New Mobile Technology App Now Under Development by H2O for Outdoor STEM Education in Areas Without Mobile Device Connectivity
Student experiential education outdoors inTexas’ watersheds can be enhanced by targeted use of mobile devices such as smartphones and pads. Students can access information to augment their outdoors experience or use the devices to store information about the outdoors experience that can be used later in classroom or after-school learning, thus extending the outdoors experience. […]
Research Education – First Look
The San Marcos Springs give rise to the San Marcos River and are home to several endangered and sensitive species, including wild rice. Researchers at Texas State University are evaluating specific in-stream conditions that favor growth of rice. Computer modeling of micro flows in the river, specific locations of rice, impacts of drought, inputs of sediment, […]