The Marine Educator Certification course (Part 1) is designed for people with a degree in marine biology and related fields who are interested in achieving the skills an instructor needs to engage and communicate with their students over today’s far reaching platforms. You will develop learning modules and presentations based on your personal interests, including charismatic marine megafauna, accelerated climate change, ecology of marine and coastal ecosystems. MCERC instructors will supplement classes with lectures on current events in marine based topics that captivate audiences over social media. You will expand your portfolio with professional learning modules to take to your own students and outreach events as you navigate the techniques necessary to communicate complex concepts in science.
Enrollment is limited to 30 participants per session.
Timeline: This course is begins the first Tuesday in November and meets every Tuesday and Thursday for 10 weeks.
Please note that the meetings may be adjusted at the instructor’s discretion to accommodate holidays.
Prerequisites: See “Requirements” for more information about necessary completion for enrollment.
Location: Distance learning via Zoom meetings and learning platform tools.
Fee: Click on the “Register Today” button for the course fee. Program fees are non-refundable.
Once you have successfully completed the Marine Educator Certification Part 1 & 2, you are eligible to apply to teach an MCERC Field course in either the U.S, Canada’s Maritimes, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, or Scotland, with an experienced faculty member.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in relation to marine conservation is required.
- Completion and submission of all forms. Links included in the "Curriculum" section.
- Non-refundable program fee submitted after reviewing all forms.
- Enrollment is not complete until required forms are completed, initialed, signed, and uploaded after the program fee is submitted.
- Reliable internet is necessary to complete this course
- A computer to connect to the internet and access MS word documents and pdfs
- A web camera must be available to attend classes with video and audio
- Ability to understand and communicate in English
- All Participants must enroll using a gmail account to access class content in OneDrive (free)
Features
- Part 1 of 2 Marine Educator Courses
- Distance Learning Program
- Current events in marine science that are infiltrating social media
- Hands on practice developing learning modules using web based and in-person tools
- Faculty research scientists with experience in film, professional conference presentation, and higher education
Target audiences
- University graduates interested in teaching marine science curriculum
- Exceptions may be made for university students in their last year before graduation.
- Verification of prerequisites is required