Enrollment opening soon: This workshop will take place November 2nd and 3rd , 2024.
Limited to the first 15 people to enroll.
Enjoy a dynamic, casual, and enjoyable learning environment with well known scientists recognized in their fields and experienced educators in classrooms, film, and professional conferences.
The group will work together through critical thinking exercises to discover the function of an anatomical structure in a variety of species and form a hypothesis in several vignettes. Your search for support of each hypothesis begins with identifying behaviors and searching for clues related to form and function of extant and extinct species. Finally, your group will prepare, examine, and assemble skeletal structures of species that have evolved according to different pressures in their ecological niche.
Location: Spring Hill, Florida in Sea-More Trolley classroom.
Instructors: Dr. Joy Reidenberg, Dr. Mithriel MacKay.
Learning objectives: See “Curriculum” for details.
You will spend the weekend in a comfortable, small group setting while experienced scientists bring the instruct the group on topics and skills related to bones and fossils with research applications.
You will be assembling, comparing, and analyzing form and function of skulls and skeletal structures of several animal species.
Timeline:
- Dress casual and ready to get messy! We’ll be working in Sea-More Trolley classroom for the weekend.
- Course will run all day Saturday & Sunday (November 2nd and 3rd, 2024); 9am-4pm
Lunch, snacks, and beverages provided. See “FAQ” for more information.
There is no academic prerequisite to this workshop.
- Participants with a science background or attending a university will benefit from the depth of content.
- IMPORTANT: See “Requirements” for more information about necessary completion for enrollment.
There are prerequisite forms for this workshop.
- Be sure to read all the information posted in the tabs for this program and preview forms indicated before registering.
Fee: Your cost for the November 2 and 3, 2024 Session $350USD. Program fees are non-refundable.
Requirements
- Adults with a keen interest in comparative anatomy and evolutionary biology.
- Completion and submission of all forms. Links and descriptions are included in the "Curriculum" section under "Download and Submit Forms Here" .
- Enrollment is not complete until required forms are completed, initialed, signed, and uploaded after program fee is submitted. Previews of all forms are provided for all MCERC programs and courses.
- Non refundable program fee must be submitted to access the course content and required forms.
- Reliable internet is necessary to access information needed for this course
- A computer to connect to the internet and access MS word documents and pdfs is needed.
- Ability to understand and communicate in English
- Participants are highly encouraged to enroll using a gmail account to access class content in OneDrive (free) .
Features
- Reconstructing skeletons of selected species
- Discussions integrating the importance of a multidicipline approach to research
- Discussions about evolutionary biology (including fossil and extant species)
- Topics surrounding behavioral ecology
- Features of comparative anatomy
- Collecting, cleaning, and preparing specimens
Target audiences
- University students with a degree in marine biology (or directly related discipline)
- University students with a degree in comparative anatomy (or directly related discipline))
- Adults (over 18) interested in the topic and related hobbies
- Adult Citizen Scientists in a related project
- Adults interested in exploring the subject matter in an comfortable setting with instructors recognized as subject matter experts.