Ron Rice 4 27 10
Ron Rice 4 27 10
Ron Rice 4 27 10
Science
and the Science of Environmental
Communication:
UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Media
Initiative
Ronald E. Rice
• www.cftnm.ucsb.edu
Environmental Media Initiative
• Writing Documentaries
• Films of the Natural and Human Environment
• Introduction to Environmental Media Production
• Issues in marine Conservation
• Advanced Environmental Media Production
• www.cftnm.ucsb.edu/Programs/EMI/
Teaching/GS_splash.html
digital publications
Digital Ocean Project Planning
• strength-weaknesses-opportunities-threats analysis
• online ocean education and social
networking project
• uses ePals platform, Google Earth,
SeaWatch, UCSB programming
• extensive social media use
GSR:
• funded by MacArthur Foundation’s
Digital Media and Learning Program,
Robinson (Bren)
Pre-Registered US Teachers
Curriculum Units and Associated Activities
• Environmental campaigns:
http://www.comm.ucsb.edu/faculty/rrice/ricelink.htm#
CAMPAIGN
Environmental Communication and Science:
Need for Interdisciplinarity
“Environmental problems are generally complex and
blind to disciplinary boundaries.
Comments or Questions?