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Tuesday, February 16, 2016
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Online Teaching and Learning Strategies
- Location: Online
- Contact: CITS Instructional Development
- Description: In this course, we will introduce you to current research and best practices for both online and blended teaching as well as showcase examples of successful teaching strategies for both methodologies. Throughout the course you will work both independently and collaboratively with your peers to gain valuable online course transition experience and develop strategies in online teaching and learning. As a participant, you will learn both pedagogical aspects of teaching online as well as how to use and incorporate many of the tools available in the myCourses Learning Management System used at UMD. The ultimate goal of the course is to have you begin planning, organizing and building the course you eventually plan to teach. In addition, this course will introduce you to tools that will teach you how to self-assess course site design to ensure student ease of access to course content and to facilitate more streamlined student learning and retention.
- Link: http://instructionaldev.umassd.wikispaces.net/Online+Teaching+Guide
- Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty, topic: Faculty Development
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11:15 AM
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Blackboard Collaborate
- Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 225
, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA
- Contact: CITS Instructional Development
- Description: This workshop will demonstrate Collaborate, a live conferencing tool that uses a virtual online classroom to meet live within a myCourses course site. Using Collaborate, faculty can interact virtually with students for lectures, guest presentations, share applications, and meetings. This technology integrates seamlessly into your myCourses site and simply requires speakers and microphone.
- Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty, topic: Faculty Development
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April Claggett: Light Stories
- Location: CVPA: College of Visual and Performing Arts
, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA
- Cost: free
- Contact: Fine Arts Department
- Description: New Works on Dura-Lar at Gallery 244, Star Store Campus
- Topical Areas: General Public, University Community, Exhibits, Visual Arts
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9:00 AM
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4:00 PM
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Fidelity Rep - On Campus
- Location: > See description for location
- Contact: > See Description for contact information
- Description: One-on-one: please contact Diana Rittenberg directly for an appointment 1-800-343-0860 Location: CCB Room 306
- Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Human Resources
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School for Marine Science and Technology PhD Dissertation Defense by Douglas Zemeckis
- Location: > See description for location
- Contact: > See Description for contact information
- Description: The School for Marine Science and Technology
Department of Fisheries Oceanography
PhD Dissertation Defense
Spawning Dynamics, Seasonal Movements, and Population Structure of Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) in the Gulf of Maine
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Douglas Zemeckis
Advisor
Steve Cadrin
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
1:00 pm
SMAST II, Room 157
200 Mill Road, Fairhaven, MA
Abstract:
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) have been a principal target species in New England's groundfish fishery since the 17th century. In recent decades, the Gulf of Maine cod stock has experienced substantial declines in abundance, and many historical spawning components have been depleted, reducing stock productivity and stability. Managing stock rebuilding has been difficult because of many uncertainties in population dynamics. Therefore, to support stock rebuilding efforts, the objective of this dissertation was to improve our understanding of the spawning dynamics, seasonal movements, and population structure of Atlantic cod in the Gulf of Maine. An interdisciplinary review of the scientific literature demonstrated that the cod population off New England can be described as a metapopulation that includes genetically-distinct spring- and winter-spawning subpopulations which are comprised of many finer-scale spawning components. Available information indicates that current management unit boundaries do not accurately represent the biological population structure. Therefore, a modification of current management units is recommended to provide a more accurate representation of the underlying biological population processes. Review of the cod spawning literature indicated that cod spawn in multiple locations and seasons, and the complex cod mating system can be described as a "lek". The aspects of cod spawning dynamics most important for consideration by fishery managers are the spatial and temporal extent of spawning, the behavior of spawners, and the reproductive contributions of older age-classes. The application of spawning closures as part of a multidisciplinary approach to fisheries management is recommended to prevent disruption of spawning and extirpation of semi-discrete spawning components. Spawning site fidelity contributes to the formation and maintenance of the observed metapopulation structure and delays the recolonization of abandoned spawning sites by limiting reproductive connectivity. Acoustic telemetry was used to document prevalent, fine-scale spawning site fidelity with respect to an inshore spawning site in the western Gulf of Maine. Movements away from the inshore spawning site were studied using conventional tags, acoustic telemetry, and geolocation utilizing data from archival data storage tags. Connectivity was documented among multiple inshore spawning sites, which is apparently sufficient to promote gene flow within the western subpopulation. Cod were primarily residential within the western Gulf of Maine. After spawning inshore, cod moved to offshore feeding grounds from summer to early winter. Deep offshore basins served as overwintering habitat before initiation of an inshore spring spawning migration. Results from this dissertation have been valuable for informing fishery managers in the development of regulations to protect cod spawning aggregations. Findings are contributing to ongoing processes to investigate cod population structure and reevaluate current management units. This dissertation provides a more holistic understanding of cod population dynamics, which is expected to contribute to the development of future fishery management plans and stock assessment models that work towards achieving stock rebuilding.
For additional information, please contact Sue Silva at s1silva@umassd.edu.
- Topical Areas: School for Marine Sciences and Technology
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Internship Info Sessions
- Location: MacLean Campus Center, Blue & Gold Welcome Center
- Contact: Career Development Center
- Description: Why do an internship? How do you find one?
All types of internships are available for all majors. Come to an Internship Info session and find out how to get started finding and securing the right internship for you! Preregister on CareerLink via the UMassD portal or call the Career Development Center at 508.999.8658 for further information.
- Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, Career Development Center
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Catholic Mass
- Location: Law School Room 116
, 333 Faunce Corner Road, Dartmouth, MA
- Contact: Catholic Campus Ministry
- Description: Catholic Mass will be celebrated in Room 116 of the UMass Lawschool at noon. All are Welcome.
- Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Religious & Spiritual
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Excel Grade Books
- Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 226
, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA
- Cost: Free!
- Contact: > See Description for contact information
- Description: This workshop is geared toward educators who wish to simplify the process of evaluating student performance and calculating final grades. Participants learn how to organize student data on a worksheet, calculate averages, weighted averages, and use a lookup table to control the contribution of different scores toward a student's final grade. Excel can even convert number grades to letter grades automatically! Also covered are some of Excel's statistical functions. Previous Excel experience is required.
Seating is limited, so sign up today!
Contact Rich Legault for more information
RLegault@umassd.edu
508-999-8799
- Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Everyone, audience: Faculty, audience: Staff, audience: Students, topic: Faculty Development
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