Year: 2020
Project(s):
Relevance
Sea Grant team members reached out to audiences during COVID-19 restrictions to see if anyone needed assistance. Florida emergency responders asked for advice on how to run a training online that would normally be held in person. The training was mandatory for state agents who may come into contact with hazardous material and needed to take place on its original date for agents to legally continue to respond to events requiring contact with hazardous substances.
Response
Sea Grant team members, who have experience live-streaming seminars, offered to host and facilitate the training rather than simply share guidance or best practices. Team members worked with the course trainers to develop a shortened agenda tailored to online learning and scheduled practice sessions to make trainers comfortable with the web-sharing platform. One team member served as event host, while another ran the web controls and edited videos of the presentation to share afterward.
Results
Sea Grant team members, who have experience live-streaming seminars, offered to host and facilitate the training rather than simply share guidance or best practices. Team members worked with the course trainers to develop a shortened agenda tailored to online learning and scheduled practice sessions to make trainers comfortable with the web-sharing platform. One team member served as event host, while another ran the web controls and edited videos of the presentation to share afterward.
Recap
The Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Outreach Team worked with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to provide online training during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing 24 emergency responders to update mandatory certifications and continue to work in cases involving hazardous materials or animals. (2020)