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Regional education institutions, scientific research organizations, government agencies and business/industry partners join hands to create a collaborative networking infrastructure around California’s Monterey Bay Sanctuary. Their goal: the nurturing and support of life-long learning through the implementation of collaborative electronic field trips and classroom activities by student groups, educators and scientific research communities in various ecosystems. Initial trips and activities are designed around three exemplars: the Virtual Canyon Project, the San Lorenzo Valley River Watershed Project and the Virtual Telescope Project.
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Matray, K. (1995). Science education by way of the ‘ultimate electronic field trip’. In: Tinsley, J.D., van Weert, T.J. (eds) World Conference on Computers in Education VI. WCCE 1995. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34844-5_36
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