{"id":1466,"date":"2023-06-19T10:46:45","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T00:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/?page_id=1466"},"modified":"2023-07-25T13:56:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T03:56:55","slug":"accolades-for-our-reef-education-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/latest-news\/accolades-for-our-reef-education-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Accolades for our Reef Education team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1466\" class=\"elementor elementor-1466\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bd72b41 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"4bd72b41\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a5cca0d\" data-id=\"2a5cca0d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3afff4c4 elementor--h-position-left elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"3afff4c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Accolades for our Reef Education team<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231ed5f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"231ed5f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority\u2019s Outreach Reef Education programs have received yet another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cilc.org\/Content-Providers\/CILC-Pinnacle-Awards-Recipients-Announced.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinnacle Award<\/a> for \u201cPrograms of Distinction\u201d that have engaged learners across the globe.<\/p><p>Winning the Pinnacle Award has been described as \u201cAn honourable feat\u201d by Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) Executive Director, Glenn Morris who announced the winners of the 2019-2020 awards in early August.<\/p><p>The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority\u2019s Outreach Reef Education programs delivered from Reef HQ Aquarium, Australia\u2019s National Education Centre for the Reef have brought the Great Barrier Reef to those who may have never had the chance to see it before, through innovative videoconferencing technology.<\/p><p>Since its establishment over 20 years ago, educators have connected with students of all ages in over 805 locations (390 international locations across 19 countries, and to 415 locations within Australia).<\/p><p>Many educators have participated in programs year after year and share this experience with a new group of learners.<\/p><p>Fred Nucifora the Director of Reef Education and Stewardship at the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority said the Reef Education team was very proud to receive the award as it recognises \u201cprograms demonstrating remarkable quality of educational content and exceptional skill at program delivery\u201d.<\/p><p>Praise for the program was also expressed by CILC members with one member describing the program as superior. \u201cThe vocabulary and content were age appropriate. The activities were fun and engaging. The information that was provided to us before was helpful so that we could have everything set up. The presenter was able to answer a lingering question that our class had not found an answer to.&#8221; (Elementary School Teacher).<\/p><p>The Reef Education team have also been recipients of the award previously in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 (Honourable mention), 2018, and 2019. The award is voted by teachers from across the USA.<\/p><p>This year the Reef Education team were also recognised in the inaugural CILC (Centre for Interactive Learning and Collaboration USA) Hall of Fame for having received a Pinnacle Award or an Honorable Mention for at least 10 years.<\/p><p>The Hall of Fame awards in a new initiative of the CILC. There are fifteen organisations that have been recognised with the Hall of Fame Award (including us) and we are the only organisation from Australia.https:\/\/www.cilc.org\/Content-Providers\/CILC-Pinnacle-Awards-Recipients-Announced.aspx<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd80da0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd80da0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Diver-with-camera-filming-Leopard-Shark-Reef-HQ-Aquarium-Townsville-Queensland-Australia.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1468\" alt=\"Great Barrier Reef Aquarium - Townsville - Queensland - Australia\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Diver-with-camera-filming-Leopard-Shark-Reef-HQ-Aquarium-Townsville-Queensland-Australia.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.greatbarrierreefaquarium.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Diver-with-camera-filming-Leopard-Shark-Reef-HQ-Aquarium-Townsville-Queensland-Australia-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280661c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"280661c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This award further exemplifies the increase in engagement that can be achieved through digital platforms.<\/p>\n<p>In partnership with researcher Prue Francis from Deakin University, the Reef Education team have had a paper published in the Journal of STEM Outreach<\/p>\n<p>The paper explores over ten years of participant trends for the Reef Videoconferencing program to assess whether the program is a mechanism for increasing community educational outreach. Since 2005, the program connected an additional 83,388 participants from 19 countries, increasing the Aquarium\u2019s community and educational outreach by 4.8%. You can read the full paper by clicking the link here: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3g2lRlC<\/p>\n<p>Special mention and congratulations to Reef Education team members, and co-authors, Julie Spencer and Craig McGrogan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gbrmpa.gov.au\/learn\/virtual-learning-experiences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for more information<\/a> on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority&#8217;s Virtual Learning Experiences.<\/p>\n<p>*<i>Story first published in August 2020.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bf0832f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5bf0832f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3363978a\" data-id=\"3363978a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3637f5a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3637f5a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44756ed5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44756ed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Page published on: 19 June 2023<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3945fbb7\" data-id=\"3945fbb7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a85774c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a85774c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-376da9ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"376da9ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Page last updated on: 25 July 2023<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accolades for our Reef Education team The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority\u2019s Outreach Reef Education programs have received yet another Pinnacle Award for \u201cPrograms of Distinction\u201d that have engaged learners across the globe. 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