Lessons Learned in Virtual Education
Listen to lessons learned in Alaska on how to maximize the resource of virtual education. Students have been able to keep the benefit of having a live instructor to interact with throughout the course, while learning in the comfort of their own home. These features have kept this course popular post-pandemic and have significantly reduced the demand for in-person classes. In this session, you'll learn some of the techniques the Alaska Boating Safety Program uses to make this course a success.
Annie Grenier
Education Coordinator
Alaska Office of Boating Safety
Annie Grenier has worked for the Alaska Office of Boating Safety for nine years and has been the Education Coordinator of the program for three years. Annie has a Master’s of Science in Outdoor and Environmental Education with a focus in curriculum design. The virtual boating safety course she implemented in the early months of the COVID 19 pandemic is still being used today due to its popularity in Alaska. Annie’s education philosophy is the student should be an active participant in the learning process, and she strives to continue instructing with that belief through virtual education.
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