Center’s Distance Learning Program Wins National Education Award

ASLC acting Education Director and Distance Learning guru, Laurie Stuart-Morrow doing what she does so very well - sharing knowledge about Alaska's marine ecosystems with the world!

I don't normally post our press releases verbatim, but this one says it all!!  What a tremendous accomplishment by our Distance Learning team - this award again demonstrates the power and quality of the education programs delivered by ASLC staff - we are actively building new parrtnerships with industry and communities in Alaska and globally to share these great programs even further!

Please  contact the ASLC education team to learn more about these amazing programs - or go one better and buy one for a school near you - they are terrific value and highly ranked by our peers! 

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Seward, AK – August 26, 2011 – The Alaska SeaLife Center has just received a 2010-2011 CILC National Pinnacle Award from the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC). The award is presented annually to organizations posting outstanding K-12 standards-based interactive videoconferencing education programs.
To qualify for the award the provider must receive a minimum 2.85 average score out of a possible 3 on their program evaluations from educators during the school year. The evaluation assesses seven areas: two related to the effectiveness of the presenter and five related to the educational content of the program.


This is the second time in four years that the Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) has received the CILC Pinnacle Award. ASLC Education Manager and leader of the distance learning unit, Laurie Stuart-Morrow said she was delighted to again receive this high level recognition. “Each year the Center provides more than 300 distance education programs to students throughout Alaska, across the lower 48 and increasingly around the world – this past year the Center has begun a major partnership with Australian schools. We are very pleased to be formally recognized by industry leaders for our high education standards and to be able to promote improved understanding of Alaska’s marine ecosystems to such a vast and engaging audience”.


About CILC
The Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC), established in 1994, is a not-for-profit specializing in access to applications and the utilization of videoconferencing for live interactive content and professional development, as well as web-based collaborative learning environments for K-12.


About ASLC
The Alaska SeaLife Center is a private non-profit research institution and visitor attraction which generates and shares scientific knowledge to promote understanding and stewardship of Alaska’s marine ecosystems. For more information regarding the Distance Learning program or other ASLC information please reference the Alaska SeaLife Center website at www.alaskasealife.org.