1. Claudia Delgado, Training Coordinator IOC Project Office for IODE, Oostende, Belgium OceanTeacher Academy ODINAFRICA Training Course ODINAFRICA Training Course Marine Biodiversity Data Management 17 - 21 March 2014, Oostende, Belgium

2. ODINAFRICA Training Course Marine Biodiversity Data Management Timetable: ODINAFRICA Training Course Marine Biodiversity Data Management MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday 08:20Meet at hotel Lobby & walk to the ferry boat 09:00-10:30Training Course 10:30-11:00Coffee break 11:00-12:30Training Course 12:30-13:30Lunch break 13:30-15:00Training Course Field Trip: BrugesTraining Course 15:00-15:30Coffee break 15:30-17:00Training Course Field Trip: BrugesTraining Course 17:15Welcome drink at PO (until 17:55) Ferry boat Note: Lunch and coffee breaks are provided onsite

3. Lecturers Ward APPELTANS, Belgium Mike Flavell, Belgium Leen VANDEPITTE, Belgium Frederic Dujardin, Belgium Marc Goovaerts, Belgium (WebEx)

4. Practical Information Ferry boat: every ~ 15 to 20 min – Winter time (1/10 - 31/3): 07H45–13H00 and 13H30-18H15: last boat to city centre: 18H05 – In case of bad weather: alternative will be foreseen Fully sponsored students: hotel is paid, but no extras (telephone bills, mini-bar, pay-tv, etc). Ask for personal bill at check-out. Payment of per diem: – Only with boarding passes; extra costs for local tickets, the original invoice is needed. – Reimbursements follow the UNESCO guidelines; Monday afternoon during coffee-break Early return flights (before 10 am, saturday) – Hotel in Brussels (near airport or near railway station): use the hotel’s free shuttle service to and from the airport – Check out, including luggage, from Hotel Bero on Friday morning (before coming to the PO) Practical matters: NO SMOKING Water (waterfountains); Use the trash bins for trash (don’t leave trash randomly); No glass in the trash bins; Lunch and cofffee breaks: reception area: no glasses, cups, cutlery, plates etc in the training room; Respect meals schedules Cell phones off/silent mode If you need something, please ask.

5. Practical Information: classroom Computers: – administrator rights: installations are only allowed when requested by a lecturer; – All pc’s are protected and up to date: do not download any anti virus or other software; – Whoever does install non authorised software and by doing so damages his/her computer, will have no computer; – Printing possible using the printer in the training room; – In case of any problem ask one of our IT staff; – Do not change any computer settings; – Do not keep and/or leave any personal files on the computers; File Storage: – Training >> OTA >> 2014 >> 03_OBIS ODINAFRICA – Use the folder under your name

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8. OceanTeacher OceanTeacher Model: Web-based training system that supports: – Classroom training (face-to-face) – Blended training (instructor-led, online) – Online self-learning Content freely and openly available: Creative commons licence Courses: Training courses using Moodle Digital Library: Online encyclopaedia about marine data management and marine information management. The wiki-style Digital Library is build upon the MediaWiki software. Video Library: Lecture recordings on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/iode) OceanTeacher is a learning management system for marine data and information management Audience: Data and information managers Ocean researchers University students Increasing focus on continuous professional development

9. Contents accessibility, Registration and enrolling on OceanTeacher website 1. REGISTRATION Go to the course webpage Create a New Account for yourself (Registration) follow the instructions carefully 2. ENROLL Find the ENROLL button on the right hand menu of the course navigation, and enroll in the course. OceanTeacher content is freely and openly available and access does not require registration. Access to contents available during and after your course OceanTeacher content is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License