OceanTeacher Global Academy Steering Group Meeting II

08 - 11 March 2016,

UNESCO/IOC Project Office for IODE
Wandelaarkaai 7 - Pakhuis 61

B-8400 Oostende
Belgium

Annotated Agenda

1. OPENING OF THE MEETING
1.1. Words of welcome
1.2. Welcome by the IODE programme manager
1.3. Adoption of the agenda and timetable
1.4. Introduction of participants
1.5. Local arrangements
1.6. Introduction to OTGA
2. REVIEW OF CANDIDATE RTC ACTIVITIES 2015-2016
2.1. Presentations by RTC candidate centres
2.1.1. China
2.1.2. Colombia
2.1.3. India
2.1.4. Kenya
2.1.5. Malaysia
2.1.6. Mozambique
2.1.7. Senegal
2.1.8. South Africa
2.1.9. United States of America
2.2. Performance assessment of the candidate RTCs
2.3. Assessment: group discussions
2.4. Designation RTC/Candidate RTC/Remedial actions
2.5. Formal mechanism (MoU, contracts) for RTC designation and operation
2.6. New candidate RTCs
3. WORK PLANS OF THE RTCs FOR 2016
3.1. Needs survey (IODE topics)
3.2. Requirements identified by regional sub-commissions and global programmes
3.3. RTC-RTC cooperation
3.4. RTC OTGA course plans 2016-2017
3.5. RTC additional (non OTGA) course plans 2016-2017
3.6. Course organization procedures - guidelines
3.7. Project work plan and budget 2016-2017
4. OTGA JOINT FACILITIES
4.1. OTGA Outreach and Communication Strategy
4.2. OTGA and the IOC CD Strategy
4.3. OTGA new web site
4.4. OTGA learning platform
4.5. OTGA online application form
4.6. Certification as a Learning Services Provider/ Course Content Quality Assurance
5. SUMMARY DISCUSSIONS
5.1. Any other business
5.2. Date and place of the next Session
5.3. Designation of SG Chair
5.4. Summary report of the Meeting
6. CLOSING OF THE MEETING
7. OTGA TECHNICAL WORKSHOP
7.1. File manager tool
7.2. Course Budgeting, Contracts and Reporting
7.3. Lecture recording guidelines