Our team communicated ecology concepts to Melbourne's diverse audiences by animating and translating videos to expand Port Phillip EcoCentre community outreach which has been impeded by language barriers and the pandemic. The four concepts we presented are not easily captured with cameras, so animation enabled in-depth explanation of ecological processes that would otherwise go unseen. These topics were: soft sediment systems; nest hollows; short-finned eels; native pollinators. We then translated these videos into six languages to include a multicultural audiences.

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Creator

• McCarthy, Tanner M.
• Perry, Erin M.
• Miloshi, Suela
• Bedard, Michael F.

Subject

• Innovation
• Health
• Environment
• Learning
• Sustainability
• Community
• Inclusion
• Well-Being
• Water
• Infrastructure
• Project-Based Learning
• Food
• Culture

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 6021
• E-project-031821-134108

Keyword

• Creative
• Diverse
• Multilingual
• Animation
• Ecology
• Educational

Advisor

• Boucher-Yip, Esther
• Higgins, Lorraine D.
• McCauley, Stephen M.

Year

• 2021

Center

• Melbourne, Australia Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• The Port Phillip EcoCentre

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13 - Climate Action
• 14 - Life Below Water
• 15 - Life On Land

Date created

• 2021-03-18

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-05-03