Technology trials and tribulations: Demonstrating and evaluating advanced communication technologies effectiveness among various stakeholders

Saturday, October 28, 2023

10:00am - 11:30am PST

Location: A9

CFE 1.5 / ISA CEU 1.5 / ESA CEU .375

Moderator(s)

IS

Ingrid Schneider, PhD (she/her/hers)

Professor
University of Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Panelist(s)

Angela S. Gupta

Extension Educator
University of Minnesota
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
DR

Dominik Roeser, PhD

Associate Professor
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Ye (Sandy) Shen, PhD

Assistant Professor
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, California, United States

An interactive panel discussion and demonstration of advanced communication technologies and their use across forest management contexts, Specifically, discussion and sharing about augmented reality, virtual reality and eye-tracking which offer both opportunities and challenges for stakeholder engagement, large-scale forest management, and education.

Learning Objectives:

Iidentify and apply evaluation criteria for emerging advanced communication technology against management goals as the panel will share the advantages and disadvantages of each technology, including user experience challenges and opportunities, informed by recent research on silviculture and stewardship behaviors.
Demonstrate increased confidence and prowess in the use of augmented reality, virtual reality, and eye-tracking resulting from hands-on experience with each of them. This will enable greater insight into the diversity of ICT options and their possibly deployment to meaningfully engage the public and consider them for other uses as well (ie. training).
Describe peer use and challenges to the adoption of advanced information communication technologies, with real-world applications shared and connections made to enhance understanding and consideration to prudent adoption.