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Winter 1990 Computers and Interpretation Interpretation United States National Park Service Winter 1990 Computers and Interpretation Interpretation This issue explores a range of subjects from prophecies of futuristic applications to programs designed to relieve the tedium of bureau­ cratic mumbo-jumbo. We strived to include a diversity of approaches and applications, as well as views from computer advo­ cates and critics alike. My conclusion is that computers, like gypsy moths, are here to stay; so we may as well learn to live with those pesky little devils. Michael Paskowsky Interpretive Planner Harpers Ferry Center Contributors Mary E Bean Things change fast in eight years! During the first Instructor's Bill Brimberry Workshop in Interpretive Skills at Mather Employee Development Dale Ditmanson Center in 1983, the first set of lesson plans were created. As the Bill Fink program manager for the course, I cajoled Harpers Ferry Center J Scott Harmon into lending us typists and typewriters. Combined with Mather's Bill Hayden staff, I remember seven or eight persons in the building typing and Cheryl Hill retyping lesson plans nonstop. By staying up late at night at an Tom Kleiman antiquated Xerox in Mather's basement, all thirty new skills in­ Bill Laitner structors carried several inches of lesson plans back to their parks Phillip Musselwhite to begin the Regional Interpretive Skills Programs. LeRoy Nielsen When the 1986 Instructor's Workshop was held, Mather had pur­ Michael Paskowsky chased a couple of computers, and began experimenting with Dan Savage lesson plans on the MultiMate word processing program. Some of L Clifford Soubier the lesson plans were actually printed by computers, and the new Linda Young Tankersley highspeed Xerox copied revised lesson plans for nearly 75 skills in­ Joanne Tynon structors. (One footnote: a set of lesson plans was auctioned off at Hank Warren a regional AIN workshop that year for $40.) David G Wright Ed Zahniser By the 1988 Instructor's Workshop, an entire room at Mather housed 15 computers and everyone participating was given training on the use of the computers and the WordPerfect word processing system. The les­ son plans began to be converted from MultiMate to WordPerfect. Xeroxed copies still existed, but radical change was again stirring. This January, the fifth Instructor's Workshop was completed at Mather. A few copies of handouts were carried back by the partici­ pants, but lesson plans in Wordperfect were taken home on computer disks, not in notebooks. A revolution of some sort has taken place over these eight years, and the Instructor's Workshop reflects it. This issue of Interpreta­ tion considers some of that revolution. (Second footnote: as this year's highly successful Instructor's Workshop ended, I witnessed a new ritual—the participants spent 15 minutes exchanging FAX numbers before departing.) Look out NPS Interpretation Michael D Watson Chief, Division of Interpretation, WASO Regional Information Survey Alaska Pacific Midwest Northwest Tessy Shirakawa is the interpretive The Regional Division of Interpretation Interpretive training has been in the specialist for the Alaska Region. Her and Visitor Service has put together a spotlight lately. The Midwest Chief In­ work entails a variety of tasks that ben­ large traveling exhibit to celebrate the terpreters attended the National Work­ efit the NPS field areas in Alaska. She 25th Anniversary of the Wilderness shop of the National Association of serves as a coordinator for the Volun­ Bill. Presently it is in the bank lobby of Interpretation in St Paul and followed teer program, special populations, and the First Interstate Center building, Se­ that with two days of Regional busi­ visitors statistics. Conducting field attle, WA. The exhibit is scheduledto ness. The "Surly Surveyor" paid a visit training for seasonal interpreters and appear in bank lobbies in Washington, and provoked us in a delightful way. program audits is another of her most Oregon, and Idaho. An exhibit celebrat­ (Now if you don't know what/who this important duties that offers her the op­ ing the 1990 Idaho Centennial began Surveyor is. just ask a Midwest Chief; portunity to share the 16 years of expe­ circulating in August 1989. A series of any one will be glad to tell you, and rience she has accumulated as a field centennial exhibits is in the planning you might want Trim to visit your park interpreter in Shenandoah NP, Se­ stage, to travel through Washington, soon!) Besides experiencing creative in­ quoia & Kings Canyon NP, and Pinna­ Oregon, Idaho, NortnDakota, South terpretive techniques, we heard from cles NM. The Division of Interpretation Dakota. Montana, and Wyoming. A "Na­ Mike Watson about what's going on at and Visitor Services in the Alaska Re­ tional Parks in Idaho" coffee table book the top, and indeed a lot is. We dis­ gion assists the parks in hands-on de­ has been offered by a publisher, using cussed VIPs, upcoming training, the sign of new area exhibits and audio National Park Service copy and photo­ skills team, IPs, and Statements for In­ visual programs that are contracted for graphs. The Pacific Institute of Natural terpretation. The NAI sessions were ex­ production by Harpers Ferry Center Science has invited PNR to construct citing and educational. One of the after their review. Tessy places great upwards of $300,000 worth of resource highlights of the week was the Free­ importance on field assistance because management related exhibitry for their man Tilden Award ceremony. For most of her past assignments and desire to museum of natural history. Interpreters, this was the first opportu­ improve visitor experience. The Alaska nity to meet Director Ridenour and it Region applauds her efforts. proved to be a truly positive experi­ The PNR welcomed Maureen Finnerty ence. All in all, an uplifting, educa­ to Olympic National Park. She is the tional workshop. first female superintendent of a major park in the National Park System. Western Rocky Southwest Mountain Within recent years there has been in­ By mid-January, the Regional Division The Southwest Region is using the creasing scientific concern about the ap- of Interpretation will be back to full "Age of Information" to build informa­ Earent decline of Neotropical migratory strength. Peggy Dolinich, who coordi­ tion bases and foster fresh insights irds such as certain warblers, vireos, nated all regional interpretive projects about park resources. Through the ser­ tanagers, thrushes, flycatchers, etc. Dr under production at Harpers Ferry vices of government, public, state, or Ted Simons (Gulf Islands), Dr John Center, moved to the Seattle area in local college librarians, comprehensive Peine (Great Smoky Mountains), and August, where her husband has gone bibliogi'apnies are generated for as lit­ Dick Cunningham (Western Regional into private medical practice. Thea tle as $30. The SWRO library has an Office) have developed a project called Nordling, the Needles District Inter­ account with DIALOG SERVICES "Migratory Bird Watch." It includes preter, Canyonlands National Park, which makes available hundreds of spe­ population monitoring, habitat assess­ was selected to fill Peggy's position as cial subject databases for online search­ ment, international cooperation, and in­ interpretive planner, and will begin ing-. Materials indexed include terpretation/education. her new duties beginning January 16. technical reports, dissertations, news­ Thea's extensive field experience will paper and journal articles, proceed­ The National Park System plays a criti­ serve her well as she coordinates interpre­ ings, books, etc. The cost ofan cal role in preserving habitat on breed­ tive planning and funding for the Region. individual search depends on access ing grounds and on stopover areas time and the number and format of ci­ during migration. But the greatest role Bill Sontag. Regional Chief of Interpre­ tations printed offline. Many libraries NPS can play is through our interpre­ tation, has been serving as the Acting subsidize part or all of the search cost. tive/educational programs. Please con­ Superintendent for Theodore Roosevelt sider getting your park involved. Dick National Park during November and Titles retrieved may be borrowed and Cunningham (415-556-3184) is coordi­ December. With the selection of a new reviewed through tbe Interlibrary nating the interpretive portion of this superintendent, Bill will return to his Loan Service offered by most libraries. project. Contact him for a copy of his regional responsibilities in January. In Journal articles are usually xeroxed North American Migratory Birds and the meantime. Dave Dunatchik and and sent free of charge from the lend­ the National Park System: Some Inter­ Doug Caldwell have taken turns serv­ ing library. Bibliographies may be up­ pretive Thoughts." He would be happy ing as the regional chief of interpreta­ dated periodically for much less than to discuss how your park can help with tion. the original investment. this important project. Service Center Report North Atlantic Mid-Atlantic Denver Computers are used by every member Assateague Island's "New Wave" pup­ The HFC Interpretive Planning staff of the Division to communicate with pet theater put together a summertime duty stationed at the DSC is now a other Divisions in the Regional Office, production incorporating biological di­ "staff" instead ofiust a one person coor­ parks in the Region and WASO via versity as its theme. A "hip" migrating dinating office. Forty-one applicants CompuServe, etc. The Division has bird called "Moonbeam Woodstock," and applied for the two newly created posi­ taken a leading role in promoting com­ other assorted creatures, highlight envi­ tions. There were many, many good puter use and proper hardware and ronmental ills such as ocean pollution people, but unfortunately we could software training for interpreters. and loss of tropical rain forests. only pick two. They are Sam Vaughn, Courses that have been sponsored for an interpretive specialist in the Na­ field interpreters include PC Funda­ The protection of biodiversity at James­ tional Capitol Regional Office; and mentals and NPS Computing Services.
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