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word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Hi, everyone. If you’re like me, you are currently thinking about your course schedules for Fall semester. I encourage you to consider adding WeDigBio to those schedules on October 19 or 20 (a Thursday or Friday) this year. For the past two years I've reserved a computer lab for my Field Botany class during WeDigBio, and the students transcribed specimen labels at one of the participating platforms (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.notesfromnature.org_&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=HSs6JzKF_OoD29HMXTj5fkQnIEmqn-YXuj7OQdil1yI&s=RGCaTHd2_sIpf490yaVW2kQsSEqw0qk8XkHbgkttipU&e=" class="">https://www.notesfromnature.org/</a>) while working through the exercises at <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wedigbio.org_content_educational-2Dexercises&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=HSs6JzKF_OoD29HMXTj5fkQnIEmqn-YXuj7OQdil1yI&s=OThMPI29XQ3B7_yjN6F-awVjmCz9CZR3gDL1iLyzEyE&e=" class="">https://www.wedigbio.org/content/educational-exercises</a>. It’s been very popular, and it familiarized them with professional herbarium labels at a time when they were beginning to produce labels for their own required plant collection.</div><div class="" style="font-family: Avenir; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Not offering a plant-focused course? No problem. There are transcription projects focused on other taxa as well at the participating online citizen science platforms (see <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wedigbio.org_find-2Da-2Dproject&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=HSs6JzKF_OoD29HMXTj5fkQnIEmqn-YXuj7OQdil1yI&s=3c6vlppUbu1i5n2zrgHZumdUxHApFqAkrWf4x1TerYo&e=" class="">https://www.wedigbio.org/find-a-project</a> for links to them). </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you decide to participate in WeDigBio in this way, be sure to fill out the very short event host form at <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wedigbio.org_content_wedigbio-2Devent-2Dhosts&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=HSs6JzKF_OoD29HMXTj5fkQnIEmqn-YXuj7OQdil1yI&s=hlLp1PE86ADmC6hyiKoBl_OwrLdjpbX-sTVuSaRARBw&e=" class="">https://www.wedigbio.org/content/wedigbio-event-hosts</a> so that you can receive updates.</div><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">And if you create your own WeDigBio-focused exercise, don’t keep it a secret. Share it with the community at <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wedigbio.org_&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=HSs6JzKF_OoD29HMXTj5fkQnIEmqn-YXuj7OQdil1yI&s=TDmogtC8Sq2dXlUkDczUqycVeJim7czaiM5JIO-RdOI&e=" class="">https://www.wedigbio.org/</a> and <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__collectionseducation.org_&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=HSs6JzKF_OoD29HMXTj5fkQnIEmqn-YXuj7OQdil1yI&s=3KiXIV9yota_RANeiKuf0l0ha4ciyXcyis_wOaVdqgQ&e=" class="">http://collectionseducation.org/</a>.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It’s a great opportunity to familiarize your students with biodiversity specimens and specimen data while making a genuine contribution to science. Thanks for considering this!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Austin</div></div></div><div style="font-family: Avenir;" class=""></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="font-family: Avenir;" class="">Austin Mast · Professor · Department of Biological Science · 319 Stadium Drive · Florida State University · Tallahassee, FL 32306-4295 · U.S.A. · (850) 645-1500 · <a href="mailto:amast@bio.fsu.edu" class="">amast@bio.fsu.edu</a></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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