Palau workshop resources

These resources were initially developed for a workshop in Palau in October 2026, by Monica Gruber (Pacific Biosecurity) and Ray Pierce (Eco-Oceania). 

Training-of-trainers introduction : Three-day workshop

Training-of-trainers introduction

The purpose of the training-of-trainers introduction is to familiarise future trainers in seabird monitoring with the resources to support their training activities, using the materials in the three-day workshop section (outlined below).

The Training-of-trainers introduction powerpoint presentation [to add resources, exercise instructions, Menti QR code] introduces the seabird survey and monitoring three-day workshop, and covers the following topics.

1. The Pacific BioScapes programme 
2. The Palau seabird monitoring project
3. Pacific Seabirds Survey and Monitoring Manual
4. How to use the Palau workshop resources
5. Overview of the three-day workshop structure, topics and resources
6. Caution on seabird handling
7. How to update Palau pages on this website 

The following three-day workshop demonstrates how the training can be delivered to others once participants have completed the training-of-trainers workshop.

All the supporting materials can be tailored as needed.

This template powerpoint presentation can be used to create new presentations based on the Pacific Seabird Survey and Monitoring Manual.

This webpage and the other Palau-specific pages can be edited as outlined in this guide.

To review the Training-of-trainers Introduction:

1. Download the Training-of-trainers introduction powerpoint presentation
2. Read the notes and follow the links in the presentation
3. Once you are familiar with the content
   1. Download the presentations for the three-day-workshop below
   2. Read the notes and follow the links in the presentations
   3. Add, change content as required

Mentimeter

Mentimeter is a way for people to share their views anonymously. The presenter does not know what answers individual people gave, only the group results. The workshop uses Mentimeter for spot quizzes.

Mentimeter is free, but you need to set up a new "menti" for each presentation, and you need to have your own access. So if you also wish to use Mentimeter, you will have to set up your access, create messages, and update the Mentimeter instructions with your new QR codes and menti codes.

Workshop evaluations

The workshop evaluation was implemented in a personal Qualtrics account, using these questions. Other survey software can be used for the evaluations, or they can be paper-based. 

Three-day workshop

Day 1 : Day 2 : Day 3

Day 1: Introduction to seabirds and seabird monitoring

A powerpoint presentation [to add resources, exercise instructions, Menti QR code] accompanies the workshop resources. 

The "notes" in the powerpoint presentation act as a script for the delivery of the workshop, and describes the content of each of the slides.

The following table provides an outline of topics covered in the workshop. The powerpoint presentation follows this outline.

The references and notes provide links to source information for the topic. 

Day 2: Practical seabird monitoring on-land and at-sea

The second day of the workshop is intended to give participants practice in the skills that were discussed on Day one.

Day 3: Review and evaluation

Day three is intended to review the practical work. A powerpoint presentation [to add resources, exercise instructions, Menti QR code] accompanies the workshop resources. 

The following table provides an outline of topics covered in the workshop. The powerpoint presentation follows this outline.

The references and notes provide links to source information for the topic.