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Monday, 24 September 2007 Entries

Fibre links the oldest cave in the world

Posted: Monday, 24 September 2007 12:16 PM

By: Jason Bordujenko

Category: Media Streaming, Video Conferencing

Riverbluff Cave, Missouri – at nearly 1 million years old, it is one of the oldest caves in North America. This preserved, ice-age environment is so fragile that only a few highly trained scientists are allowed to enter. One of these scientists, Matt Forir, the cave’s lead paleontologist, will host a virtual tour in November to allow students a unique glimpse into prehistoric life.

Students will observe stunning cave formations and artifacts such as a bear bed, animal tracks and fossils, plus they’ll be able to interact with Matt, learning real-world applications for the research and discoveries in the cave.

Riverbluff Cave is also the only known cave that is connected to the information superhighway. Thanks to MOREnet and a crew at Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, MO, there is a fiber-optic network connection that allows real-time videoconferencing and video streaming capability from the cave over the MOREnet network.

Please contact MOREnet at mets@more.net to confirm your participation and method of connection by October 26. Libraries and higher education institutions are encouraged to participate in either tour via streaming video. Both sessions are appropriate for library content and college-level teacher preparation courses.

Monday, 24 September 2007 Entries

Fibre links the oldest cave in the world

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