SERC

Science Education Resource Center
at Carleton College

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Geoscience Education Researcher Toolbox

A resource hub for geoscience education researchers offering foundational materials, instruments, multi-institutional study guidance, publishing advice, data analysis tools, practice translation strategies, and career navigation support, developed through NSF-funded community collaboration.

News

• SERC Spotlight
  

  Ellen Iverson, director, and Kristin O'Connell, evaluation/education associate, co-authored a paper with colleagues titled, "Building Institutional Capacity for Research Impacts: The ARIS ORIC Program," in Research Management Review.

  
  Congratulations to Ellen, Kristin, and their co-authors on this outstanding achievement!

• SERC now hosting Promoting Geoscience Research, Education and Success (PROGRESS)
  

  SERC is now hosting the website for the PROmoting Geoscience, Research, Education and SuccesS (PROGRESS) Program. Progress aims to mentor STEM undergraduates who identify as women interested in the Geosciences through a combination of formal and informal, professional and peer mentoring.

• DOI's are now available for SERC pages
  Digital Object Identifiers (DOI's) are now available for content hosted by SERC. They are made available upon request. Simply click the DOI link within the author information, or in the page footer.
• Visible Geology teaching activities
  

  Developed by geoscience faculty, these versatile, single-day teaching activities utilize Seequent's Visible Geology web-based application to strengthen students' spatial reasoning and geological analysis skills. Designed for quick integration into homework, lectures, or labs, they help prepare the next generation for the geoscience workforce.

• SERC Authors Co-Lead Study on Widely Adopted, Data-Rich Teaching Resources
  

  Beth Pratt-Sitaula, along with Kristin O'Connell (SERC), Bruce Douglas, Becca Walker, Benjamin Crosby, Ellen Iverson (SERC), and Donna Charlevoix, have published a new paper on the GEodesy Tools for Societal Issues (GETSI) program.

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What's New at SERC

Inclusive Excellence 3: Learning Community Cluster 4 (LCC4)

LCC4 proposes to make substantial, cross-institutional progress toward meaningful evaluation of inclusive teaching.

Virtual Summer Experience for Early Research (VSEER)

The IINSPIRE Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation is sharing new resources for their Virtual Summer Experience for Early Research (VSEER) program. This is a multi-faceted research experience for LSAMP undergraduate scholars to deepen their understanding of methodologies, explore STEM disciplines, and define their interests.

Compass: Advancing Earth Education Resource Discovery

The Compass project is an effort at SERC to help our users find the teaching resources they need more efficiently and effectively. Learn how to take advantage of the new features developed through this project.