Theme: Online Education
The programming listed below seeks to address the topic of Online Education.
- Attracting and Supporting Students
- Community Engagement
- Course Resources
- Curriculum Design
- Developing Geocompetencies
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Geoscience Education Research
- Online Education
- Place-based Learning
- Professional Development for Undergrads, Grads and Faculty
- Program Design
- Research for Undergrads
- Student Learning
- Teacher Preparation, Professional Development and Policy Issues
Bringing meaningful and diverse narratives into learning geology and paleontology through story maps
ORAL SESSION
Wednesday
1:50 PT / 2:50 MT / 3:50 CT / 4:50 ET
Online
Stories can be used to make connections that not only convey information but bring emotion and deeper meaning into educational experiences. They offer an opportunity to humanize learning, foster community, and ...
Expectancy and Value as Drivers for Participation and Persistence in an Open-access Online Scientific Computing Training in Seismology
ORAL SESSION
Wednesday
1:50 PT / 2:50 MT / 3:50 CT / 4:50 ET
Online
During the summer of 2020, the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), in collaboration with Miami university, offered a free, 3-month, certificate-granting online workshop. This workshop sought ...
Virtual Reality Strike and Dip Tool
TEACHING DEMONSTRATION
Wednesday
2:05 PT / 3:05 MT / 4:05 CT / 5:05 ET
Online
The strike and dip tool is currently a web/desktop based virtual reality teaching instrument designed to practice taking strike and dip measurements and using those measurements to compile a geologic map. We have 5 ...
Creating a 22-lab OER lab manual in three months: The project coordinator and revision editor's account of how BC instructors came together
ORAL SESSION
Wednesday
2:05 PT / 3:05 MT / 4:05 CT / 5:05 ET
Online
After the immediate shift in British Columbia (BC) Canada to online delivery in March 2020 for the remainder of the academic semester, many instructors started thinking forward towards the upcoming academic year ...
Toward creating a fully accessible, inclusive, and trauma sensitive learning environment in an online introductory geoscience course
ORAL SESSION
Wednesday
2:05 PT / 3:05 MT / 4:05 CT / 5:05 ET
Online
We've navigated the transition to an online environment. We've heard the call to arms for equity and diversity, for the decolonization of science, and for increasing accessibility. What do you tackle ...
Designing and Facilitating High Quality Online Earth Science Courses
WORKSHOP
Thursday, Friday
8-11am PT / 9am-12pm MT / 10am-1pm CT / 11am-2pm ET
Online
Whether you are new to online or are looking to take your course to the next level, this 2-day workshop focuses on designing high quality, highly engaging online earth science courses. Participants will learn about ...
Engaging Your Students with Visual Representations: Why, What, and How
WORKSHOP
Thursday, Friday
8-11am PT / 9am-12pm MT / 10am-1pm CT / 11am-2pm ET
Online
Visual-spatial reasoning is important for understanding many of the structures and processes in the geosciences. To make learning more efficient, instructors must engage students using strategies that facilitate ...
OOI Data Labs - Online Laboratory Manual for Introductory Oceanography Courses
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Thursday
1:15-3:45pm PT / 2:15-4:45pm MT / 3:15-5:45pm CT / 4:15-6:45pm ET
Online
Are you looking for ways to incorporate large data sets into your classes that are student and teacher friendly? Whether you are teaching remotely or face-to-face, the OOI Data Labs Project has a NEW Online Lab ...
The Google-Earth GeoEd Video Library (GEGVL): a new, fun, and easy way to find good, place-based Geoscientific Videos for Teaching and Self-Education
POSTER SESSION
Friday
11:15-11:45am PT / 12:15-12:45pm MT / 1:15-1:45pm CT / 2:15-2:45pm ET
Online
To enhance expert-made and effective geoscience educational (GeoEd) videos more accessible for teachers and students, we built a place-based, geoscientist-reviewed GeoEd video library based on the widely-used ...
Testing the implementation and impact of a gamification plugin for Canvas LMS in an introductory physical geology course
POSTER SESSION
Friday
11:15-11:45am PT / 12:15-12:45pm MT / 1:15-1:45pm CT / 2:15-2:45pm ET
Online
This poster illustrates the results of the implementation of a personalized gamified dashboard integrated into the Learning Management System (LMS) of a large-enrollment introductory physical geology course. While ...
