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
Accessible and Equitable: Using Universal Design for Learning in Earth Science Learning Spaces
WORKSHOP
Goals of this workshop are to explore the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), discuss how UDL applies to different learning spaces (formal K-12, undergraduate, graduate, field experiences, informal ...
Characteristics of student interest in online introductory geology labs
ORAL SESSION
Inquiry-based lab activities offer students opportunities to engage in authentic geoscience learning experiences in which they also interact with their instructors and peers. We hosted a 2020 EER workshop in which ...
Exposure To How an Industry Applies Science
ORAL SESSION
Modern learning science suggests that reading and studying a topic alone is not sufficient to gain working knowledge. Proficiency is gained through the practice of the topic. Students today face competition from ...
Your compelling story - increasing scientific and mapping literacy in breadth requirement classes
ORAL SESSION
I teach approximately 1000 non-science students each semester. Increasing their scientific literacy and mapping skills are important goals. As such, I created the "Your compelling story" assignment. ...
Online content 'miner's - approaches to enhance student engagement, learning, and critical thinking
ORAL SESSION
Student engagement and learning is enhanced through exploration and 'mining' internet content, specifically short videos shared and discussed asynchronously with peers. This approach enables students to ...
Using the Simons CMAP data portal to investigate oceanographic processes
SHARE-A-THON
This activity introduces students to the Simons Collaborative Marine Atlas Project (Simons CMAP) data portal as a way to compare data from three different ocean observing methods (ships, autonomous vehicles, and ...
Browser-based visualization tool for seismic records
SHARE-A-THON
We present a visualization tool for publicly available seismic data. Seismic data is freely available online from global and regional seismic networks, but access and visualization often require specialist ...
Interactive Online Diagrams
SHARE-A-THON
Many concepts used in the study of igneous and metamorphic rock are abstract and challenging for students to learn and for teachers to teach. Experienced petrologists work with graphs and diagrams that help them ...
Curricular Pathways for Geohazard Learning
SHARE-A-THON
The EarthScope ANGLE Curricular Pathways offer four different ways to approach learning related to geohazard topic: Instrumentation, Plate Tectonics, Earthquake Impacts, and Community Resilience. The specific ...
The Water Footprint of My Food
TEACHING DEMONSTRATION
In this demo, we are teaching how food and water are connected, through the framework of water footprints. Put simply, it takes a lot of water to grow and manufacture food and understanding the water footprint of ...
Field notes from the geoscience classroom by the January 2022 NAGT Outstanding Teaching Assistants
POSTER SESSION
Teaching assistants (TAs) provide an important source of connection for undergraduate students, helping them master content, become more confident as scientists, and develop a wide array of skills. NAGT annually ...
Comparing in-person and virtual modes of a 4-year museum-based geoscience outreach program
POSTER SESSION
We evaluate a 4-year (2018–2022) museum-based geoscience outreach program hosted by the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History and featuring geoscience PhD students. From 2018-2022, the program consisted of ...
Introducing a virtual database of rock outcrops of Southern Ontario
ORAL SESSION
A fundamental aspect of undergraduate Earth Science teaching is the application of knowledge and theory learned in the classroom on rock outcrops during field trips. During the COVID-19 pandemic, in person field ...
Finding the Silver Lining: Positive outcomes from the pivot to virtual for instructor professional development and teaching resources in classroom and field geoscience
ORAL SESSION
GETSI (GEodesy Tools for Societal Issues) is an NSF-funded program that develops and disseminates data-rich and societally relevant curriculum for undergraduate field and classroom teaching ...
Challenges and Successes of Teaching Lab-Based Earth Science Courses Remotely
ORAL SESSION
Teaching labs online during the pandemic has been a challenge faced by many instructors in courses designed for in-person delivery. In petrology courses, labs rely nearly entirely on the observation of rocks in ...
Virtual strike and dip – advancing inclusive and accessible field geology
ORAL SESSION
Accessibility and inclusivity in field geology have become increasingly important issues to address in geoscience education and have long been set aside due to the tradition of field geology and the laborious task ...
American Meteorological Society Education Initiatives: Earth Science Literacy for All!
ORAL SESSION
For 30+ years the AMS Education Program has offered educators nationwide professional development opportunities in weather, water, and climate science. As a K-13 initiative, the Program exists to foster Earth ...
Bringing Polar Landscapes into the College Classroom Using 360-degree Interactive Environments
TEACHING DEMONSTRATION
In this teaching demonstration, participants will have the chance to engage with 360-degree interactive environments (360 IE) that explore the polar environments of Greenland. We will discuss how the 360 IEs were ...
Integrating peer review and portfolio into a hybrid GIS course
POSTER SESSION
The "Introduction to Geographical Information System (GIS)" course was offered as a traditional in-person course at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). The course is an introduction to the ...
Greenland in your classroom - New college-level curriculum combines polar field data, 360-degree immersive field experiences and geospatial technologies
POSTER SESSION
Earth's polar environments have undergone rapid change during the 21st century and scientists have generated important new data and made groundbreaking insights. Shrinking glaciers, melting sea ice, thawing ...
How do College Geoscience Instructors Find Virtual Field Experiences?
POSTER SESSION
Virtual Field Experiences (VFEs) are a growing supplement and gateway to traditional fieldwork in the geosciences. With VFEs becoming more accepted for use in college geoscience courses, how instructors find and ...