Program & Course Materials

Before the course

Pre-workshop Meetings

July 14-15, we held a series of pre-workshop meetings to help participants become more familiar with the near-surface geophysical methods before they see them in the field. Participants should attend (or watch the recording) for at least their primary focus method. People are welcome to attend all of them to learn more.

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During the course

The workshop will be held in the Geophysics Department on the Colorado School of Mines campus.

• Primary meeting room: Green Center 224
• Other breakout rooms will include: Green Center 220A, 220D

Participant Share Folder Primary workshop slides Implementation Planning Workspaces Full PDF of Workshop Guidebook

Tuesday July 29 - Introduction to the workshop and geophysics methods

• Breakfast - Available from 6:00 am at Hampton Inn for people staying at the hotel
  

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  Map of the Colorado School of Mines Geophysics Discovery Lab showing where various items are buried.

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• 7:30 am - Shuttle departs from Hampton Inn entrance for Mines campus
• 8:00 am - Workshop start (GC 224)
  • Introduction to the workshop and each other
  • Introduction to GNSS/GPS - Intro GPS-GNSS GeophyEduc 2025.pptx (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 61.2MB Jul29 25)
    (these slides are taken from various presentations in the High Precision Positioning module)
  • Teaching module overview - GETSI field modules
• 10:00 am - Break
• 10:15 am
  • Teaching module investigation and discussion
  • Introduction to Emlid GNSS/GPS instruments
• 12:00 pm - Lunch
• 1:00 pm - Field time with instruments (Geophysics Discovery Lab - Kafadar Common)
• ~3:00 pm - Teams return inside for initial data processing work (breakout rooms)
  • Take a 15-minute Break as your team comes back inside
• 4:30 pm - Planning for Day 2 - come back to rm 224
• 4:50 pm - Road check
• 5:00 pm - Adjourn
• 5:10 pm - Shuttle departs for Hampton Inn
• 6:30 pm - Dinner in Hampton Inn breakfast area

Wednesday July 30 - More practice with geophysics methods

• Breakfast - Available from 6:00 am at Hampton Inn for people staying at the hotel
  

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  Workshop participants working on data processing.

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• 7:30 am - Shuttle departs from Hampton Inn entrance for Mines campus
• 8:00 am - Make plans for participant-led surveys (GC 224)
• Before 9:00 am - move to the basement to get instruments and head outside
• ~11:00 am - Teams return inside for initial data analysis (breakout rooms)
• 12:00 pm - Lunch
• 1:00 am - Data analysis continued
• Before 3 pm - Prepare for report out at 3:15 pm - designate a "reporter" (or two) and plan a bit on what they will say for the group (images are fine but not required)
  • Quick overview of what you did
  • What went well?
  • What didn't go as smoothly as hoped?
  • What insights from today's experience will inform your teaching plans?
• 3:00 pm - Break
• 3:15 pm - Report-out on surveying experiences (GC 224)
• 4:00 pm - Safe field experiences for all - see links in Resources section below
• 4:30 pm - Initial planning for Day 3 teaching – including deciding teaching teams of ~3 people
• 4:50 pm - Road check & (very short) Teaching Ideas survey
• 5:00 pm - Adjourn
• 5:10 pm - Shuttle departs for Hampton Inn
• 6:30 pm - Dinner in Hampton Inn breakfast area (everyone should attend, even local participants)
• 7:00 pm or sooner - Teams plan for how they will teach their method to others on Day 3
  • Will be on Discovery Lab lawn
  • Teams of ~3 will teach to ~6 others at a time
  • Decide what is most important to do in 1 hour
  • Skip GPS
  • Make sure you plan for keeping people occupied and making sure that everyone gets some chance to interact with the instrument

Thursday July 31 - Teaching geophysics methods and implementation planning

• Breakfast - Available from 6:00 am at Hampton Inn for people staying at the hotel
  

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  Workshop participant learns to conduct a seismic survey.

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• 7:30 am - Shuttle departs from Hampton Inn entrance for Mines campus
• 8:00 am - Final prep for field teaching (team decides where to meet - breakout rooms or basement store rooms)
• Teaching rotation schedule
  • 8:30 am – Rotation A - teams teach others
  • 9:30 am – Break (nip in for toilet break if needed and come right back)
  • 9:45 am – Rotation B - teams teach others
  • 10:45 am – Rotation C - teams teach others
• 11:45 am - GROUP PHOTO
• 12:00 pm - Lunch
• 1:00 pm - Teaching with geophysics methods
  • Instructor stories - "Juk" Bhattacharyya, Arjun Aryal
  • Geophysics career options - Andy Parsekian, Beth Pratt-Sitaula
  • Accessing instruments from EPIC
    • EarthScope Geophysics Field Education - instructions for requesting instruments
    • Workshop participants can have shipping fee waived for the first time they borrow an instrument -- GPS, GPR, seismic (low resources institutions can ask for shipping waivers in subsequent years too)
  • Teaching in the field - GETSI GNSS/GPS module field teaching tips - highly applicable for all methods
    • Using GETSI field modules
• 2:15 pm - Teaching implementation planning Participant Workspaces
• 3:00 pm - Break
• 3:15 pm - Implementation planning continued
  • "Birds of a Feather" discussion groups (~45 min)

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• ~4:00 pm
  • Whole group discussion (~30 min)
  • Individual time to refine plans (~15 min)
• 5:00 pm - End of workshop survey
• 5:30 pm - Adjourn
• 5:40 pm - Shuttle departs for Hampton Inn
• 7:00 pm - Dinner in Hampton Inn breakfast area

Related Resources

• General resources
  • The Math Your Earth Science Majors Need - free online modules for majors-level undergrads to learn math and statistics skills in geoscience context
  • The Math You Need, When You Need It -- free online modules for introductory geoscience students to learn basic math skills.
  • EarthScope Consortium Education Resources sources related to Seismology and Geodesy - includes the article Geophysics is Much More Than you Think that gives links to resources combining geophysics and physics concepts on waves (Seismology Resources)
  • How to use the 5-E Learning Model - this is an explanation oriented towards K-12, but still gives a good overview for what the model generally includes
  • Transforming Undergraduate Stem Education - National Academies - discusses the 2024 adopted principles for highly effective teaching.
• Field accessibility
  • IAGD: LIFT kit: Library of Inclusive Field Technology (loan kit of resources for increasing accessibility)
  • EOS article: Creating Spaces for Geoscientists with Disabilities to Thrive
• Safe and supportive field/research experiences and group norms
  • ADVANCEing FieldSafety Toolkit
  • UNOLS-MERAS - Maintaining an Environment of Respect Aboard Ships
    • Includes guidance on developing group norms for shipboard situations and other training resources
    • Know Before You Go: A Community-Derived Approach to Planning for and Preventing Sexual Harassment at Oceanographic Field Sites
  • ADVANCEGeo Workplace Climate & related resources
  • EOS article: The Challenges of Fieldwork for LGBTQ+ Geoscientists
  • EOS article: Ten Steps to Protect BIPOC Scholars in the Field
• Field safety
  • NAGT Field Trip Safety
  • Reflections and take-aways from Exxon Field Safety course
  • GETSI GNSS/GPS module tips includes field safety
• Example Code of Conducts
  • ADVANCEing FieldSafety Toolkit
  • University of Wyoming Department of Geology and Geophysics Professional conduct in the field
• Indigenous access consideration
  • Native Land Digital
  • National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers
  • NSF Seeking or Obtaining Tribal Nation Approval for Proposals FAQ