Workshops and Webinars

Past Events: 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2014

Upcoming Events

Additional dissemination webinars and short courses will be announced as they become available.

Past Events

2023 Events

2023 Workshops

Short Course: Bringing Geophysics to Introductory Science Courses: Using IGUaNA and GETSI Modules in Your Classroom

Date: August 8-10, 2023
Location: University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY

Workshop: Getting the Most Out of your TA Experience

Date: July 13-14, 2023
Location: Earth Educators Rendezvous, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CO

2022 Events

2022 Workshops

Short Course @GSA: Teaching SfM and GNSS/GPS Methods to Undergraduates in the Field

Date: October 7-8, 2022
Location: Boulder, Colorado (GSA 2022 Annual Meeting is in Denver October 9-12)

Short Course: Change Detection with SfM and GPS/GNSS: Teaching Undergraduates in the Field

Date: May 21-24 2022 (May 25 for implementation cohort)
Location: Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID
(This short course was postponed from May 2020 to 2021 and then 2022.)

Short course: Increasing the data, math, and societal relevance in introductory Earth science courses

Date: Saturday April 30, 2022
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Mt San Antonio College campus, Walnut, CA

Virtual Short Course: Coaching your TAs to use effective teaching strategies in introductory Earth science courses

Dates: April 22 & 29, 2022
Time: 11 am-2 pm PT | 12-3 pm MT | 1-4 pm CT | 2-5 pm ET
Location: Virtual

2021 Events

2021 Workshops

Virtual Short Course: Teaching in the field with SfM and RTK GPS/GNSS

Dates: September 28-November 4, 2021
Location: Virtual
Participants are a subset of registrants from the postponed-to-May 2022 short course and a couple additional people who indicated interest and availability.

Virtual Short Course: Teaching in the field with SfM and RTK GPS/GNSS

Dates: May 17-21, 2021
Location: Virtual
Participants are a subset of registrants from the postponed-to-May 2022 short course and their collaborators.

Virtual Mini Short Course:Teaching about Eyes on the Hydrosphere: Tracking Water Resources [Introductory-level module]

Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Time: 10 am-12 pm PT | 11 am-1 pm MT | 12-2 pm CT | 1-3 pm ET | 5-7 pm UTC

Virtual Mini Short Course: Teaching about Modeling Flood Hazards [Majors-level module]

Date: Thursday March 25, 2021
Time: 12-2 pm PT | 1-3 pm MT | 2-4 pm CT | 3-5 pm ET | 7-9 pm UTC

Virtual Mini Short Course: Teaching about Planning for Failure: Landslide Analysis for a Safer Society [Majors-level module]

Date: Thursday March 11, 2021
Time: 12-2 pm PT | 1-3 pm MT | 2-4 pm CT | 3-5 pm ET | 8-10 pm UTC

Virtual Mini Short Course: Teaching about Monitoring Volcanoes and Communicating Risks [Introductory-level module]

Date: Wednesday February 24, 2021
Time: 8-10 am PT | 9-11 am MT | 10 am-12pm CT | 11 am-1 pm ET | 4-6 pm UTC

Virtual Mini Short Course: Teaching about Measuring the Earth with GPS: Plate Motion and Changing Ice-Water

Date: Tuesday February 9, 2021
Time: 12-2 pm PT | 1-3 pm MT | 2-4 pm CT | 3-5 pm ET | 8-10 pm UTC

Virtual Mini Short Course: Teaching about Our Changing Climate: Data Behind Melting Ice and Changing Sea Level

Date: Thursday January 28, 2021
Time: 12-2 pm PT | 1-3 pm MT | 2-4 pm CT | 3-5 pm ET | 8-10 pm UTC

2020 Events

2020 Webinars

Webinar: Teaching undergrads about floods: frequency, modeling, and mitigation

Date: September 17, 2020
Part of the NAGT Webinar Series

Webinar: Teaching Landslide Analysis to Undergraduates: Planning for Failure and a Safer Society

Date: Thursday, March 26, 2020
Part of the NAGT Webinar Series

Webinar: Teaching About the Water Cycle with Data-rich Water Resources Activities

Date: Thursday, February 27, 2020
Part of the NAGT Webinar Series

Webinar: Teaching About Volcanoes with Monitoring Data and Communicating Risk

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Part of the NAGT Webinar Series

2020 Workshops

Virtual Mini Short Course: Teaching Field Methods of High Precision Positioning with Static and Kinematic GPS/GNSS

Date: Tuesday November 17, 2020
Time: 12-2 pm PT | 1-3 pm MT | 2-4 pm CT | 3-5 pm ET | 8-10 pm UTC

Short course @AWRA: Floods to Droughts: Teaching Undergraduates About Water Issues Using Data, Modeling, & Math

Date: Sunday November 8, 2020
Time: 10 am-2 pm PT | 11 am-3 pm MT | 12-4 pm CT | 1-5 pm ET | 6-10 pm UTC
In association with the American Water Resources Association Annual Meeting (virtual)

Virtual Mini Short Course: Teaching about Measuring Water Resources with GPS, Gravity, and Traditional Methods

Date: Wednesday November 4, 2020
Time: 12-2 pm PT | 1-3 pm MT | 2-4 pm CT | 3-5 pm ET | 8-10 pm UTC

Virtual Mini Short Course: Teaching about Surface Process Hazards: Living with Landslides

Date: Thursday October 22, 2020
Time: 12-2 pm PT | 1-3 pm MT | 2-4 pm CT | 3-5 pm ET | 7-9 pm UTC

Short Course @EER: Teaching for a Changing World: Water Resources and Melting Ice

Date: July 16-17, 2020
Time: 3 hours each day starting 8 am PT | 9 am MT | 10 am CT | 11 am ET
Location: Earth Educators Rendezvous Virtual Meeting

2019 Events

2019 Webinars

Webinar: Engaging Undergraduates with the Data Behind Melting Ice and Changing Sea Levels

Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Part of the NAGT Webinar Series

Webinar: Using GPS Data to Teach about the Earth in Introductory Undergraduate Courses: Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Water Cycle, and Ice Mass Change

Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Part of the NAGT Webinar Series

2019 Workshops

Short Course @AGU: Using Geophysics Data to Teach About Flooding, Landslides, and Climate Change in Undergraduate Majors Courses

Date: Sunday December 8, 2019
Time: 8 am - 5 pm
Location: American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA

Workshop: GETSI Field Phase 2 Kick-Off Meeting & Cohort 1 Workshop

Date: November 15-17, 2019
Location: UNAVCO Office, Boulder, CO
By invitation only for PIs and Field Cohort 1 members.

Short Course @GSA: Preparing Undergraduates -- Data-Rich Introductory Teaching Modules and Connecting Content to Geoscience Careers

Date: September 21, 2019
Time: 8 am - 5 pm
Location: Phoenix Convention Center West Building, Room 106A, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ

Short Course @EER: Teaching Introductory Geoscience with Data and Math in a Societal Context Using GETSI Modules

Date: July 15-17, 2019
Time: 8:30-11:30 am each day
Location: Earth Educators Rendezvous, Nashville, TN

2018 Events

2018 Webinars

Webinar: Integrating GPS, SfM, and TLS into Geoscience Field Courses

Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Joint webinar hosted by the InTeGrate Project

Webinar: Addressing Landslide Hazards in Introductory Undergraduate Courses

Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Joint webinar hosted by the InTeGrate Project

2018 Workshops

Short course: Measuring Water Resources with GPS, Gravity, and Traditional Methods: Undergraduate Teaching Module - @AGU

Date: Tuesday December 11, 2018
Time: 4:00-6:00 pm
Location: American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, Marriott Marquis, Georgetown Room

Short course: Using kinematic and static GPS in undergraduate field courses

Date: August 14-17, 2018
Times: 6 pm Tuesday August 14th - noon Friday August 17th.
Location: Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID

Workshop Session: Review and Demonstration of Available Geodetic Imaging Resources for Education

Date: Sunday January 7, 2018
Times: 1 pm - 5 pm
Event: 5th Biennial Structural Geology and Tectonics Forum
Location: Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Teaching Resources described during the session can largely be found on the GETSI, OpenTopography, and UNAVCO Education webpages

Session presentations:

2017 Events

2017 Webinars

Webinar: Addressing Earthquake Hazards with LiDAR, GPS, and InSAR in Upper-level Undergraduate Courses

Date: Thursday April 13, 2017
Joint webinar hosted by the InTeGrate Project

2017 Workshops

Short course: @ AGU - Using GPS data in undergraduate courses: from tectonic motions to water resources and climate change issues

Date: Sunday December 10, 2017
Times: 8 am - 5 pm (lunch included)
Location: American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA ; Hilton Riverside, Third Floor, Canal Rm

Short course: Using high resolution topography, UAVs, and GPS in undergraduate field education

Date: August 15-18, 2017
Times: 6 pm Tuesday August 15th, 2017 - noon Friday August 18th.
Location: UNAVCO, Boulder, CO

2016 Events

2016 Webinars

Webinar: Addressing Water Resources and Sustainability in Upper-level Undergraduate Courses

Date: Thursday October 6th, 2016
Joint webinar hosted by the InTeGrate Project

Webinar: Using Data to Teach About Societally Important Questions

Date: Wednesday March 23rd, 2016
Joint webinar hosted by the InTeGrate Project

2016 Workshops

Short Course: Hooking undergraduates into geophysics data and methods (GPS, Lidar, InSAR, SfM photogrammetry) through societally important issues

Date: Sunday December 11, 2016
Times: 8 am - 5 pm
Location: American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting
Sponsored by: UNAVCO, University of Houston, GETSI, AGU, and NAGT.

Short course: Using TLS and Structure from Motion (SfM) Photogrammetry in Undergraduate Field Education

Date: August 16-19, 2016
Location: Indiana University Geologic Field Station in Cardwell, MT

Short course: Geodesy Data Teaching Modules: GETSI Short Course

Date: Wednesday March 30, 2016
Location: UNAVCO Science Workshop, Broomfield, CO

2014 Events

2014 Webinars

Webinar: Applying Geodesy Data to Societally Important Questions in Undergraduate Courses

Dates: January 10th & 31st, 2014


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