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Natalie Bursztyn
Geology
The University of Montana-Missoula
I have been teaching post-secondary geoscience since 2001 when I had my first TA experience. After completing my masters degree, I went on to teach at Bakersfield College in California before earning my PhD. My research has spanned mineral resources, geomorphology, and geoscience education - the latter with an emphasis on the use of gaming, augmented and virtual reality technologies in (and outside of) the classroom. I am an advocate for, and actively seeking strategies that, transform the diversity, equity, and inclusion of all learners within the field of Earth sciences.
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Activities (3)
Virtual Reality Strike and Dip Tool part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program:Teaching Demonstrations
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 ...
Google Street View Virtual Field Trip part of Teaching with Augmented and Virtual Reality:Teaching Activities:Activities
This activity is an example of how one can use Google Street View imagery as a field trip proxy. As a free and relatively accessible tool with an extensive and good quality image library viewable with a smartphone, ...
AR Sandbox part of Teaching with Augmented and Virtual Reality:Teaching Activities:Activities
This is a short introduction and some ideas for how to utilize an AR sandbox in your classroom/lab. This is not information about how to make your own AR sandbox! These activities aim to link topographic map ...
Other Contributions (6)
The Kern River, California: A Story of Uplift, Incision, and Flood Control part of Vignettes:Vignette Collection
Within Kern County, the present day Kern River is an example of two distinct river environments. In the Sierra Nevada, the Kern River is in a classic V-shaped canyon (Fig. 1) as it erodes towards base level. In ...
Communities
July 2024 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2023
July 2023 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2022
July 2022 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2021
July 2021 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2020
July 2020 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2017
July 2017 Integrate/GETSI 2023 Survey
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Teaching with Augmented and Virtual Reality Interest
Systems Thinking Interest Group
TIDeS Materials Development
Teach the Earth
TIDeS Physical Science
Workshop Leader (4 workshops)
July 2020EER 2023 - Gaming in the Classroom Mini-Workshop Participants
EER 2024 Teaching with Investigation and Design in the Undergrad Science Classroom
Workshop Participant (32 workshops)
July 2017 Developing or Modifying an Introductory Geoscience Course Using InTeGrate Modules
July 2017 EER 2022 Perception Science + Real-World Data + Data Visualization = Enhancing Students' Data Analysis & Interpretation