Mike Brudzinski

Spatial Visualization Strategies for Improving Student Understanding of the Elastic Rebound Theory of Earthquakes part of Service Learning:Activities
In this study we focus on the concept of elastic rebound, as recent studies have identified that student understanding of elastic rebound and how it causes earthquakes is often incomplete (Dolphin and Benoit, 2016; ...

Spatial Visualization Strategies for Improving Student Understanding of the Elastic Rebound Theory of Earthquakes part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this study we focus on the concept of elastic rebound, as recent studies have identified that student understanding of elastic rebound and how it causes earthquakes is often incomplete (Dolphin and Benoit, 2016; ...

SSBW - Network Tutorial 2: Global Seismogram Viewer and Forward Modeling part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students will 1) use the IRIS Global Seismogram Viewer to view a record section of global recordings from the 2010 M7 earthquake in Haiti, 2) ...

SSBW - Linux Tutorial 3: Text Editing and Shell Scripts part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students will 1) use a virtual machine to interact with a Linux command line environment, 2) create and edit text files using a graphic user ...

SSBW - IRIS DMC Tutorial 5: Surface Wave Seismograms and Speeds part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students 1) generate and interpret IRIS web service requests for metadata, earthquake information, and seismogram data (event, station, ...

SSBW - Jupyter Tutorial 5: Seismic Noise and Quieting During COVID19 part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students 1) download a Jupyter notebook from GitHub, 2) practice using basic Python syntax, 3) use the ObsPy library to retrieve a large amount ...

SSBW - Python Tutorial 5: ObsPy and the 2018 Kilauea Eruption part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students 1) practice using the basic syntax of Python commands, 2) use the functionality of the ObsPy library to load, plot, and analyze data or ...

SSBW - Jupyter Tutorial 1: Interacting with an Online Jupyter Notebook part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students 1) practice using basic Python syntax, 2) use a Jupyter notebook interface to interact with code created by someone else, 3) edit code ...

SSBW - IRIS DMC Tutorial 2: GMAP, MDA, and MUSTANG Databrowser part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students will 1) use the IRIS GMAP Station Browser to identify what seismic stations have data available based on a geographic region, a time ...

SSBW - IRIS DMC Tutorial 6: Fetch Scripts for Web Service Requests part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students 1) generate and interpret IRIS web service requests for metadata, earthquake information, and seismogram data using Fetch scripts from ...

SSBW - Network Tutorial 1: Local Seismogram Viewer and the Moho part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students will 1) use the IRIS Local Seismogram Viewer to view a record section of local recordings from the 2011 M5 earthquake in Oklahoma, 2) ...

SSBW - Network Tutorial 4: Earthquake Location Principles part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students 1) conduct a quality check on waveforms and identify first arrivals in seismograms, 2) practice locating an earthquake using a simple ...

SSBW - Python Tutorial 4: Introduction to ObsPy part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students 1) practice using the basic syntax of Python commands, 2) use the functionality of the ObsPy library to load, plot, and analyze data or ...

SSBW - Python Tutorial 1: Introduction and Aftershock Rates part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students 1) are introduced to the basic syntax of Python command line and scripts, 2) perform calculations regarding earthquake energy and time ...

SSBW - Jupyter Tutorial 3: Spectrograms part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students 1) create a Jupyter notebook on a Linux system, 2) practice using basic Python syntax, 3) use the ObsPy library to retrieve seismograms ...

SSBW - Jupyter Tutorial 4: GitHub and Removing the Instrument Response part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students 1) download a Jupyter notebook from GitHub, 2) practice using basic Python syntax, 3) use the ObsPy library to retrieve a large number ...

SSBW - IRIS DMC Tutorial 4: dataselect Web Service and Filtering Seismograms part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students 1) generate and interpret IRIS web service requests for metadata, earthquake information, and seismogram data (event, station, ...

SSBW - IRIS DMC Tutorial 3: Web Services part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students generate and interpret IRIS web service requests for 1) station metadata and availability, 2) information about the 2002 Magnitude 7.9 ...

SSBW - Linux Tutorial 1: Basics part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students will 1) use a virtual machine to interact with a Linux command line environment, 2) navigate directories and pathnames in Linux, 3) ...

SSBW - Linux Tutorial 2: Next Steps part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students will 1) use a virtual machine to interact with a Linux command line environment, 2) redirect information to or from files, 3) use ...

SSBW - Jupyter Tutorial 2: Creating Your Own Jupyter Notebook part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students 1) create a Jupyter notebook on a Linux system, 2) practice using basic Python syntax, 3) use the ObsPy library to retrieve an ...

SSBW - Python Tutorial 6: ObsPy and Cross Correlation part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students 1) practice using basic Python syntax, 2) use the ObsPy library to load, plot, and analyze data or metadata 3) use ObsPy to create ...

SSBW - Python Tutorial 3: Pandas and an Earthquake Cross-Section part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students 1) practice using the basic syntax of Python commands, 2) use the functionality of the Pandas module to create DataFrames to store data, ...

SSBW - Python Tutorial 2: NumPy and Matplotlib modules part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students 1) practice using the basic syntax of Python command line and scripts, 2) use the functionality of the NumPy module to create arrays and ...

SSBW - IRIS DMC Tutorial 1: IRIS Earthquake Browser part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this interactive tutorial built for a learning management system, students will use the IRIS Earthquake Browser to 1) explore global geographic earthquake patterns, particularly in relation to plate boundaries, ...

Advancing Scientific Computing Skills and Diversity in the Geosciences Through Asynchronous Learning at the Margins of Higher Education part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2024:Program:Poster Sessions:Monday Poster Session
The Seismology Skill Building Workshop (SSBW) plays an important role in the geophysics ecosystem by enabling students to develop critical skills required for graduate studies and research, outside of the ...

The SZ4D Initiative is Seeking to Grow Mutually Beneficial Partnerships with Geoscience Education Researchers part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2023:Program:Poster Sessions:Monday Poster Session
Subduction Zones in 4 Dimensions (SZ4D) is a new community-driven initiative for coordinating interdisciplinary research to improve our understanding of processes underlying destructive geohazards that concentrate ...

In-Depth Assessment of a Large-Enrollment Scientific Computing Workshop to Evaluate Instructional Design and Foster an Online Experiential Learning Cycle part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2023:Program:Poster Sessions:Monday Poster Session
The increasingly digital nature of course assignments has created an opportunity for more in-depth assessment of student learning and evaluation of course design with respect to learning outcomes. The online ...

Expectancy and Value as Drivers for Participation and Persistence in an Open-access Online Scientific Computing Training in Seismology part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program:Oral Sessions:Oral Session IV
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 ...

Challenges in making meaning from Ground Motion Visualizations: The role of geoscience knowledge in interpreting dynamic spatiotemporal patterns part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2019:Program:Oral Sessions:Thursday B
The USArray Ground Motion Visualization (GMV) is an IRIS video product that illustrates seismic waves traveling away from an earthquake by depicting seismometers as symbols that vary in color according to recorded ...

Learning So Fast You'll Freak: The Effect of Immersion on Online Learning Success part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2016:Program:Oral Sessions:Friday B
We investigate the impact of a compressed, immersive teaching format on student learning in online courses based on a validated measure of learning outcomes. This study focuses on larger enrollment (50+) ...

Online Teaching part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2016:Program:Panel Discussions
Summary Online resources make up a steadily increasing share of the materials used to support student learning in geoscience courses. No longer do online resources represent copies of class notes and links to a ...

Thursday Oral Session B part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2024:Program:Oral Sessions:Thursday Oral Session B

Thursday B: Student Learning & Community Engagement part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2019:Program:Oral Sessions:Thursday B
Event page for the 2019 Earth Educators' Rendezvous Thursday B oral session focusing on student learning and community engagement, featuring research presentations on geoscience education strategies, science communication, undergraduate research partnerships, and interdisciplinary teaching methods.

Professional Development for Undergrads, Grads and Faculty & Online Education part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2016:Program:Oral Sessions:Friday B
Oral session page from the 2016 Earth Educators' Rendezvous covering professional development for undergraduate and graduate geoscience students, faculty, and online education innovations, featuring talks on curriculum integration, teaching beliefs, networking through NAGT, and immersive e-learning strategies.