Sean Fox

Science Education Resource Center (SERC)

Carleton College

I am the Technical Director for SERC. I design, build and run the technical infrastructure that underpins the web sites (like this one) which are central to SERC's activities.

I have been a web site author and web server administrator since 1993. Before joining the SERC office in January of 2002 I was the Academic Computing Coordinator for the Natural Sciences at Carleton College. I worked closely with science faculty implementing a wide variety of computing technologies in support of curricular innovation and was part of a team nationally recognized for excellent faculty support. 

my SERC staff page

Project Leader, Webinar Leader, Workshop Leader, Website Contributor, Reviewer

Project Leader

AI in Geoscience Education part of GeoAI
Project site exploring the integration of transformer-based generative AI in geoscience education, covering educator and student use, ethical considerations, disciplinary impacts, and community-shared strategies for adapting pedagogy to emerging AI technologies.

Compass: Advancing Earth Education Resource Discovery part of Compass
The Compass project page outlines an initiative to enhance discovery of high-quality Earth education resources by improving SERC's infrastructure, understanding educator search behaviors, and expanding access to partner-hosted materials, featuring updates on DEIJ resources, accessibility, navigation tools, and activity classification.

Intro to InTeGrate part of Integrate
Project overview page introducing InTeGrate, a sustainability-focused geoscience education initiative offering classroom-tested teaching materials, institutional change models, community engagement, and professional development for higher education faculty.

Website Content Contributions

Conference Presentations (15)

Four Years of Discovery Improvements for SERC website visitors part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2024:Program:Poster Sessions:Friday Poster Session
The Science Education Resource Center (SERC) hosts materials from more than 120 geoscience education projects. However, the project-focused nature of the SERC website means that information is siloed which presents ...

Other Contributions (2)

Improving the Sustainability of Data-rich Activities through the Community Contribution Tool part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2024:Program:Morning Workshops:Improving the Sustainability of Data-rich Activities through the Community Contribution Tool
Some curriculum materials have datasets and related resources that can become out-of-date or unavailable. To address this issue, this workshop will introduce the Community Contribution Tool (CCT), which facilitates ...

Monday Oral Session A part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2023:Program:Oral Sessions:Monday Oral Session A

Communities

Workshop Leader

Workshop Participant (22 workshops)

Webinar Leader

Webinar Participant (4 webinars)