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I am the Technical Director for SERC. Since 2002 I have led the team that designs, builds, and operates Serckit, the technical infrastructure that underpins the websites (like this one) which are central to much of SERC's work. In addition to guiding the evolution of our online platform, I have served as project or technical lead on many of SERC's grant-funded efforts over the years. As part of SERC's leadership team I am involved in project visioning, grant writing and strategic planning.
my SERC staff page
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 (17)
Contributing to Impactful Educational Change by Connecting Theory and Practice: Advice from the SERC Case part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2026:Program:Poster Session:Tuesday Poster Session
The Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College is a grant-funded office of professionals, including educators, researchers, and technical specialists working to improve teaching and learning ...
Other Contributions (5)
Generative AI Basics - Part 2 part of GeoAI:GeoAI Insights
This educational content page, part of the GeoAI Insights mini-collection, explains the architecture and functionality of generative AI systems beyond raw large language models (LLMs), focusing on the role of the "harness," context windows, system prompts, tool use, reasoning simulation, AI agents, and context management, with applications in geoscience education.
Communities
4 activities reviewed
July 2023 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2022
July 2022 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2021
July 2021 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2016
July 2016 Compass Community Discovery Advisors
GeoPRISMS Interest Community
Geoscience Education Infrastructure Tech Team
NAGT All
Teach the Earth
Teach the Earth Website Committee
Climate of Change Interest Group
Environmental Justice and Freshwater Resources Interest Group
MARGINS Teaching Materials Interest Group
Natural Hazards and Risks: Hurricanes Interest Group
Teaching for Sustainability Interest Group
Geo2YC Community
GeoEd AI
InTeGrate Systems Thinking Interest Group
ITG Working with Diverse Students Interest Group
Teaching Geoscience Online
Working with Diverse Students Interest Group
Workshop Leader
January 1970EER 2024 Improving the Sustainability of Data-rich Activities through the Community Contribution Tool
Workshop Participant (22 workshops)
June 2022 Preparing the Next Generation Workshop, August 2021
August 2021 PresenterHurricane-Climate Change Connection 2008
October 2008