About Our Authors
The sites that make up Teach the Earth bring together the talents and expertise of a number of people. There is a growing network of faculty all across the country that have contributed time and energy to writing modules for one or more projects. Beyond that, there is an even wider community of teachers, instructors and faculty who have contributed teaching examples to collections on the site.
Below you can see the educators and scientists that have contributed greatly to the content available at Teach the Earth along with links to the areas of the site they are associated with. SERC staff and the MSU Web Development Team contribute across all the sites. In addition, there is a group from TERC and elsewhere working on the Earth Exploration Toolbook as well as a diverse group working on the Microbial Life Education Resources project.
Jennifer Anderson, Winona State University
Eric M. Baer, Highline Community College
- Teaching Quantitative Skills in the Geosciences
- Introductory Courses: Teaching Quantitative Literacy
Char Bezanson, Eastview High School, Apple Valley, MN
Peter Bohacek, Henry Sibley High School, St. Paul, MN
Jeff Crabaugh, University of Wyoming
- Cutting Edge: Teaching With Visualizations
- Cutting Edge: Collections of Visualizations on Geoscience Topics
Mark Francek, Central Michigan University
Laura Guertin, Pennsylvania State University Delaware County
Michelle Hall, Science Education Solutions, Inc.
[link http://www.utb.edu/vpaa/csmt/chemenv/Pages/Heise.aspx'Elizabeth A. Heise'] , University of Texas at Brownsfield and Texas Southmost College
Russanne Low, Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE)
David McConnell , University of Akron
Heather Macdonald, College of William and Mary
- Starting Point: Interactive Lectures
- Building Strong Geoscience Departments
- On the Cutting Edge: Professional Development for Geoscience Faculty
- Cutting Edge: Course Design Tutorial
- Cutting Edge Workshop: Early Career Geoscience Faculty
- Cutting Edge Workshop: Preparing for an Academic Career in the Geosciences
Robert MacKay, Clark College
- Starting Point: Teaching with Data
- Starting Point: Teaching with Models
- Starting Point: Teaching with Interactive Demonstrations
Mark McCaffrey, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Dorothy Merritts, Franklin & Marshall College
- Starting Point: Teaching Entry Level Geoscience
- Starting Point: Using Socratic Questioning
- Starting Point: Teaching with Interactive Demonstrations
David Mogk Montana State University
- On the Cutting Edge: Professional Development for Geoscience Faculty
- Integrating Research and Education
Sandredin (Dean) Moosavi, Walden University
Dexter Perkins, University of North Dakota
- Starting Point: Studio Teaching in the Geosciences
- On the Cutting Edge: Observing and Assessing Student Learning - Knowledge Surveys
- Petrology Activities and Examples
William A. Prothero, University of California Santa Barbara
- Starting Point Interactive Lectures: Question of the Day
- Starting Point: Calibrated Peer Review Examples
Linda Reinen, Pomona College
Randall Richardson University of Arizona Tucson
- Building Strong Geoscience Departments
- Building Strong Geoscience Departments: Threats and Opportunities at Research-Intensive Universities
Martin Ruzek Universities Space Research Association
Mary Savina Carleton College
Suzanne Savanick Macalester College
- Starting Point: Campus-Based Learning
- Cutting Edge: Observing and Assessing Student Learning
- Starting Point: Service Learning
William Slattery Wright State University
Ethel Stanley BioQUEST, Beloit College
David Steer , University of Akron
Rebecca Teed Wright State University
- Starting Point: Game-Based Learning
- Starting Point: Role-Playing Exercises
- Starting Point: Using an Earth History Approach
Barbara Tewksbury Hamilton College
- On the Cutting Edge: Professional Development for Geoscience Faculty
- Cutting Edge: Couse Design Tutioral
- Resources for Teaching Structural Geology
- Quantitative Skills: Back of the Envelope Calculations
Bill Titus Carleton College
Robert Walter Franklin & Marshall College
Margaret Waterman Southeast Missouri State University
Jennifer Wenner University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
- Quantitative Skills: Teaching with Equations
- Introductory Courses: Teaching Quantitative Literacy
- Quantitative Skills: Activities for Lab and Class
Karl Wirth ( This site may be offline. ) , Macalester College