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Course Information | @ EER - Teaching Introductory Geoscience with Data and Math in a Societal Context Using GETSI Modules


Course Overview

Date and Time: Monday July 15, 2019 - Wednesday July 17, 2019; 8:30am-11:30am
Location: Earth Educators Rendezvous
Tennessee State University, Humphries Hall: Room 327
Nashville, TN
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GPS station in western USA; volcanic eruption; GPS station with communication antenna and solar panels

Integrating cutting edge data and quantitative skills into introductory courses can be challenging. The GEodesy Tools for Societal Issues (GETSI) project has developed a suite of undergraduate teaching modules to make this easier and more engaging. The workshop will feature three of the modules in greater depth, as well as overview additional resources, provide coaching on teaching with data and math more generally, and give participants time to work on implementation planning. Participants who complete the full workshop will receive a $200 stipend.

The GEodesy Tools for Societal Issues (GETSI) project has worked in collaboration with the InTeGrate project to build undergraduate teaching resources which feature analysis of geodesy data to help address challenges facing society. This workshop will give instructors the chance to learn about several of these modules in more depth, as well as think more generally about best practices for teaching with real data, improving students' ability to apply math to geoscience problems, and increasing student capacity to propose solutions of value to society. The final stage of the workshop will have participants working on implementation plans so they have thought through the steps needed for actually adopting of the modules or learning strategies into their courses. Anticipated featured modules are Measuring the Earth with GPS, Ice Mass and Sea Level Change, and Monitoring Volcanoes & Communicating Risk (links will be added as the modules are published in the spring and early summer). Other teaching resources on topics from measuring water resources to landslide and earthquake hazards will be introduced as well.

Conveners

  • Becca Walker, Mt. San Antonio College
  • Jessica Smay, San Jose City College
  • Rachel Teasdale, California State University-Chico

Photo credits from top: Michael Bevis, Department of Defense, and UNAVCO.

 

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