2018-19 Webinar Series: 21st-Century Undergraduate Field Education

SpeakersTopic and Time
Dr. Susan Singer, Provost and VP Academic Affairs at Rollins CollegeUndergraduate field experiences: Challenges and opportunities”April 26th, 2018 @ 8:00 am PST
Dr. Diana Dalbotten, Diversity Director for the National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory at University of MinnesotaDr. Emily Geraghty Ward, Associate Professor of Geology at Rocky Mountain College“Using place-based, community-inspired research to broaden participation in the Geosciences”November 14th, 2018 @ 10 am PST
Dr. Alison Jolley, Science Teaching and Learning Fellow/Lecturer at University of British Columbia with special guest, Lori Rock, founder, and visual content artist at BigIdeaZoo“Can’t beat it on a good day: Investigating student experiences on field trips with different instructors and variable weather”December 12th, 2018 @ 10 am PST
Dr. Dave Mogk, Professor of Geology at Montana State University“Entering the Community of Practice: Learning (Acceptable) Behaviors in the Field”January 24th, 2019 @ 10 am PST*Note the schedule change in January*
Alicia Farmer, Program Manager of the Transforming Learning Program at University of MichiganDr. Stephanie Shaulskiy, Program Evaluation Coordinator of the Transforming Learning Program at University of Michigan“Transforming Learning at the University of Michigan Biological Station: bridging the gap between environmental science and other disciplines addressing today’s complex environmental and public health challenges”February 13th, 2019 @ 10 am PST
Dr. Alison Stokes, Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Science Education at University of Plymouth“Knowing that there’s going to be uncertainty is a certainty in itself: working towards inclusive and accessible geoscience field education”March 13th, 2019 @ 10 am PST
Drafting a UFERN FrameworkA discussion about the initial draft of a framework highlighting the factors that influence undergraduate field experiences.April 10th, 2019 @ 10 am PST
Dr. Erik Dutilly, founder and president of the Western Institute for Education Evaluation and Consulting (link)“Student Recruitment and Selection into STEM Undergraduate Research Programs”May 8th, 2019 @ 10 am PST