Category Archives: science education

How useful are lectures, really?

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Chris Rowan

There has been an interesting discussion amongst the geologists on Twitter, that I’ve archived over on Geotweeps Discuss…, over the role of the lecture in undergraduate education. This was in response to an NPR story claiming that in physics at … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, science education

Scenic Saturday: Wood in Streams

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

One of our field trips in my Fluvial Processes class takes the students to the lower reaches of Mallard Creek, the urban stream that drains the northern portion of Charlotte, including our campus. For most of its length, Mallard Creek … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, environment, geomorphology, photos, publication, science education

Scenic Saturday: Whitewater rafting in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

This semester I am teaching a class on fluvial (river) processes that encompasses aspects of both hydrology and geomorphology. One of my goals is to take my students to as many of sizes and shapes of river as possible over … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, geomorphology, hydrology, science education

Geobloggers for DonorsChoose: Deep Sea News

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Chris Rowan

During Earth Science Week, your friendly Highly Allochthonous Bloggers are supporting the

Categories: public science, science education

Geobloggers for Donorschoose: Maitri Erwin

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Chris Rowan

Continuing our campaign to promote geoscience education during Earth Science Week, today we give you Maitri Erwin, who has thrown herself enthusiastically into this years DonorsChoose Science Bloggers for Students challenge as part of the Ocean and Geobloggers Collective. As … Continue reading →

Categories: public science, science education

Geobloggers for DonorsChoose: Jacquelyn Gill

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Chris Rowan

It’s a good week to promote geoscience education. Not only is it Earth Science Week, but science bloggers everywhere are involved in their annual drive to provide much needed educational resources to US schoolteachers through DonorsChoose. Forcing schools to beg … Continue reading →

Categories: public science, science education

Wisdom from the Geoblogosphere School of Learning & Doing (Accretionary Wedge #38)

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

Welcome to the Geoblogosphere School of Learning & Doing. Let’s begin with a story by one of our students, Michael Klaas of Uncovered Earth. He writes… “On a warm evening in May of 2008 I sat upon a cinder cone … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, geology, science education

Stay broad! Why you should fight the intellectual narrows

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Chris Rowan

For this month’s Accretionary wedge, my co-blogger Anne is asking us to mark the beginning of a new teaching year by pondering the nature of education in the geoscience. As a post-doc, I may not be in the best position … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, geology, ranting, science education

Simulating river processes…ooh shiny, stream table!

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

I’ve got a shiny new Emriver Em2 river processes simulator (i.e., stream table), thanks to departmental equipment funds and enthusiastic colleagues. I’ve been on sabbatical this semester and away from campus, so I haven’t had a chance to play with … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, geomorphology, public science, science education

Hydrologist + professor = Anne’s answers to career profile questions

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

A few weeks ago, I was asked to answer some questions for a career profile section of a website aimed at students looking at college degree options. The website creators wanted to use me as their profile of a hydrologist, … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, by Anne, hydrology, science education