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Group of men and women, some with walking sticks and one in a wheelchair, collects data in a field near a mountain
Posted inFeatures

Accessibility and Fieldwork in the Time of Coronavirus

by Richard J. Sima 23 July 202022 November 2021

Fieldwork in the geosciences is increasingly relying on groundwork laid by accessibility advocates.

Abstract drawing of multicolored circles
Posted inOpinions

An Evolutionary Leap in How We Teach Geosciences

by K. St. John, K. Bitting, C. Cervato, K. A. Kastens, R. H. Macdonald, J. McDaris, K. S. McNeal, H. Petcovic, E. Pyle, E. Riggs, K. Ryker, S. Semken and R. Teasdale 8 July 201929 September 2021

New research into the ways that students learn and apply their knowledge is changing teaching methods and undergraduate geoscience course content.

Student at Manchester School of Art looking in a microscope
Posted inScience Updates

SciArt: Teaching Across the Interface

by S. Illingworth and D. Griffiths 29 January 201929 January 2019

A new program brings undergraduates together to collaborate across disciplines and to see their respective fields with new eyes.

Cassandra Korte and Erika Doctor work on a collaborative project.
Posted inOpinions

Helping Geoscience Students Thrive in Graduate School

by A. L. Lecher 11 September 201829 September 2021

Ten factors that help liberal arts undergraduate students succeed could also increase the odds for student success in geoscience graduate programs.

Teachers in GIFT workshop at a Fall Meeting
Posted inAGU News

AGU Announces New Education Section

by Chris McEntee 2 August 2018

The section will play an important role in developing a diverse, inclusive, and dynamic Earth and space science talent pool.

Hand gestures are one means of illustrating geological concepts, like the orientation of these rock fractures.
Posted inFeatures

Learning to Form Accurate Mental Models

by A. Davatzes, K. Gagnier, I. Resnick and T. F. Shipley 7 February 2018

A cycle of prediction, comparison, and feedback supports spatial learning in geoscience.

Posted inEditors' Vox

They Got to “Ask-Me-Anything.” So, What Did They Want to Know?

by K. B. Karnauskas 6 June 20169 February 2018

On behalf of JGR: Oceans, I consented to a Reddit Science AMA. What did an anonymous public want to learn about oceanography and climate science? More importantly, what can we learn from them?

Posted inEditors' Vox

Sustaining Existence: A Geoethical Dilemma

by J. W. Geissman 20 April 201610 February 2018

Would communicating science be more effective if geoethics were included in the discussion?

Posted inScience Updates

Learning About Teaching: Geoscience Educators Share Insights

by C. A. Manduca, R. H. Macdonald and L. Goodell 1 April 201612 April 2016

Earth Educators' Rendezvous; Boulder, Colorado, 13–17 July 2015

Posted inScience Updates

Students, Meet Data

by N. E. Bader, D. Soule, D. Castendyk, T. Meixner, C. O’Reilly and R. D. Gougis 2 March 201629 March 2016

Lessons that incorporate publicly available data from Earth observing sensors can expose students to the thrill of scientific discovery.

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