Engaging Online Learners in the Earth Sciences
Discover digital tools and strategies to effectively engage students and deliver immersive earth sciences learning experiences remotely.
Jenny Nelson, Professor/Author, Purdue University
As a hands-on and often visual field, the Earth Sciences have traditionally been taught in the classroom, the laboratory, and on-site. Engaging online learners and digital natives poses a unique challenge - how do we deliver concepts best experienced in-person to our students behind the screen? Fortunately, we have an array of tools at our fingertips to immerse learners in the wonders of Earth Science.
About the speaker
Jenny Nelson, Professor/Author, Purdue University
Jenny Nelson teaches introductory oceanography, physical geology, historical geology, and natural hazard courses to nonscience majors, and a course on climate change and society for upper-level science majors at Purdue University. She earned a B.S. in geology, an M.S. in geology, and a graduate certificate in GIS from Indiana University Purdue University – Indianapolis. Jenny is the founding Vice President of the Central Indiana Chapter of the Association for Women Geoscientists and has interests in active learning in large lectures, high-impact teaching practices, and fostering engagement in online learning. She is also an editing author for 16e Earth Science text, author of GraphIt! Coaching Activities for Biodiversity, Climate Change, Energy Use, and Graphing, as well as Process of Science stories for Essentials of Oceanography.