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rom: cormand
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Sent: 02 December 2010
00:08
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Subject: Temporal
Learning Journal Club
Dear Colleagues,
Are you
interested in teaching and learning about geologic time, and in discussing the
cognitive aspects of understanding deep time with like-minded people? Would you
like to better understand the challenges your students struggle with as they
learn about geologic time? From January to May, 2011, the Temporal Learning
Journal Club will meet once a month, virtually, to discuss readings from the
geoscience and cognitive science literature. We will explore the cognitive
underpinnings of understanding geologic time, along with strategies and methods
to enhance student learning about time. To facilitate a deep exploration of this
topic, we will run the meetings as a series, with participants committing to all
five meetings if possible.
I encourage you to apply to be part of this
group, and to pass this invitation along to others you know who might be
interested. For more details about discussion themes, potential readings, and
meeting dates and times, see the website:
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/time/journalclub.html
or
go directly to the application form:
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/time/application.html
The Temporal Learning Journal Club is part of the On the
Cutting Edge program for geoscience faculty professional development. The
outcomes of these discussions will help provide a foundation for continuing work
on teaching and learning about geologic time. The application deadline is this
coming Monday, December 6. I hope you will consider joining
us.
Sincerely,
Carol Ormand, on behalf of the
conveners:
Cathy Manduca, SERC, Carleton College
David Mogk, Earth
Sciences, Montana State University
Tim Shipley, Psychology, Temple
University