Andrew Frassetto
*Workshop on Teaching About Risk and Resilience *
For those who teach courses dealing with earthquake and/or sea level and
flooding risk and resilience, the following workshop for undergraduate
faculty might be of interest:
Teaching about Risk and Resilience: Sea Level Rise, Flooding and Earthquakes
Florida Center for Environmental Studies, Florida Atlantic University
May 14-16, 2014
Application Deadline: March 1, 2014
http://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/workshops/risk_resilience/index.html
Preparing for or responding to an environmental disaster requires
knowledge from many disciplines and real time interdisciplinary problem
solving. The interaction between the extreme event, people in its path
and the response mechanisms of government and business combine at one
place and time. How do we prepare students for careers where they can
make useful and valuable contributions that mitigate risks and increase
resilience in the face of a growing population and changing environment?
What do students need to know about risk and resilience? What
foundational knowledge will prepare them to communicate with, learn
from, and work with experts from the range of disciplines that are
needed to address these problems?
This workshop will bring together educators from the variety of
disciplines that prepare students to address natural disasters with
those currently engaged in addressing these challenges. Focusing on case
studies, we will share best practices in education to help students to
understand needs of different stakeholders and to prepare students for
careers related to hazard mitigation and adaptation. We will consider
how partnerships among academia, civil society, and the business
community will enhance both student learning and community preparedness.
We will identify needs for curricular resources and discuss how to meet
these needs.
See the workshop overview for details about the workshop goals,
schedule, expectations for participants, and how to apply.
http://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/workshops/risk_resilience/overview.html
Cathryn A. Manduca
Director, Science Education Resource Center
Executive Director, National Association of Geoscience Teachers
For those who teach courses dealing with earthquake and/or sea level and
flooding risk and resilience, the following workshop for undergraduate
faculty might be of interest:
Teaching about Risk and Resilience: Sea Level Rise, Flooding and Earthquakes
Florida Center for Environmental Studies, Florida Atlantic University
May 14-16, 2014
Application Deadline: March 1, 2014
http://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/workshops/risk_resilience/index.html
Preparing for or responding to an environmental disaster requires
knowledge from many disciplines and real time interdisciplinary problem
solving. The interaction between the extreme event, people in its path
and the response mechanisms of government and business combine at one
place and time. How do we prepare students for careers where they can
make useful and valuable contributions that mitigate risks and increase
resilience in the face of a growing population and changing environment?
What do students need to know about risk and resilience? What
foundational knowledge will prepare them to communicate with, learn
from, and work with experts from the range of disciplines that are
needed to address these problems?
This workshop will bring together educators from the variety of
disciplines that prepare students to address natural disasters with
those currently engaged in addressing these challenges. Focusing on case
studies, we will share best practices in education to help students to
understand needs of different stakeholders and to prepare students for
careers related to hazard mitigation and adaptation. We will consider
how partnerships among academia, civil society, and the business
community will enhance both student learning and community preparedness.
We will identify needs for curricular resources and discuss how to meet
these needs.
See the workshop overview for details about the workshop goals,
schedule, expectations for participants, and how to apply.
http://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/workshops/risk_resilience/overview.html
Cathryn A. Manduca
Director, Science Education Resource Center
Executive Director, National Association of Geoscience Teachers
