BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:94dabcc54c14e3a372c32479b958eb2d CATEGORIES:Polar Online Events CREATED:20210121T200417 SUMMARY:mini-course: Teaching about Our Changing Climate: Data Behind Melting Ice and Changing Sea Level LOCATION:Online DESCRIPTION:GEodesy Tools for Societal Issues (GETSI) Project presents the mini-course: \nhttps://serc.carleton.edu/getsi/workshops/virtual_mini_shortcourse/course _4/index.html">Teaching about Our Changing Climate: Data Behind Melting Ice and Changing Sea Level [Majors-level module]Date: Thursday January 28, 2021Time: 12-2 pm PT | 1-3 pm MT | 2-4 pm CT | 3-5 pm ET | 8-10 pm UT CRegistration deadline: Tuesday J anuary 26, 2021This mini-course will give instructors a chance to learn abo ut the https://serc.carleton.edu/getsi/teaching_materials/climate_change/in dex.html">Our Changing Climate: Data Behind Melting Ice and Changing Sea Level module and ideas for teaching virtually and in-person. The mini-cour se includes interactive opportunities for instructors to actually work thro ugh parts of student exercises, discuss ideas with peers, and work on imple mentation planning. A great opportunity to learn about cutting edge methods for monitoring climate, such as sea-level altimetry, gravity, InSAR, and G PS. $50 stipend* for completion of the course and short implementation plan .Climate change is a defining challenge of the current age, and sea-level r ise is one of the greatest effects. This module helps students to learn abo ut primary stakeholders in sea-level change and explore a wide variety of c limate-related data. The module opens with a stakeholder analysis for resid ents of a small island nation (Maldives), a coastal developing nation (Bang ladesh), and a major coastal urban area (southern California). Students the n gain considerable spreadsheet analysis skills through analyzing sea surfa ce temperature, sea-level altimetry, GRACE, InSAR, and GPS data to better u nderstand the factors influencing sea level, including thermal expansion, i ce mass loss, and changes in land water storage. Students also consider how much more sea levels will rise this century. The final project is a report to a relevant stakeholder group that synthesizes the current knowledge.Thi s is part of a larger series with other upcoming opportunities.GETSI Virtual Mini Short Course SeriesThe series is designed to support undergraduate instructors interested in using GETSI modules — te aching resources that feature data and quantitative skills applied to crit ical topics such as natural hazards, climate change, and water resources. E ach mini-course is two hours long and will focus on one of the published GE TSI modules. Unlike a webinar, these mini-courses will include interactive opportunities for instructors to actually work through parts of student exe rcises, discuss ideas with peers, and work on implementation planning. $50 stipend available.*Upcoming mini-courses with registrations opening soon:Te aching about Measuring the Earth with GPS: Plate Motion and Changing Ice-Wa ter [Introductory-level]Week of Feb 8 - exact time TBDTeaching about Monito ring Volcanoes and Communicating Risks [Introductory-level]Date: Wednesday February 24, 2021Time: 8-10 am PT | 9-11 am MT | 10 am-12pm CT | 11 am-1 pm ET | 4-6 pm UTC*Stipend for participants who complete the Implemen tation Planning Form by the Sunday after the mini-course. Must be US citize n or permanent resident to receive stipend; however, others are welcome to participate without compensation. You may attend multiple mini-courses. Sti pends will be compiled and sent out after the end of the term during which the mini-course was held.GETSI is funded by the US National Science Foundat ion. All modules are free and distributed online via the GETSI website (htt p://serc.carleton.edu/getsi/index.html). X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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