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Session Proposal: Education Research in the Earth, Ocean, Atmospheric, and Space Sciences: Theoretical Foundations, Methods, and Results (AGU25)

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Education Research in the Earth, Ocean, Atmospheric, and Space Sciences: Theoretical Foundations, Methods, and Results

Session ID#: 253684

Session Description:
Education research findings in Earth, ocean, atmospheric, and space sciences have the potential to inform teaching/mentoring approaches and impact learning in a wide range of settings and for a broad learner population. Understanding and applying robust theoretical foundations, appropriate research designs and methodologies are essential to the research process. This session is a venue for Earth and space science education researchers to share the theoretical foundations, methods, results and implications of their research. It is also a venue for those new to discipline-based education research to learn more about the value, underpinning and practices of this interdisciplinary area of study.
Index Terms:

0840 Evaluation and assessment [EDUCATION]
0850 Geoscience education research [EDUCATION]
Primary Convener:  Laura Lukes, University of British Columbia, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Conveners:  Heather A Fischer, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States, Caitlin Callahan, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, United States and Chris Mead, Arizona State University, Center for Education Through Exploration, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, AZ, United States
 
 
The OCEAN FOR ALL Alliance: Bringing Ocean educators from around the world together to collaborate, learn, and improve. (1922576)
Troy Frensley1, Hannah Eaton2, Elizabeth Stratton2, Madison Jaynes2 and Flora Ulrich2, (1)University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, United States, (2)University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Environmental Sciences, Wilmington, United States
 
Research Infrastructures as Engines of International Collaboration and Comprehensive Skill Development (1938403)
Cedric Hagen1, Michael SanClements2, Jaana K Back3, Thomas G Bornman4, Gregor T Feig5, Phumlile Cotiyane-Pondo6, Rosmery Cruz7, Elisa Girola8, Krutika Deshpande9, Alex Cerón-González10, Katya Jay11, Tyler Karns12, Connor Keating12, Werner Leo Kutsch13, Christine M Laney14, Hank W Loescher15, Paula Mabee1, Michael Mirtl16,17, Beryl Morris18, Bailey Murphy19, Thomas Ohnemus20, Lilit Pogosyan21, Angela Ruth Possinger22, Samuel Villarreal23, Benjamin L Ruddell9, J. Alexander Siggers24, Danielle Spence25, Tyson Lee Swetnam26, Christian Poppe27 and Qiaoyun Xie28, (1)Battelle, National Ecological Observatory Network, Boulder, United States, (2)National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), Battelle, Boulder, United States, (3)University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, (4)Nelson Mandela University, South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON), Elwandle Coastal Node, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, (5)South African Weather Service, now at South African Environmental Observation Network, Pretoria, South Africa, (6)South African Environmental Observation Network, Elwandle Node, Gqeberha, South Africa, (7)University of Delaware, Plant and Soil Sciences, Newark, DE, United States, (8)The University of Queensland, Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), Brisbane, Australia, (9)Northern Arizona University, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, Flagstaff, United States, (10)Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Archaeology, Brussels, Belgium, (11)University of Colorado, Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, United States, (12)Battelle, AS&T, Columbus, United States, (13)ICOS Headoffice, Helsinki, Finland, (14)National Ecological Observatory Network, Battelle, Boulder, United States, (15)Battelle - National Ecological Observatory Network, CEO Office, Boulder, United States, (16)Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH, Leipzig, Germany, (17)Umweltbundesamt GmbH, Environment Agency Austria, Vienna, Austria, (18)University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, (19)Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, United States, (20)Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Department of Monitoring and Exploration Technologies, Leipzig, Germany, (21)Instituto de Ecología AC, Red de Ecología Funcional, Xalapa, VL, Mexico, (22)Virginia Tech, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Blacksburg, United States, (23)Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados S.C., Durango, Mexico, (24)Colorado State University, Department of Biology and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Fort Collins, United States, (25)University of Saskatchewan, School of Environment and Sustainability, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, (26)University of Arizona, CyVerse, Tucson, United States, (27)Forschungszentrum Julich GmbH, Julich, Germany, (28)The University of Western Australia, School of Engineering, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
 
Comparative effectiveness of virtual and in-person field experiences in teaching observation skills in ecology (1948155)
Chris Mead1, Sara Kassis2, Nolina Doud3, Sara Brownell3, Claudia Luke2, Sharon J Hall4 and Caprice Disbrow5, (1)Arizona State University, Center for Education Through Exploration, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, AZ, United States, (2)Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, United States, (3)Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences, Tempe, United States, (4)Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States, (5)Santa Rosa Junior College, Biological Sciences, Santa Rosa, United States
 
Advancing Geosciences through the History of Geology and Environmental Justice (1951375)
Renee M Clary, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, United States, Stephen K Boss, Univ Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States and Athena Owen Nagel, Mississippi State University, Geosciences, Mississippi State, United States
 
Gender Equality in Soil Science: A Brief Analysis of Faculty Salaries in 2019 and 2022 in the United States. (1969079)
Xian Liu1, Amir Sadeghpour2 and Eric Brevik2, (1)Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL, United States, (2)Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, United States
 
Navigating New Terrain: Exploring Educator Perspectives on Virtual Field Trip Training through TPACK (1985102)
Emily Godin1, Chris Mead2, Melanie Narish3, Jessica L Swann4, Diana Hunsley2, Sina Kirk5, A Joseph John Tamer2, Bradford Davey6, Geoffrey Bruce2, Ariel D Anbar7 and Chris Mead, (1)Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, United States, (2)Arizona State University, Center for Education Through Exploration, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, AZ, United States, (3)Center for Education Through Exploration, ASU School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, AZ, United States, (4)Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States, (5)Center for Education Through Exploration, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, United States, (6)Technology for Learning Consortium, Inc., Stuart, FL, United States, (7)Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration and School of Molecular Sciences, Tempe, AZ, United States
 
Backward Design and Planetary Science Education: A Meteorite Lab Case Study (1987263)
Kate Frederick, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, PA, United States and Marc Gagne, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Earth and Space Science Department, West Chester, United States
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