On-Ramps for more effective teaching in tectonics
Do you want to engage students more actively in your structural geology and tectonics courses but aren’t sure where to start or how to make it work well? The
NSF-funded On-Ramps Project has developed 2-page quick-start guides that include tips for implementing a particular teaching strategy plus examples and links to additional resources. The first set of On-Ramps covers interactive lecture, brainstorming, concept sketches, jigsaws, discussions, quantitative skill-building, just-in-time approaches, and case studies.
Download On-Ramps as pdfs.
Read more about the purpose, origin, and authoring of the On-Ramps.
Science Education Resource Center (SERC)
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VideosJacques Malavieille's VideosAnalog models illustrating processes associated with mountain building and erosion.
StrucGeology by RWTH Aachen University
A variety of videos featuring analog modeling, PIV analysis, microstructural analysis, and teaching demonstrations