Many faculty teaching at the introductory level use
environmental themes and hazards to get their students excited
about the geosciences. Whether in the form of a stand-alone
Environmental Geology or Natural Hazards course or as
environmental content integrated into other introductory
courses, these concepts are an important part of the geoscience
education for many students who will never take another course
in the sciences. This workshop will bring together educators
from a wide variety of institutional settings and backgrounds
with the common goal of sharing ideas about improving the
pedagogy and environmental geology content of our introductory
geoscience courses. As a part of this workshop, participants
will: - Share what works in their classrooms with each other. We
will identify innovative teaching methods, approaches, and
activities for teaching Environmental Geology and share ideas on
how to teach in various contexts: large classes, courses with no
lab component, courses in urban areas, etc. - Examin