Introduction of SERC Resources and Content Management System

Ellen IversonScience Education Resource Center

Carleton CollegeFebruary 2013

Introduction

• What is SERC?• How do I use the participant

workspace?• How can the website be useful to

participants and the alliance?

Serc.carleton.edu

What is SERC?

SERC is an office of Carleton College that works on

• Improving Geoscience Education at all levels

• Improving Undergraduate Education across the disciplines

• Helping Faculty be Better Teachers

Serc.carleton.edu

SERC Major Activities

• On-line resources for educators (and some for learners)

• Workshops for faculty• Research on teaching and learning

– Faculty learning – Program Evaluation– Student learning – Assessment– Geoscience expertise

• National Association of Geoscience Teachers Executive Office

Major Activities

• On-line resources for educators (and some learners)

Over 19,000 pagesOver 5,000,000 visitorsOver 4000 teaching activitiesOver 55 teaching methodsOver 30 projects

SERC portals: Integrated Access to more than 30 projects

http://serc.carleton.edu/index.html

Major Activities

• On-line resources for educators (and some for learners)

• Workshops for faculty

• More than 225 workshops websites

• PKAL, ACM as partners

http://serc.carleton.edu/serc/search.html?q1=sercvocabs__74%3A2

How do I use the participant workspace?

http://serc.carleton.edu/lsamp/workshops/february13/participant/index.html

How do I use the participant workspace?

http://serc.carleton.edu/lsamp/workshops/february13/participant/index.html

1. Show editing controls

2. Edit this page

3. Use editing menu

4. Be sure to Save

How do I use the participant workspace?

http://serc.carleton.edu/lsamp/workshops/february13/ap_upload.html

How can the website be useful to participants and the alliance?

• Learn about and share resources• Dissemination of resources from

campus initiatives• Project evaluation – impact of

activities on participants• Cross fertilization Over 19,000 pages

Over 5,000,000 visitorsOver 4000 teaching activitiesOver 55 teaching methodsOver 30 projects