Workshops and Webinars
Initial Publication Date: December 2, 2013 | Revision: March 6, 2026
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First Publication: December 2, 2013
Revision: July 19, 2024 -- schedule updates
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Workshops and Webinars
Workshop participants work on data analysis as a team.
Provenance:
Justin Sweet (EarthScope)
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Past Events:
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2014
Upcoming Events
2026 Events
Workshop:
Teaching Near-surface Geophysics to Undergraduates from Intro to Majors
Dates: July 7-9, 2026
Location: Colorado School of Mines campus, Golden, CO
APPLY
- Deadline March 27, 2026
Additional workshops and other events will be announced as they become available.
Past Events
2025 Events
Workshop:
Teaching in the field with SfM and RTK-GPS/GNSS to Undergraduates
Dates: August 11-15, 2025
Location: Virtual
Workshop:
Teaching Near-surface Geophysics to Undergraduates from Intro to Majors
Dates: July 29-31, 2025
Location: Colorado School of Mines campus, Golden, CO
2024 Events
2024 Webinars
Webinar:
Using geophysics field instruments to engage students in societal applications and geoscience career skills
Date: October 8, 2024
Part of the
NAGT Webinar Series
2024 Workshops
Workshop:
Teaching Near-surface Geophysics to Undergraduates from Intro to Majors
Dates: August 6-8, 2024
Location: Colorado School of Mines campus, Golden, CO
Workshop @EER:
Improving the Sustainability of Data-rich Activities through the Community Contribution Tool
Dates: July 14-17, 2024
Location:
Earth Educators Rendezvous
, Philadelphia, PA
2023 Events
2023 Workshops
Workshop:
Bringing Geophysics to Introductory Science Courses: Using IGUaNA and GETSI Modules in Your Classroom
Date: August 8-10, 2023
Location: University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Workshop @EER:
Getting the Most Out of your TA Experience
Date: July 13-14, 2023
Location: Earth Educators Rendezvous, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CO
Mini-workshop @EER:
Using Geophysics to Address Societally-relevant, Urban and Environmental Real-world Questions in Introductory-level Geoscience Courses
Date: July 13, 2023
Location: Earth Educators Rendezvous, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CO
2022 Events
2022 Workshops
Short Course @GSA:
Teaching SfM and GNSS/GPS Methods to Undergraduates in the Field
Date: October 7-8, 2022
Location: Boulder, Colorado (
GSA 2022 Annual Meeting
is in Denver October 9-12)
Workshop:
Bringing Geophysics to Introductory Science Courses: Using IGUaNA Modules in Your Classroom
Dates: August 10-11, 2022
Location: University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Short Course:
Change Detection with SfM and GPS/GNSS: Teaching Undergraduates in the Field
Date: May 21-24 2022 (May 25 for implementation cohort)
Location: Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID
(This short course was postponed from May 2020 to 2021 and then 2022.)
Short course:
Increasing the data, math, and societal relevance in introductory Earth science courses
Date: Saturday April 30, 2022
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Mt San Antonio College campus, Walnut, CA
Virtual Short Course:
Coaching your TAs to use effective teaching strategies in introductory Earth science courses
Dates: April 22 & 29, 2022
Time: 11 am-2 pm PT | 12-3 pm MT | 1-4 pm CT | 2-5 pm ET
Location: Virtual
2021 Events
2021 Webinars
Webinar: The City as Field:
Inclusive early-undergraduate geophysics teaching modules to address urban environmental challenges
Date: November 2, 2021
Part of the
NAGT Webinar Series
2021 Workshops
Virtual Short Course:
Teaching in the field with SfM and RTK GPS/GNSS
Dates: September 28-November 4, 2021
Location: Virtual
Participants are a subset of registrants from the postponed-to-May 2022 short course and a couple additional people who indicated interest and availability.
Virtual Mini-workshop @EER:
Using Geophysics to Address Societally-Relevant, Urban and Environmental Questions in Introductory-Level Geoscience Courses
Date: July 15, 2021
Location: Virtual
Virtual Short Course:
Teaching in the field with SfM and RTK GPS/GNSS
Dates: May 17-21, 2021
Location: Virtual
Participants are a subset of registrants from the postponed-to-May 2022 short course and their collaborators.
Virtual Mini Short Course:
Teaching about
Eyes on the Hydrosphere: Tracking Water Resources
[Introductory-level module]
Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Time: 10 am-12 pm PT | 11 am-1 pm MT | 12-2 pm CT | 1-3 pm ET | 5-7 pm UTC
Virtual Mini Short Course:
Teaching about
Modeling Flood Hazards
[Majors-level module]
Date: Thursday March 25, 2021
Time: 12-2 pm PT | 1-3 pm MT | 2-4 pm CT | 3-5 pm ET | 7-9 pm UTC
Virtual Mini Short Course:
Teaching about Planning for Failure: Landslide Analysis for a Safer Society
[Majors-level module]
Date: Thursday March 11, 2021
Time: 12-2 pm PT | 1-3 pm MT | 2-4 pm CT | 3-5 pm ET | 8-10 pm UTC
Virtual Mini Short Course:
Teaching about
Monitoring Volcanoes and Communicating Risks
[Introductory-level module]
Date: Wednesday February 24, 2021
Time: 8-10 am PT | 9-11 am MT | 10 am-12pm CT | 11 am-1 pm ET | 4-6 pm UTC
Virtual Mini Short Course:
Teaching about
Measuring the Earth with GPS: Plate Motion and Changing Ice-Water
Date: Tuesday February 9, 2021
Time: 12-2 pm PT | 1-3 pm MT | 2-4 pm CT | 3-5 pm ET | 8-10 pm UTC
Virtual Mini Short Course:
Teaching about
Our Changing Climate: Data Behind Melting Ice and Changing Sea Level
Date: Thursday January 28, 2021
Time: 12-2 pm PT | 1-3 pm MT | 2-4 pm CT | 3-5 pm ET | 8-10 pm UTC
2020 Events
2020 Webinars
Webinar:
Teaching undergrads about floods: frequency, modeling, and mitigation
Date: September 17, 2020
Part of the
NAGT Webinar Series
Webinar:
Teaching Landslide Analysis to Undergraduates: Planning for Failure and a Safer Society
Date: Thursday, March 26, 2020
Part of the
NAGT Webinar Series
Webinar:
Teaching About the Water Cycle with Data-rich Water Resources Activities
Date: Thursday, February 27, 2020
Part of the
NAGT Webinar Series
Webinar:
Teaching About Volcanoes with Monitoring Data and Communicating Risk
Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Part of the
NAGT Webinar Series
2020 Workshops
Virtual Mini Short Course:
Teaching Field Methods of
High Precision Positioning with Static and Kinematic GPS/GNSS
Date: Tuesday November 17, 2020
Time: 12-2 pm PT | 1-3 pm MT | 2-4 pm CT | 3-5 pm ET | 8-10 pm UTC
Short course @AWRA:
Floods to Droughts: Teaching Undergraduates About Water Issues Using Data, Modeling, & Math
Date: Sunday November 8, 2020
Time: 10 am-2 pm PT | 11 am-3 pm MT | 12-4 pm CT | 1-5 pm ET | 6-10 pm UTC
In association with the American Water Resources Association Annual Meeting (virtual)
Virtual Mini Short Course:
Teaching about
Measuring Water Resources with GPS, Gravity, and Traditional Methods
Date: Wednesday November 4, 2020
Time: 12-2 pm PT | 1-3 pm MT | 2-4 pm CT | 3-5 pm ET | 8-10 pm UTC
Virtual Mini Short Course:
Teaching about
Surface Process Hazards: Living with Landslides
Date: Thursday October 22, 2020
Time: 12-2 pm PT | 1-3 pm MT | 2-4 pm CT | 3-5 pm ET | 7-9 pm UTC
Short Course @EER:
Teaching for a Changing World: Water Resources and Melting Ice
Date: July 16-17, 2020
Time: 3 hours each day starting 8 am PT | 9 am MT | 10 am CT | 11 am ET
Location:
Earth Educators Rendezvous Virtual Meeting
2019 Events
2019 Webinars
Webinar:
Engaging Undergraduates with the Data Behind Melting Ice and Changing Sea Levels
Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Part of the
NAGT Webinar Series
Webinar:
Using GPS Data to Teach about the Earth in Introductory Undergraduate Courses: Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Water Cycle, and Ice Mass Change
Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Part of the
NAGT Webinar Series
2019 Workshops
Short Course @AGU:
Using Geophysics Data to Teach About Flooding, Landslides, and Climate Change in Undergraduate Majors Courses
Date: Sunday December 8, 2019
Time: 8 am - 5 pm
Location:
American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting
, San Francisco, CA
Workshop:
GETSI Field Phase 2 Kick-Off Meeting & Cohort 1 Workshop
Date: November 15-17, 2019
Location: UNAVCO Office, Boulder, CO
By invitation only for PIs and Field Cohort 1 members.
Short Course @GSA:
Preparing Undergraduates -- Data-Rich Introductory Teaching Modules and Connecting Content to Geoscience Careers
Date: September 21, 2019
Time: 8 am - 5 pm
Location: Phoenix Convention Center West Building, Room 106A,
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
, Phoenix, AZ
Short Course @EER:
Teaching Introductory Geoscience with Data and Math in a Societal Context Using GETSI Modules
Date: July 15-17, 2019
Time: 8:30-11:30 am each day
Location:
Earth Educators Rendezvous
, Nashville, TN
Workshop:
Urban and Environmental Geophysics Course Planning
Date: June 4-5, 2019
Location: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
2018 Events
2018 Webinars
Webinar:
Integrating GPS, SfM, and TLS into Geoscience Field Courses
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Joint webinar hosted by the
InTeGrate Project
Webinar:
Addressing Landslide Hazards in Introductory Undergraduate Courses
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Joint webinar hosted by the
InTeGrate Project
2018 Workshops
Short course:
Measuring Water Resources with GPS, Gravity, and Traditional Methods: Undergraduate Teaching Module - @AGU
Date: Tuesday December 11, 2018
Time: 4:00-6:00 pm
Location: American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, Marriott Marquis, Georgetown Room
Short course:
Using kinematic and static GPS in undergraduate field courses
Date: August 14-17, 2018
Times: 6 pm Tuesday August 14th - noon Friday August 17th.
Location: Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID
Workshop Session:
Review and Demonstration of Available Geodetic Imaging Resources for Education
Date: Sunday January 7, 2018
Times: 1 pm - 5 pm
Event:
5th Biennial Structural Geology and Tectonics Forum
Location: Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Teaching Resources
described during the session can largely be found on the
GETSI
OpenTopography
, and
UNAVCO Education
webpages
Session presentations:
Introduction to GETSI-UNAVCO - SFTG 2018
(PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 24MB Feb13 18)
GETSI GPS Strain & Earthquakes module - SFTG 2018
(PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 26.3MB Feb13 18)
TLS Field Course History - SFTG 2018
(PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 72MB Feb13 18)
GETSI Analyzing High Resolution Topography field module - SFTG 2018
(PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 26.3MB Feb13 18)
InSAR Overview - SFTG 2018
(PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 10.2MB Feb13 18)
Other Geodesy Education Resources - SFTG 2018
(PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 27.8MB Feb13 18)
2017 Events
2017 Webinars
Webinar:
Addressing Earthquake Hazards with LiDAR, GPS, and InSAR in Upper-level Undergraduate Courses
Date: Thursday April 13, 2017
Joint webinar hosted by the
InTeGrate Project
2017 Workshops
Short course:
@ AGU - Using GPS data in undergraduate courses: from tectonic motions to water resources and climate change issues
Date: Sunday December 10, 2017
Times: 8 am - 5 pm (lunch included)
Location: American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA ; Hilton Riverside, Third Floor, Canal Rm
Short course:
Using high resolution topography, UAVs, and GPS in undergraduate field education
Date: August 15-18, 2017
Times: 6 pm Tuesday August 15th, 2017 - noon Friday August 18th.
Location: UNAVCO, Boulder, CO
2016 Events
2016 Webinars
Webinar:
Addressing Water Resources and Sustainability in Upper-level Undergraduate Courses
Date: Thursday October 6th, 2016
Joint webinar hosted by the
InTeGrate Project
Webinar:
Using Data to Teach About Societally Important Questions
Date: Wednesday March 23rd, 2016
Joint webinar hosted by the
InTeGrate Project
2016 Workshops
Short Course:
Hooking undergraduates into geophysics data and methods (GPS, Lidar, InSAR, SfM photogrammetry) through societally important issues
Date: Sunday December 11, 2016
Times: 8 am - 5 pm
Location: American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting
Sponsored by: UNAVCO, University of Houston, GETSI, AGU, and NAGT.
Short course:
Using TLS and Structure from Motion (SfM) Photogrammetry in Undergraduate Field Education
Date: August 16-19, 2016
Location: Indiana University Geologic Field Station in Cardwell, MT
Short course:
Geodesy Data Teaching Modules: GETSI Short Course
Date: Wednesday March 30, 2016
Location: UNAVCO Science Workshop, Broomfield, CO
2014 Events
2014 Webinars
Webinar:
Applying Geodesy Data to Societally Important Questions in Undergraduate Courses
Dates: January 10th & 31st, 2014
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