Understanding Deep Earth Slabs, Drips Plumes and More Understanding Deep Earth Slabs, Drips Plumes and More WELCOME! A virtual workshop convened by the On the Cutting Edge program for undergraduate faculty professional development

THANKS   Participants   For taking time out of your busy schedules to join this workshop   Conveners   Mike Williams, U Mass-Amherst   Cathy Manduca, SERC   Dave Mogk, Montana State Univ.   SERC Staff   Sean Fox   John McDaris   Monica Bruckner   NAGT—for sponsorship. Please Join!   NSF—for generous support

Workshop Goals   Help faculty stay current about data, tools, services, and research related to the deep earth.   Address the "big science questions" related to deep earth (e.g. plumes, slabs, drips, post-perovskite, etc.) and explore exciting new scientific approaches   To consider ways to effectively teach about "what can't be seen", at least not directly.   Develop and review classroom teaching activities for undergraduate education using these data, tools, services, and research results to facilitate teaching about the deep earth across the geoscience curriculum.   Help you develop teaching activities about Deep Earth for your own courses. What do you need? We’re here to help!

Outcomes   A fully developed, peer-reviewed Deep Earth learning activity, ready to go! Like the Nike ad says: JUST DO IT!

What to Expect   Whole group “live” presentations   Q/A using “Chat”   Threaded Discussions   Asynchronous; post ideas, comment, reply to key questions, submit your own questions…   Small group discussions   Separate call-in service, to plan and review   Web-Based Work Spaces   Post group summaries   ActivitySheets   Post new Deep Earth teaching activities

Scheduling   Try to attend all scheduled sessions, but…   We understand that you may have unavoidable time conflicts   All presentations will be posted on the webpage   You can join the discussions on your own time.   Plenty of time to work off-line to develop your activity, get feedback

Use the Workshop Web Site to Support Your Work--   Main Page     Participant List and Checklist   Program   Technical Information   Discussions   Example Teaching Activities   “Mini-Collections”   Upload activities, documents

Cyberlearning   NSF has asked us to experiment with virtual workshops—   For efficiency and economy   To reach broader audiences   So that you can work with your own materials at your home workspace   Please help us understand how this experience is working for you— Feedback is encouraged!

QUESTIONS?   Use the Chat function (left edge of screen)….John and Mike will moderate.   Now, John will give us an introduction to the communication software and key links on the workshop webpage….