From: Review of IRIS Education & Outreach: 2009
For a Future Seismology/Geodesy Facility: Goals, Elements, and Audiences of a Seismology/Geodesy E&O Program To enable the next generation of Americans to have a greater understanding of Earth science and seismology/geodesy, while helping to attract the best and brightest to our disciplines
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In-Person Social Media IRIS Social Media usage continues to increase: –Facebook: 4579 followers; –Twitter: 1618 follows; –YouTube: 1809 subscribers; 55,000 hits/mo during school terms 290,000 hits in past 6 months Over 2,130,000 lifetime visitors to YouTube
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For a Future Seismology/Geodesy Facility: Goals, Elements, and Audiences of a Seismology/Geodesy E&O Program To enable the next generation of Americans to have a greater understanding of Earth science and seismology/geodesy, while helping to attract the best and brightest to our disciplines Serve the seismology / geodesy communities & recognize the research & education achievements of their members
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For a Future Seismology/Geodesy Facility: Goals, Elements, and Audiences of a Seismology/Geodesy E&O Program To enable the next generation of Americans to have a greater understanding of Earth science and seismology/geodesy, while helping to attract the best and brightest to our disciplines Serve the seismology / geodesy communities & recognize the research & education achievements of their members Increase society’s understanding and appreciation of seismology/geodesy
Facilitate – Collaborate – Educate 6 Powerpoints created and disseminated since the last EPOSC meeting 28,804 hits on the Teachable Moments website since the last EPOSC meeting 3 presentations about Teachable Moments at last NSTA meeting Teachable moments
Facilitate – Collaborate – Educate Participated science team meeting - launch still on schedule –Data availability timeline still being debated by science team Lunar curriculum development underway Coding for public display underway InSight - Mars seismograph mission
For a Future Seismology/Geodesy Facility: Goals, Elements, and Audiences of a Seismology/Geodesy E&O Program To enable the next generation of Americans to have a greater understanding of Earth science and seismology/geodesy, while helping to attract the best and brightest to our disciplines Serve the seismology / geodesy communities & recognize the research & education achievements of their members Increase society’s understanding and appreciation of seismology/geodesy Increase the quality of seismology / geodesy education
Seismographs in Schools
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For a Future Seismology/Geodesy Facility: Goals, Elements, and Audiences of a Seismology/Geodesy E&O Program To enable the next generation of Americans to have a greater understanding of Earth science and seismology/geodesy, while helping to attract the best and brightest to our disciplines Serve the seismology / geodesy communities & recognize the research & education achievements of their members Increase society’s understanding and appreciation of seismology/geodesy Increase the quality of seismology / geodesy education Encourage & support the development and global participation of a diverse geoscience workforce
Facilitate – Collaborate – Educate 2014 Cohort –13 Interns presented the summer research at AGU –Alumni reception at AGU was well attended despite rain Summer 2015 –Recruitment speakers presented at 4 predominately minority campuses, collaboration with UNAVCO –90 Intern applications for 11 slots –15 Mentor applications - One with funding Research Experiences for Undergrads