1. Introduction of SERC Resources and Content Management System Ellen Iverson Science Education Resource Center Carleton College February 2013

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Major Activities On-line resources for educators (and some learners)

6. Over 19,000 pages Over 5,000,000 visitors Over 4000 teaching activities Over 55 teaching methods Over 30 projects SERC portals: Integrated Access to more than 30 projects http://serc.carleton.edu/index.html

7. Major Activities On-line resources for educators (and some for learners) Workshops for faculty

8. More than 225 workshops websites PKAL, ACM as partners http://serc.carleton.edu/serc/search.html?q1=sercvocabs__74%3A2

9. How do I use the participant workspace? http://serc.carleton.edu/lsamp/workshops/february13/participant/index.html

10. 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

11. How do I use the participant workspace? http://serc.carleton.edu/lsamp/workshops/february13/ap_upload.html

12. 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 visitors Over 4000 teaching activities Over 55 teaching methods Over 30 projects