Institution: Natural Sciences Museum of Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain)
Primary Contact or Principal Investigator: Jesus Martinez-Frias
Contact Information:
Centro de Astrobiologia, CSIC-INTA (associated to the NASA Astrobiology Institute)
Ctra de Ajalvir, Km. 4, 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid (Spain)
jmfrias@cab.inta-csic.es
Tel: +34-915206418
Project Collaborators: J.A. Rodriguez-Losada, A. Eff-Darwich, Francisco Garcia-Talavera and Lazaro Sanchez-Pinto, OAMC, Sinpromi and ONCE
Project Description: The objective of the Short Course is to give a general overview about the significance of meteorites. This Earth and Planetary Course is devoted to all people but primarily people with sensory disabilities (blind and low vision). It comprises of theoretical and practical classes, in which the students will be able to touch a selected representative group of meteorites (stony, stony-iron, iron meteorites), recognizing their morphology, surface textures (e.g. regmaglypts, fusion crust) and internal textres (e.g. Widmanstätten patterns, chondrules) comparing their features with those of some terrestrial volcanic rocks. The course also includes a handbook in Braille, and the special assistance of experts in sign language interpretation.
Diversity Focus (Race, Gender, Disability, etc.): Devoted to all people but primarily people with sensory disabilities (blind and low vision)
Project Publications and Disseminated Materials: Short Handbook with text and pictures and a special handbook in Braille
Project Website: Short Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wAJQiAanRM
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Faculty development opportunity to be held at the 34th IGC in Brisbane, Australia, August 5, 2012
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Increased demand for U.S. geoscientists also suggests need for increased access to geoscience programs for students with disabilites
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2020 IGER Award for Inclusive Teaching Dr. Michele Cooke
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Short course on creating access to the geosciences for students with disabilities to be held at the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC.
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New NSF OEDG Funding!
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Columbus, OH – Congratulations to the project team of Don Stredney, Chris Atchison, Alan Price, Karen Irving, and Rick...
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US President Proclaims International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2012
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Instructional Accommodation Workshop Held at AGU
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