Coming to the 34th International Geological Congress
August 5-10, Brisbane, Australia
WORKSHOP 30
| DATE | Sunday 5th August 2012 |
| TITLE | Instructional Approaches to Access, Accommodation, and Inclusion for Students with Disabilities in the Geosciences |
| LOCATION | CONGRESS VENUE |
| ORGANIZERS | International Advisory for Geoscience Diversity (IAGD) and the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) Commission on Geoscience Education (COGE) |
| PRESENTERS |
Chris Atchison, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA Brett Gilley, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CA Gina Ceylan, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA |
| SUMMARY | This course is designed to instruct current geoscience faculty and graduate teaching assistants to apply the principles of universal design to their own lessons, labs, and field trips in order to accommodate students with physical, cognitive, and emotional disabilities. The presentation of this course will include student instructors who will discuss first-hand perspectives of negotiating the rigor of a geoscience curriculum while managing their disabilities. Key topics will include: accommodation in the geosciences; the physical barriers to access and inclusion; and the personal, psychological and social challenges that students may face away from the classroom. |
| CONTACT | Dr. Christopher Atchison catchison@gsu.edu |
| TOTAL FEE Including GST |
$150.00 including GST (No catering provided) |
For more information and to register for this event, please visit: www.34igc.org
