Excerpt by Emily Davison at Goldsmiths University, UK In the UK alone Astronomy has grown into becoming a popular sub culture. Professor Brian Cox is now recognised among the mass audiences as being the “peoples’ person” of Astronomy. For a sighted person it is extremely easy to become addicted...
Recent IAGD events at the 2012 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
The IAGD network continued to build at GSA 2012 in Charlotte NC. Before the conference, a short course titled Instructional Approaches to Access, Accommodation, and Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in the Geosciences was presented by IAGD members Chris Atchison, Brett Gilley and Gina Ceylan. In the course participants...
Provost’s Postdoctoral Research Scientist/Scholar Program
Palisades, NY – Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University invites applications for the Provost’s Postdoctoral Research Scientist/Scholar Program. The goal of this program is to enhance the recruitment of outstanding postdoctoral scholars from underrepresented groups to more closely reflect the composition of the national pool of qualified candidates. The...
Tactile sculpture unveiled at Mammoth Cave National Park Visitor Center
Mammoth Cave, KY – As part of the new visitor center exhibits at Mammoth Cave National Park, artist Matthew Gray Palmer has created a tactile representation of a selection of passages in the vicinity of the Historic Tour route at the cave. “The goal of the piece is to...
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.
Course #508. Instructional Approaches to Access, Accommodation, and Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in the Geosciences. Sat., 3 Nov., 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Room 501. UNC Charlotte Center City, 320 East 9th Street. Map & Directions Cost: US$35; includes lunch. Participants will be reimbursed for the expense of the short...
Community Input Sought Regarding Broadening Participation Programs in the Geosciences
Dear Colleague Letter – Changes to the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) Education and Diversity Programs for Fiscal Year 2013 and Solicitation of Community Input Regarding Broadening Participation Programs in the Geosciences Arlington, VA – The purpose of this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) is to notify the geoscience education and...
Better Federal Coordination Could Lessen Challenges in the Transition from High School
Washington, DC – From the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO): Report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives. What GAO Found Students with disabilities face several longstanding challenges accessing services that may assist them as they transition from high school into postsecondary...
IAGD members attend the 34th IGC in Brisbane
Recently, IAGD members Brett Gilley (Canada), Gina Ceylan (USA), and Chris Atchison (USA) attended the 34th International Geological Congress in Brisbane, Australia to present the Instructional Approaches to Access, Accommodation, and Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in the Geosciences workshop. This workshop has been developed in partnership with the...
Current Research on Classroom Accommodations and Technologies eBook Publicly Available
The Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA) at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia has made a new book publicly available. According to lead author Nathan Moon, Accommodating Students with Disabilities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) “is a survey of the research on...
June 2012 IAGD Newsletter: Promoting the IAGD
5. Promoting the IAGD The IAGD is looking to connect with new members worldwide. If you are aware of faculty who would be interested assisting in the development of the IAGD network and promoting access to the geosciences; students who would benefit from a supportive community; instructors who could...
