Session 7 Experiential Learning for Undergraduates in the Atmospheric Sciences

Wednesday, 15 January 2020: 1:30 PM-2:30 PM
258C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 29th Conference on Education

Atmospheric science is a contact sport. Students who are completing undergraduate degrees in atmospheric science or are considering entering graduate school in atmospheric science can benefit from involvement on meaningful experiential learning opportunities off campus. This session is designed to offer a forum for sharing of experiential learning opportunities including aspects from organizational issues to funding, conducting and assessment.

Papers:
1:30 PM
7.1
Equipping Meteorologists to Effectively Use Social Media to Link to Society
Kristina Deleon, Univ. of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX; and G. J. Mulvey and K. A. Mulvey

1:45 PM
7.2
Experiential Learning for Undergraduates in Greenland
Perry J. Samson, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; and M. Flanner, J. Bassis, S. Patrick, and R. Clauer

2:00 PM
7.3
From Storm Chasing to Air Racing: How Summer Experiential Learning Courses Have Enhanced the Embry-Riddle Undergraduate Meteorology Experience
Shawn M. Milrad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach, FL; and T. A. Guinn, D. J. Halperin, C. Herbster, and D. Schaum

2:15 PM
7.4
SIATA’s Operational Group: Experiences Learned from a Local Risk Management Strategy
Lina Isabel Ceballos, Sistema de Alerta Temprana de Medellín y el Valle de Aburrá (SIATA), Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá (AMVA), Medellín, Colombia; and M. A. Ochoa and C. D. Hoyos

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