Open AccessTeaching about volcanoes
Author(s) -
Alison Jolley,
Jacqueline Dohaney,
Ben Kennedy
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
volcanica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2610-3540
DOI - 10.30909/vol.05.01.1132
Subject(s) - volcanology , faculty development , resource (disambiguation) , authentic learning , medical education , earth science , professional development , mathematics education , psychology , computer science , medicine , volcano , geology , computer network , seismology
Volcanology education is important for the development of geoscientists and scientifically literate citizens. We surveyed 55 volcanology instructors to determine their learning and teaching practices, perceptions of academic development, and educational support needs. Instructors reported using a wide range of practices and tools, but lectures, field experiences, maps, rock samples, academic literature, and inherited teaching materials are the most common. Instructors valued educational support from others (e.g., talking with colleagues and students, consulting with learning and teaching specialists) over conducting their own investigations. However, they did not report engaging in as many of these activities as they valued. Instructors requested more support in resource sharing and collation, conference workshops, and co-creation of resources and educational research. We suggest that instructors and academic development staff work together to share and build knowledge in the learning and teaching of volcanology in higher education, and to improve student learning outcomes.