Publishing with Blogs and Google Earth

Description

In the summer of 2010 TLT welcomed Laura Guertin as a TLT Fellow to help us explore how simple publishing platforms like the Blogs at Penn State can be utilized to create interactive gaming environments.

Laura Guertin is an associate professor of earth sciences at Penn State Brandywine in Media, Pennsylvania. She received her B.A. in geology from Bucknell University and her Ph.D. in marine geology and geophysics from the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. Her primary research focus is the effective integration of innovative technologies to improve student learning in introductory-level geoscience courses. She has been awarded the Penn State—Commonwealth College Award for Teaching Excellence and Penn State’s George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching, and in 2009 was recognized at the national level with the Biggs Earth Science Teaching Award, an award that places her in the Geology Hall of Fame. She is the program coordinator for her campus’s Jane E. Cooper Campus and Schreyer Honors Programs and campus coordinator for the Intercollege Minor in Environmental Inquiry. She is the past chair of the Geoscience Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research and a former councilor-at-large with the National Association of Geoscience Teachers.

Focus Area

Student Engagement
Theme: Blogs