Spring 2021 BES Colloquium will be Dr. Leah Wasser, University of Colorado, Boulder, hosted by Ying Zhang and Dennis Connetta from the EMB specialization.
Dr. Wasser will overview the Earth Analytics education program at Earth Lab. Earth Lab is a national synthesis center for global environment change at the University of Colorado, Boulder – CIRES. The earth analytics education program supports both traditional students and returning professionals. It teaches earth data science to students from varying backgrounds using blended classroom approach which combines online and in person learning allowing a broad mix of students to enroll regardless of where they live and how much time they have during the work day. Blended classrooms also allow students to choose how they want to participate based upon their learning preferences. Students can participate in person in a traditional classroom, synchronously online through video conferencing or asynchronously using video recordings and online, self-paced lessons. Leah will also overview some of the teaching infrastructure she has developed including an autograding platform, GitHub and CI for immediate feedback to students, and a Jupyter Hub for learning.