Using on-line volcano monitoring data in college and university courses:
The Volcano Exploration Project: Pu`u `O`o (VEPP)

July 26-30, 2010

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI

Workshop Description

The Pu`u `O`o eruptive vent on the east rift zone of Kilauea Volcano, Hawai`i, has been active almost continuously since 1983 and offers an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the dynamic nature of Earth Science. With support and funding from the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the University of Hawaii at Manoa, the eruptive vent has been instrumented with a variety of sensors, including GPS, tiltmeters, seismometers, cameras, and even a continuously operating gravimeter. Data from these sensors, as well as GPS campaigns conducted every few months, are available on-line for use in college and university courses via the Volcanoes Exploration Project: Pu`u `O`o (VEPP) Web site.

Our goal is to develop curriculum for a variety of course types (from large lecture courses for non-majors to graduate-level seminars) that utilizes the resources provided via the VEPP Web site. We invite applications from college and university Earth Science instructors to take part in a week-long workshop to be held at the summit of Kilauea Volcano, on the Big Island of Hawaii, in July 2010 . The workshop will include discussions about the data and monitoring methods used on the website, best practices for the classroom, breakout sessions for curriculum development, field excursions, a tour of HVO (founded in 1912), and interactions with HVO volcanologists.

Conveners

• Michael Poland, USGS - Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (mpoland@usgs.gov)
• Rachel Teasdale, California State University, Chico (RTeasdale@csuchico.edu)
• Kaatje Kraft, Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ (vanderhoeven@mesacc.edu)
  

Important Dates

March 5, 2010 -Application deadline for VEPP workshop

March 19, 2010 -Applicants are notified of acceptance or wait-listing

March 31, 2010 -Accepted applicants must confirm plans to attend, otherwise spaces will be granted to wait-listed applicants

April 16, 2010 -List of applicants is finalized

June 1, 2010 -Registration deadline (participants must provide background information, travel details, and answer questions related to teaching practices)

July 9, 2010 -Deadline to submit teaching activity

July 26-30, 2010 - VEPP Workshop at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii