Initial Publication Date: April 11, 2017
Pedagogies for Community Service
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Through Service Learning
In service-learning students, under faculty guidance, work in a community on a problem of communal importance in ways that simultaneously advance the learning goals of a course and the communities ability to address the problem.
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HideThrough Community-Based Research
Geoscientists and their students serve communities through community-based research where research questions are generated in collaboration with the community.
By Engaging Societal Discussions
From managing natural hazards or resources to balancing economic and environmental well-being, geoscience is important in many societal debates. In their courses, geoscience educators can address controversial topics allowing their students to develop their own informed opinions and plans for action.