[Geodynamics] Update: Australasian University Geoscience Educators Network (AUGEN) Conference - Abstract deadline extended

[Sabin Zahirovic]

Dear friends and colleagues,

The 2017 Australasian University Geoscience Educators Network (AUGEN) conference will be held at the School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, on 5-6 August 2017 (Saturday and Sunday). Registration is free, and we encourage as many of you to attend and support this event. The conference will be a great opportunity to discuss new approaches in geoscience education across all levels (including primary/high school, TAFE, university, etc.). The sponsors have been very generous in supporting this free event, so we hope to have a large number of attendees.

The abstract deadline has been extended to 14 July (next Friday), and registration closes on 21 July. I attach the third circular, as well as the abstract template. Abstracts are to be e-mailed to Kelsie Dadd (kelsie.dadd at sydney.edu.au<mailto:kelsie.dadd at sydney.edu.au>) as Word documents, and you can register through this Eventbrite link<https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2017-augen-conference-tickets-29916807978>.

I will post updates and the latest information on the official AUGEN2017 page: https://www.earthbyte.org/augen-2017/

I’ve tried to contact at least one person from each university with a geosciences school, so I would really appreciate it if you could forward this update onto your friends and colleagues. We look forward to seeing many (and hopefully ALL) of you in early August! Apologies for cross-posting.

Regards,
Sabin Zahirovic

On behalf of the AUGEN 2017 organisers:
Dr Kelsie Dadd (kelsie.dadd at sydney.edu.au<mailto:kelsie.dadd at sydney.edu.au>)
A/Prof Nathan Daczko (nathan.daczko at mq.edu.au<mailto:nathan.daczko at mq.edu.au>)
Dr Samantha Clarke (samantha.clarke at sydney.edu.au<mailto:samantha.clarke at sydney.edu.au>)
Dr Sabin Zahirovic (sabin.zahirovic at sydney.edu.au<mailto:sabin.zahirovic at sydney.edu.au>)

Plenary talks

  *   Meeting tomorrow's needs: The national decadal plan for Earth Sciences, and implementing it in the classroom.  Craig O’Neill, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW.
  *   Diamonds in the rough: discovery through work-integrated learning. Anne-Louise Semple, Academic Director of PACE, Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW.
  *   Your speed date with Citizen Science. Paul Flemons, Manager Digital Collections and Citizen Science, Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney NSW.

Special Sessions
1. Strategies for supporting success in earth science education
-       Keeping students motivated through student-centred, context-rich active teaching and learning.
-       Encouraging diversity and global perspectives in earth science education.
2. Creating opportunities for work-integrated learning (WIL) in earth sciences
-          Interacting with industry, internships, work experience and research placements
3. Earth science education and literacy inside and outside university walls
-          Citizen science, social media, massive open online classes (MOOCs), earth caching
4. Research in the classroom and laboratory
-          Research-tutored, research-based, research-led and research-oriented approaches
5. Improving quantitative approaches in earth science teaching and learning
-          Analysis of laboratory, field, spatial and temporal data
6. Tomorrow’s global geoscience workforce
-          Gazing into the crystal ball − preparing ourselves, our students and employers

Earth Science Activity Hall
Posters accompanied by interactive demonstrations of field techniques, class activities, or digital resources

Special Activities

  *   AUGEN Annual Meeting
  *   Tour of Nicholson Museum, Sydney University
  *   Talk by Dr Samantha Clarke on Submarine Landslides as part of GSA meeting

AUGEN Sponsors
School of Geosciences<http://www.geosci.usyd.edu.au/index.shtml>/Faculty of Science<http://sydney.edu.au/science/index.shtml> – The University of Sydney<http://sydney.edu.au/>, Geological Society of Australia (NSW Branch)<https://www.gsa.org.au/Public/Divisions/New_South_Wales/Public/Divisions/New_South_Wales.aspx>, AusIMM<http://www.ausimm.com.au/>, Australian Geoscience Council<http://www.agc.org.au/>, NSW Geological Survey<http://www.resourcesandenergy.nsw.gov.au/miners-and-explorers/geoscience-information/about/geological-survey-of-nsw>, the Australian-New Zealand IODP Consortium<http://iodp.org.au/>, and the Australian Geoscience Information Association<http://agia.org.au/>.

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DR SABIN ZAHIROVIC | Postdoctoral Research Associate
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Most recent publications:

Zahirovic, S., Matthews, K.J., Flament, N., Müller, R.D., Hill, K.C., Seton, M. and Gurnis, M., (2016), Tectonic evolution and deep mantle structure of the eastern Tethys since the latest Jurassic, Earth Science Reviews<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012825216302872>, doi: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2016.09.005.

Zahirovic, S., N. Flament, R. D. Müller, M. Seton, and M. Gurnis (2016), Large fluctuations of shallow seas in low-lying Southeast Asia driven by mantle flow, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems<https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306088667_Large_fluctuations_of_shallow_seas_in_low-lying_Southeast_Asia_driven_by_mantle_flow>, doi: 10.1002/2016GC006434.

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