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September 14, 2016
Teaching professional skills… using Creative Commons and Pubic Domain images
Who took this photo? Do you have permission to use it? Help students learn best practices in acquiring images for their projects by understanding Creative Commons and public domain sources.
April 8, 2015
Teaching professional skills… encouraging students to manage an online identity
If a student doesn’t take control of his/her online identity, who do they think will do it for them? Leaving it up to search engines may not be the best solution, so let’s help students be pro-active with managing their professional web presence.
Laura Guertin is a Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences at Penn State Brandywine in Media, PA. Her research focuses on how technology can enhance teaching and student learning in introductory-level geoscience courses for non-science majors. Her blog focuses on geoscience education/outreach, science communication, and technology tools in the classroom, online, and in the field.