[LTER-education] Live from the Field event on November 9th

[O'Connell, Kari Elizabeth Bisbee]

Dear LTER peeps - I thought you might be interested in this for yourself or for forwarding on to faculty who might be interested.

Thanks!
Kari

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Dear Instructors and Faculty,

Are you looking for virtual teaching materials to give your students field experiences during the 2020-2021 school year?

Bring your class to "Live from the Field: Nutrient Cycling in Grasslands" on November 9th to meet researchers from around the world.

The Virtual Field project, a coalition of 50+ field stations and marine laboratories around the globe, is creating teaching materials and events to bring the field to your students
through this portal:  thevirtualfield.org<https://thevirtualfield.org/>. Materials and events are free and come with instructor guides and recommended assignments. Concepts focus on human-environment interactions and are applicable to a wide range of disciplines.


*       Live from the Field Events<https://thevirtualfield.org/virtual-visits/live-from-the-field/> give students opportunities to meet informally with researchers in the field, and are recorded for asynchronous use - Next live event is "Live From the Field: Nutrient Cycling in Grasslands," Monday, November 9th, 11AM-noon PDT / 2-3PM EDT *Please register, and have each of your students register
Flyer for Nutrient Cycling Event<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t_-hJ_THePGxQpnvgAbbx-c37rv7eFj3/view?usp=sharing> (including registration link)
Instructor Guide for Live from the Field Events<https://docs.google.com/document/d/16kyzRXeN0gE5_Xds20NXxi4u_2Yp46O39HhZfdsQPww/edit?usp=sharing>
Resources Guide for Nutrient Cycling Event coming soon *Email winingek at sonoma.edu<mailto:winingek at sonoma.edu>


*       Ecosystem Exploration Videos<https://thevirtualfield.org/virtual-visits/ecosystem-exploration/> provide opportunities for students to make their own observations about the environment



We hope you find these useful and would love to hear from you. Please contact Claudia Luke at lukec at sonoma.edu<mailto:lukec at sonoma.edu?subject=The%20Virtual%20Field%20inquiry> or Kerry Wininger winingek at sonoma.edu<mailto:winingek at sonoma.edu?subject=The%20Virtual%20Field%20inquiry> with any questions.

Best,
Kari Bisbee O'Connell, Ph.D.
Senior Researcher
STEM Research Center
Oregon State University
https://stem.oregonstate.edu/
http://ufern.net/

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