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Geoscience education

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by John Macadam

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Well?

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What happens in your countries?

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Hmmm?

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  • I’m having fun as a geologist!

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  • When I was about 10 another kid brought a perfect pyritised ammonite into class….
  • We had an excellent teacher…
  • The rest is history! And over 65 years later I still get a kick from geology!

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  • Of course David Attenborough beats me by a couple of decades!

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What can we do about this lack of geo-education?

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Geoparks are tasked to foster education

and research.

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Geoparks are tasked to foster education

and research.

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How?

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  • More, much more, tomorrow….

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  • But please use the flipchart today ….(Flipchart say ‘Hello!’)….. to add your ideas.

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  • Me?
  • Petroleum geologist
  • Invited to tutor in a field centre while I was looking for a new job
  • Trained as a teacher, resisted offers back in oil (!), taught 11-18, little kids, extramural uni, teachers, etc for ~19 years
  • Taught higher education for about 15 years (Open University, Exeter University – Camborne School of Mines)
  • Did lots of guided walks, interactive events, etc
  • Trained as an interpreter (on a Royal Society Award) by US National Park Service….. Write stuff for the public…etc!

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………….and I don’t live in or even near London!

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