{"id":27,"date":"2018-06-12T08:50:22","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T12:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.personal-site.dev\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2025-11-21T19:46:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T23:46:55","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/laneylab\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tEducational efforts\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>Education and the training of the next generation of ocean specialists are important aspects of my professional life. As a practitioner, I am active within various educational programs at and beyond WHOI. As a education scholar, I have continued to pursue my interests in cross-disciplinary STEM training and in core areas of higher ed through my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umass.edu\/education\/academics\/higher-education\">MEd in Higher Education<\/a> in the College of Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and other avenues.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\tGraduate Education\n\t\t\t\tHigher Ed Research\n\t\t\t\tField Courses &amp; Training\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGraduate Education\n\t\t\t\t<p>I am faculty in the <a href=\"http:\/\/mit.whoi.edu\/\">MIT\/WHOI Joint Program<\/a> and have trained graduate students and\/or taught graduate courses in three disciplinary areas within the JP:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Joint Program for Biological Oceanography (<a href=\"http:\/\/mit.whoi.edu\/biological-oceanography\">JPBO<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>The Joint Program for Applied Ocean Science and Engineering (<a href=\"http:\/\/mit.whoi.edu\/aope\">JPAOSE<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>The Joint Program for Chemical Oceangraphy (<a href=\"http:\/\/mit.whoi.edu\/chemical-oceanography\">JPCO<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As faculty in the JPAOSE I co-taught the introductory course in Principles of Ocean Instrument Systems (MIT 2.688) . It is a semester-long, hands-on 12-unit graduate-level course taught in the Fall of each academic year, required for all JPAOSE students. During COVID I reworked the laboratory elements of 2.688 so that they could be completed by students at home.<\/p>\n<p>As faculty in the JPBO discipline I revised and co-taught Elements of Modern Oceanography (MIT 12.702). This is a special, 12-credit semester-long graduate course in foundational oceanography designed to increase cross-disciplinary breadth across the entire Joint Program. &#8216;Elements&#8217; was also the keystone academic course for WHOI&#8217;s former Semester at WHOI (SAW) resident undergraduate program.<\/p>\n<p>I co-taught the JPBO introductory course in Biological Oceanography (MIT 7.470) . It is our semester-long, 12-unit graduate-level course taught in the Spring of each academic year, and is required for all JPBO students.<\/p>\n<p>I also have developed and taught a special topics course, MIT 7.433 Marine Bio-Optics. This is an introduction to marine optics and its applications in oceanography which focuses heavily on hands-on, laboratory experience with optical instruments and principles.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHigher Ed Research\n\t\t\t\t<p>I have a strong interest in research and innovation in higher education. This includes collaborative work to ideate and develop new programs and initiatives, but also self-directed work in areas of higher ed research of interest to me.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Integrative and interdisciplinary training in STEM fields:<\/strong> I am a firm believer in the value of study and research among and between established STEM disciplines. I approach this through practice but also through research, studying the principles and pedagogy of disciplinary integration.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professional doctorate and postdoctoral programs:<\/strong> My research focus with my MEd program was in the area of alternatives to standard PhD and postdoctoral programs in STEM fields, as a means to enhance training toward non-research careers. I believe such programs offer considerable value in training the next generation of ocean specialists to meet evolving societal needs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>STEM in a liberal arts curriculum:<\/strong> I&#8217;ve had the opportunity twice to serve as a Visiting Professor at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deepsprings.edu\/\">Deep Springs College<\/a> in California. In 2007 I developed and led courses and independent studies in Single Variable Calculus, Multivariable Calculus, and Numerical Methods &amp; Computer Modeling. In 2011 I returned to teach Single Variable Calculus and in Multivariable Calculus again. Both instances provided opportunities to rethink and explore quantitative skill building and awareness in non-STEM undergraduates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tField Courses &amp; Training\n\t\t\t\t<p>My interest in polar oceanography started with an opportunity to participate in the International Graduate Training Course in Antarctic Marine Biology, a <a href=\"https:\/\/new.nsf.gov\/events\/international-graduate-training-course-antarctic\">NSF-sponsored training course at McMurdo Station<\/a>, which I attended in 2006. This course was offered semi-annually and gave students a broad exposure to laboratory and field work in polar environments. I was invited to return to McMurdo and join this course again in 2018-2019 as an instructor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/laneylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/12\/DSCN1978-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/laneylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/12\/DSCN1923-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/laneylab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2018\/12\/IMG-2585-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Educational efforts Education and the training of the next generation of ocean specialists are important aspects of my professional life. As a practitioner, I am active within various educational programs at and beyond WHOI. 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