Hydrological Sciences

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Open teaching to navigate hydrology: how ready are we?

Bettina Schaefli February 24, 2021

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Around a year ago, I all of a sudden had to find a quick solution to do online teaching. The timing was perfect: start of the semester, start of online teaching, video conference infrastructure unavailable, three kids at home and me, a hydrology teacher who has never produced any kind of video exceeding a 20s cell phone video. Being the kind of person who always has to find a solution, I produced ...[Read More]

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity amidst COVID-19

Jessica Bou Nassar February 10, 2021

How to really engage with marginalized stakeholders A few weeks ago, I was having a conversation with a couple of researchers, as myself, working on stakeholder engagement in STEM. Many talked about how the digital transformation, imposed by the pandemic, might be a bumpy ride at first. But, once we adapt to engaging stakeholders remotely, organization and implementation can be done even more effi ...[Read More]