Structure of the class:

The focus of the weekly meetings is to promote discussion from class participants. Class meets on Tuesdays  and Thursdays at 2 pm EST. Students will review the powerpoints each week prior to class and meet on Tuesday to discuss the presentation and prepare questions. On Thursdays, all participants from all universities meet online for about 90 minutes to engage in a discussion with the guest speaker on their research topic: The Thursday discussion could involve some preliminary comments but should be driven mainly by questions from the students and answers from the speaker.

Class webpage: http://www.geo.mtu.edu/EHaz/ConvergentPlates.htm

PowerPoint presentation guidelines and preparatory material:

The powerpoint and/or the readings are meant to focus the questions, which will be sharpened in the Tuesday discussions without the speaker

Speakers should prepare a powerpoint presentation of 30-50 minutes duration, to be provided one week in advance of the discussion. Notes on the powerpoints are useful for the students, if they are available, to make the presentations clearer.

When you have completed your powerpoint, please send it to Ellen Engberg: erengber@mtu.edu

Please also recommend one or two readings which should be provided in advance for students to read. If you provide more readings that is useful and helpful, but we will ask the students to review only one or two -- so indicate which are your first choice.

For additional information on creating PowerPoint presentations, see the PowerPoint Tips & Style Guide at: http://www.projectionnet.com/styleguide/PresentationStyleGuide.aspx