Category: Trainers

The application will be a lightweight competence assessment system, integrated with Moodle, with the functions outlined below.  In the first instance we are focusing on collecting the competencies for subsurface G and G, with the primary objective to generate traffic to our training courses.  We also have it in mind that there is no publicly available “Industry Standard” […]

GeoLumina courses will be promoted and marketed through a number of channels: GeoLumina Website and associated social media profiles:  e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn (once we get them set up) Trainer Networks:  GeoLumina contributors will spread the word and generate opportunities through their own networks. Third Party Training Service Providers:  GeoLumina is developing strategic partnerships […]

GeoLumina is the culmination of Greg spending 15 years wondering if training could be more effective and more fun for everybody! GeoLumina is whatever we make it, but it should be these things: GeoLumina is a collaborative workspace for like-minded geoscientists to share training resources with each other and with the geoscience community at large. […]

The third main delivery model is through project-based training.  The aim of this approach is to enable participants to learn the skills and gain the experience while completing their project work.  The full description of the approach is documented here.  This is how we are proposing to do it: GeoLumina Sourced Project: Project Branded as […]

We are proposing to offer a blended learning version of the traditional classroom course, which comprises an eLearning element (typically the knowledge-based competences) as prerequisite for the practical classroom element (typically the skills-based competences). This should allow us to focus on the development of the practical skills in the classroom and give the participants more opportunity […]

The foundation resource of GeoLumina will be our library of eLearning modules.  These are modules that students can follow independently and return to for reference and trainers can use in any of the classroom situations. This is how we think they should work: Courses should comprise modules that can be mapped on to the knowledge-based and […]