Adventures in Oceanography and Teaching

Dr. Mirjam S. Glessmer

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Adventures in Oceanography and Teaching

About

Hi, I am Mirjam.

(Hear me say my name here)

Oceanographer at heart, senior lecturer in academic development at Lunds Tekniska Högskola, adjunct associated professor at the Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen & iEarth.

Always curious.

Welcome to my personal website!

 

Picture courtesy of Sebi Berens (www.sebiberensphoto.com / @sebiberensphoto). Pullover courtesy of Anna & her mom :-)

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  • How to show students that they matter, inspired by episodes of two of my favourite podcasts May 25, 2023
  • Currently reading “How well-intentioned white male physicists maintain ignorance of inequity and justify inaction” by Dancy & Hodari (2022) May 16, 2023
  • Teaching about a deep approach and surface approach to learning May 9, 2023
  • Reminding myself of “Whistling Vivaldi: How stereotypes affect us and what we can do” (Steele, 2011) May 9, 2023
  • Teaching Kugel (1993)’s “how professors develop as teachers”.  May 5, 2023

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Make a wish Make a wish
Look at these cute little wave rings! 😍 Look at these cute little wave rings! 😍
...and the camera is balancing on a fin that has a ...and the camera is balancing on a fin that has a second fin as counterweight... I need to work on my camera setup! 😂
No need to go on vacation if you live like this No need to go on vacation if you live like this
Podcast, iced coffee, dips & this view. Perfect! 😍
My office this afternoon My office this afternoon
Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional 😂
Things I didn't try beforehand and that still work Things I didn't try beforehand and that still worked out well: asking participants to brainstorm what students do who perform well in their courses, what less successful students do, collecting & clustering keywords for both on the whiteboard, and then projecting this @active.divers training picture on top to stress the point that it is a surface APPROACH and deep APPROACH to learning, and rather than an inert quality in a student, that it's often a strategic decision which one is being used, and that instruction can encourage one or the other. As soon as I switched on the projector, participants took out their phones and started taking pictures. I like to take that as a sign that this visualization is helpful and that they want to remember it
Super nice excursion backwards (so we start with w Super nice excursion backwards (so we start with wave watching, obviously), including fossilized ripple marks in different spots, a collapsed mud volcano, tidal cross-bedding, scratch marks from inland ice, drawings of ships and horses. So much to see in such a small area!
It looked so much warmer than it was... But #langm It looked so much warmer than it was... But #langmuircirculation!
On tornado watch. Someone gotta do it... On tornado watch. Someone gotta do it...
Getting better! Getting better!
Windy day, lots of flying sand and thus intetestin Windy day, lots of flying sand and thus intetesting erosion!
After work dips are always good After work dips are always good
They say the water is 10degrees warm now, but it d They say the water is 10degrees warm now, but it definitely still feels like cold exposure!
Breaking waves in the clouds 😍 Breaking waves in the clouds 😍
Summer dip with unexpected company up close! Summer dip with unexpected company up close!
Cold dip and sun, and I'm as happy as can be Cold dip and sun, and I'm as happy as can be
I used to be a lot more intentional about using so I used to be a lot more intentional about using social media to talk about interesting work stuff in addition to all the water I look at (although you see that there are plenty of water representations on my desk!). Today I just want to point out that I still have my blog, and that I am still updating it fairly regularly. And yesterday, I wrote about a YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK-book on the science of learning (Zakrajsek, 2022). It's written primarily for college students, but I think it's also super useful for teachers. So head over to my blog (link in bio) and check it out!
Playing in the sea before work! Unfortunately the Playing in the sea before work! Unfortunately the waves are not quite as impressive as it seems in this pic, it's just a little water on the lens! But one can always dream... 😂
Nothing calms me down in quite the same way as the Nothing calms me down in quite the same way as these exact shades of blue
The best way to start the week! 😍 @katarina.mar The best way to start the week! 😍 @katarina.martensson
Yesterday's swimming in the rain @katarina.martens Yesterday's swimming in the rain @katarina.martensson
Perfect #wavewatching today! 😍 #LetsGoWaveWatc Perfect #wavewatching today! 😍 #LetsGoWaveWatching #KommWirGuckenWasser
Beautiful day for not one but two swims! Beautiful day for not one but two swims!
Mud stripes after the digger drives out and back, Mud stripes after the digger drives out and back, drifting the other way today
Super muddy stripe in the water parallel to Långa Super muddy stripe in the water parallel to Långa Bryggan. Not right by the bridge where the digger drove through the water, but quite a bit downwind (see Langmuir stripes?) due to the water moving parallel to the coast. Pic 1 before, 2 after a dip. Could probably calculate the current speed from that! #LetsGoWaveWatching #KommWirGuckenWasser #langmuircirculation
Best way to start the day, best way to end the day Best way to start the day, best way to end the day...
Fascinated by the patchy turbidity of the water. S Fascinated by the patchy turbidity of the water. See the clear patches surrounded by all muddy water?
Took myself on a mini vacation at home after work Took myself on a mini vacation at home after work with a swim and a long beach walk (so much more beach available when there is so little water 😂). So lucky to live in such a beautiful place!
Getting better at bubble rings but now need to fig Getting better at bubble rings but now need to figure out how to take better pictures of them 😂
I love wave watching! 😍 I love wave watching! 😍
Very faint rainbow over Långa Bryggan Very faint rainbow over Långa Bryggan
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