First launched in 2019, the CONVERGE Training Modules series is designed to educate students, early career researchers, and others new to the field on the fundamentals of hazards and disaster research. Over the past four years, more than 9,000 people have registered for and successfully completed at least one of the 12 currently available modules. If you want to learn more, please view the recorded webinar that describes and showcases the CONVERGE Training Module series.
During this webinar, we discussed the motivation for the training modules, reviewed their basic structure and design, and described the development process. We also showcased results of our evaluations of the impact of the trainings on user knowledge, skills, and attitudes. We shared various resources such as the Assignment Bank and Annotated Bibliographies that can help support users as well as educators who assign the modules in their classrooms.
The CONVERGE Training Modules—developed with funding from the National Science Foundation and supplemental support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Geological Survey—are available via the CONVERGE website. The CONVERGE team regularly adds new modules to the series, and we encourage you to access the modules in advance of the webinar.
Please also sign-up for future events and free resources at the CONVERGE website.
