Geoscience Education Perspectives on Integrated, Coordinated, Open,
Networked (ICON) Science
Abstract
Practitioners and researchers in geoscience education embrace ICON
(Integrated, Coordinated, Open science, and Networked) principles and
have a history of using them to create and share educational resources,
to move forward collective priorities, and to learn from one another.
Geoscience education brings substantial expertise in social science
research and its application to building individual and collective
capacity. This can be used to support ICON processes and improve the
coproduction of knowledge between geoscientists and diverse communities.
Geoscience is an important part of the knowledge needed to advance
equity at local to global scales. The geoscience education community has
expanded its own ICON capacity through access to and use of shared
resources and research findings, enhancing data sharing and publication,
and leadership development. We prioritize continued use of ICON
principles to develop effective and inclusive communities that increase
equity in geoscience education and beyond, that support leadership and
full participation of systemically non-dominant groups, and that enable
global discussions and collaborations.