Meet the research team responsible for developing the world music/Google Earth activities.
Dr. Ann Clements, Associate Professor of Music Education, Penn State University Park
Email: acc13@psu.edu
Dr. Laura Guertin, Associate Professor of Earth Science, Penn State Brandywine
Email: uxg3@psu.edu
Teri Yerger, Doctoral Candidate in Music Education, Penn State University Park
Labanya Mookerjee, Undergraduate Student Researcher, Penn State Brandywine
TREK stands for Teaching Resources for Educators K-12. The activities on this site are part of a collection of geohumanities exercises.
If you have any questions or are looking for assistance using these Google Earth files, please contact Laura at uxg3@psu.edu
Presentations
Clements, A., Guertin, L. (2012). Going global: Google Earth as a tool for teaching world music. The New Jersey Music Educators Association Annual Conference, Hershey, NJ, February 24, 2012.
Clements, A., Guertin, L. (2011). Teaching World Music with Geospatial Technology. Education Section Forum at the Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 17, 2011
Mookerjee, L., Guertin, L. (2011). Teaching world music with Google Earth. International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, June 28, 2011.
Clements, A., Guertin, L., Yerger, T., Mookerjee, L. (2011). Going global: Google Earth as a tool for teaching world music. The Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Annual Conference, Hershey, PA, April 15, 2011.
Articles
LaJeunesse, S. (Spring 2011). Not Your Parent’s Music Lessons. Penn State Outreach Magazine, page 25. (PDF)