Warta Geologi, Vol. 46, No. 2, August 2020, pp. 113–120

Geoscience activities amid the Covid-19 pandemic –
opportunities for cross-discipline learning and knowledge-sharing

Mazlan Madon

Immediate Past-President, Geological Society of Malaysia and
Adjunct Professor,

Geology Department, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia

Email address: mazlan.madon@gmail.com

Abstract:
The Covid-19 global pandemic is affecting millions of people all over the
world. Since the outbreak began daily lives and livelihoods have had to adjust
to the “new normal”: wearing face masks, social distancing, and restrictions on
non-essential travel. Despite these lockdown rules, with available
technologies, geoscience activities continued via virtual lectures, meetings
and seminars. These creative ways of working offer the possibilities and
opportunities for cross-discipline learning and knowledge-sharing during the
pandemic and beyond.

Keywords:
geoscience, Covid-19, pandemic, virtual meetings, virtual field trips

DOI :
https://doi.org/10.7186/wg462202012

ISSN
0126–5539; e-ISSN 2682-7549