Learning Zone from Geo Supplies
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location 49 Station Road, Chapeltown, Sheffield S35 2XE

THE ONLINE LEARNING ZONE


Study Geology online at your own pace with expert support

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  • We offer a range of Geology courses aimed at adults and students. Courses are designed to encourage you to find out more about aspects of Earth science.

  • Many of the courses include live Zoom sessions.

  • The courses are supported by a forum intended to encourage lively dailogue with others undertaking the same course.

  • You can undertake the online course at your own pace but have the ongoing support of a tutor with comprehsive knowledge and experience of geology.

  • View the course details from the links on the right...
Online Learning Courses:
Enrol online HERE

Introduction to our distance learning courses

Our team of Chris Darmon and Colin Schofield have been delivering online courses for more than 10 years. With the onset of the Covid pandemic in 2020 they developed these further with live Zoom sessions forming a central part of the offering.
They now have a large bank of courses which they can draw on as well as devising completely new material. The style is informal and inclusive with everyone encouraged to participate, but with absolutely no demands made on people. There’s no assessment or forms to fill in!
This page is subject to change as new courses are added so please bookmark and revisit or keep up to date with our popular quarterly earth science magazine "Down to Earth".

What’s on offer?

"Time Travellers" coastal Britain.

Learn about geology and time in some great parts of coastal Britain.
Over the past five years, we’ve studied more than 20 specific areas of the UK as part of our Time Traveller’s Britain series. In this course, we take in 10 more brand new stretches of our coastline to bring you Time Traveller’s Coastal Britain. Think of it as the missing part of many a BBC Coast programme.

Course dates: Starts Thursday January 22 - March 12. Zoom sessions are at 2pm or 7pm (your choice)

Cost: 8 hour-long live Zoom sessions with electronic background papers £65.00 for one person or £85.00 for 2-people studying together. Printed background papers cost an additional £20.00.

One very wet, dry, windy, hot, cold day… Sedimentary rocks & processes

This course takes an overall view of sedimentary rocks and the processes that produce them. This includes a look at the modern day environments and their ancient equivalents. It begins with the Rock Cycle, goes on examine lithifaction before taking in Sedimentary Structures. We then go on look at ancient environments including deserts, rivers and deltas, the marine world including carbonates, along with both shallow and deep waters, and glacial deposits.

Course dates: Starts Monday November 10 - December 15 and then restarts January 19 for a further 4 weeks. Zoom sessions are at 2pm or 7pm (your choice)

Cost: Thirteen hour-long Zoom sessions with electronic background papers £80.00 for one person or £95.00 for 2-people studying together. Printed background papers cost an additional £25.00.

Simply Rocks!
This 6-week course of Zoom sessions plus specimens & materials is primarily aimed at adults who want to know more about rocks and how to identify them.
The course lays the foundations for further study and will help you to sort your granite from your gabbro, your conglomerate from your breccia!
To help you with your practical hands on experience, the cost of this course includes a set of essential specimens covering all the major rock types.

Course dates: Starts Tuesday November 14 - December 19. Zoom sessions are at 2pm or 7pm (your choice)

Cost: Six hour-long Zoom sessions with electronic background papers £65.00 for one person or £85.00 for 2-people studying together. Printed background papers cost an additional £15.00.

The Wednesday Club
Join us as we meet to enjoy an eclectic mix of very different subjects on a Wednesday. A new series commences January 21st. either in the afternoon or evening - it’s your choice!

Course timetable...

December 3 Beyond conventional metamorphism
December 10 Rare earth elements - where and what are they?
December 17 Castle Bank - a new Welsh Lagerstatte
2026 series
January 21 The geology of the North Sea
January 28 The Ultramafic rocks
February 4 Rocks beneath the pavements of London
February 11 A new look at the geology of the Peak District
February 18 The North Wales slate industry
February 25 The geology of the Scottish Island of Raasay
March 4 The China Clay industry of Cornwall
March 11 Fabulous plants of the Rhynie Cherts of Aberdeenshire

Cost: Individual talks £11.00 or £16.00 for 2 people.
Take the eight 2026 talks for £65.00 or book them individually for £11.00 each.

General information
  • Have these courses your way! You can have them electronically, by email or Moodle or you can have printed sheets sent by mail.
  • Everyone is invited to a weekly live Zoom meeting for a presentation.
  • All courses are supported by a tutor, who is available online.
  • You can enroll via our online shop or by ringing us on 0114 245 5746.

Get in touch today with any questions / special requirements / bulk order requests etc.!
We are a ‘can do’ team of specialists!

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