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    CHAT SCHEDULES

    See below for schedules of the online discussion sessions for SWS distance education courses.

    For more information on courses offered, view the current course listings on the Current Distance Education Courses page. For more information on courses offered during specific semesters, including course descriptions, see the UF Registrar's Schedule of Courses (select Course Listings and choose Soil and Water Sciences in the Department drop down). For a complete list of all Soil & Water Sciences courses offered online, see the full listings of SWS Distance Education Courses. 

     

    Distance Education Course Chat Schedules (All times are Eastern time zone)

    • Spring 2025

      ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN TIME ZONE

      Monday

       

      Tuesday

      6:15-7:05 pm - SWS 4504/SWS 6992 Aquatic Toxicology (Wilson)

      7:00-8:00 pm - SWS 4720C GIS in Land Resource Management (Lin) 

      7:00-8:00 pm - SWS 4800/SWS 5805 Environmental Soil and Water Monitoring Techniques (Osborne)

      Wednesday

      12:30-1:30 pm - ALS 3133 Agriculture and Environmental Quality (Enloe & Fletcher)

      5:00-6:00 pm - SWS 3022 Soils in the Environment (Bonczek)

      5:00-6:00 pm - SWS 4223 Environmental Biogeochemistry (P. Inglett)

      5:00-6:00 pm - SWS 5132 Tropical Soil Management (Nunes)

      5:30-6:00 pm - SWS 2008 Land and Life (Fletcher)

      6:00-7:00 pm - SWS 4550/SWS 5551 Soils, Water and Public Health (Fujimoto)

      7:00-8:00 pm - SWS 6722 AI Modeling in Soil & Ecosystem Sciences (Grunwald)

      8:00-9:00 pm - SWS 6117 Fertilizer Technology, Production, and Use (Morgan)

      Thursday

      5:00-7:00 pm - AGG 4502/AGG 6503 Nanotechnology in Food, Agriculture, and Environment (He)

      6:30-7:30 pm - SWS 5605C Environmental Soil Physics (Babaeian)

      7:00-8:00 pm - SWS 5050 Soils for Env. Professionals (Osborne)

      7:00-8:30 pm - SWS 5224 Environmental Biogeochemistry (P Inglett)

      8:00-9:00 pm - SWS 4932/SWS5247 Hydric Soils (Osborne & Ellis)

      Friday

      12:30-1:00 pm - SWS 2008 Land and Life (Fletcher)


      To be determined

      AGG 5607 Communicating in Academia (Enloe & Muneepeerakul)

      SWS 5716C Environmental Pedology (Bacon)

      SWS 4307/SWS 5308 Ecology of Waterborne Pathogens (Meyer) - no chat session needed

    • Summer 2025

      ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN TIME ZONE

      Monday

       

      Tuesday

      7:00 - 9:45 pm - SWS 6932 - Writing for Academic Purposes (Fang)

      Wednesday

      12:30 - 1:30 pm - ALS 3133 - Agricultural and Environmental Quality (Fletcher)

      6:30 - 7:30 pm - SWS 4233 - Soil and Water Conservation (Fujimoto)

      6:30 - 7:30 pm - SWS 6804 - A Field Guide to Modeling Soil Processes (Gerber) (additional time possible)

      Thursday

       

      Friday

       

       


      To be determined: 

      SWS 3022 - Intro to Soils in the Environment (Bonczek)

      SWS6136 - Soil and Nutrient Diagnostics for Agricultural Production (Mylavarapu)

      SWS 6950 - Professional Development in Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences (Whiles)

       

    • Fall 2025

      ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN TIME ZONE

      Monday

      5:00-6:00 pm - SWS 3022 Introduction to Soils in the Environment (Bonczek)

      6:00-7:00 pm - SWS 6932 Ecosystem Services: Theories, Methods, and Practice (Zhao)

      7:00-9:00 pm - SWS 6448 Biogeochemistry of Wetlands (P. Inglett)

      Tuesday

      5:30-6:30 pm - SWS5115-Maltais-Landry (Maltais-Landry)

      7:20-8:10 pm - SWS 4180/SWS 5182 Earth System Analysis (Gerber)

      7:30-8:30 pm - SWS 4720C GIS in Soil and Water Science (Lin)

      Wednesday

      5:30-6:30 pm - SWS 4116 Environmental Nutrient Management (Maltais-Landry)

      6:00-7:00 pm - SWS 4451/SWS 5406 Soil and Water Chemistry (Judy)

      6:15-7:05 pm - SWS 5721C GIS in Land Resource Management (Grunwald)

      7:20-8:10 pm - SWS 5721C GIS in Land Resource Management (Grunwald)

      7:00-8:00 pm - SWS 4244 Wetlands (Clark)

      Thursday

      7:00-8:00 pm - SWS 5050 Soils for Environmental Professionals (Osborne)

      8:00-9:30 pm - SWS 5248 Wetlands and Water Quality (Clark)

      To be determined:

      ALS 3133 Agricultural and Environmental Quality (Enloe)

      SWS 4303C/SWS 5305C Soil Microbial Ecology (Meyer & Liao) - no chat session needed

      SWS 5234 Environmental Soil, Water, and Land Use (TBD)

      SWS 5132 Tropical Soils Management (Nunes)

      SWS 6406 Soil Health and Data (Lin)

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