Common Questions & Answers

“Deep Time” as a concept was first developed in the 18th century by geologist James Hutton when discoveries indicated that earth is far older than anyone had thought . . . not thousands of years old, but billions of years old. Since then, the concept of Deep Time has been expanded to include all of cosmic history from the big bang 13.8 billion years ago to today. The Deep Time Network is dedicated to orienting humankind to the great story of evolution as our primary context, and learning from it so we can make the best choices possible.  To learn more about a “deep time perspective” go to the page by that name under “About” on the menu bar or click here.

Anyone who visits the site can see most of the content, blog posts, resources, events, and a list of conversations.  To see all of the public content, simple sign up for free.  To participate on the site — by adding resources and events, messaging others, starting and joining conversations on the Forum or in the Activity Stream, etc. — sign up for a paid Basic Membership.   To access courses in the course catalog for free, promote your work through our social media, participate in video discussions  and more, become a paid Premium Member.   To learn more about member benefits and how to become a member, free or paid, go to “Memberships” on the menu bar.

It’s took almost a year to upgrade the site so that content is now far easier to access  than it was before.  With the upgraded site, we now have the capability to offer many more programs.  If you have any suggestions for programs you’d like to see, be sure to get in touch.  We’d love to hear from you at [email protected].  We’ve added two different paid membership types (Basic  and Premium) that give members access to new benefits and features on the website.   To see the different membership options, go to “Memberships” on the menu bar.   Your member dollars help maintain and improve the site, and provide crucial support for offering programs.

Contributing (participating) members are paid Basic and Premium members who can participate on the site.  They can add resources and events, post activities, write to other members, and create and join groups.  So that people can know more about you and your work, complete appropriate fields in your extended profile.  You can access the extended profile fields by selecting “Profile” in your dashboard which appears in the top left of the header after logging in.  Then select “Edit my Profile” and “Extended Profile.” Answer questions that apply for you. Your answers will show up on your profile.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After becoming a Basic or Premium Member you’ll be post resources with a Deep Time Perspective that will be searchable on the Blogs/Resources page on the main menu.

What kind of “resources” can I post on the DTNetwork? You may post resources—such as books, videos, articles, art, music, power points, and more—that you think would be useful to members and visitors to the Deep Time Network. They can be resources that you created and/or resources that others created and you recommend. Most often you will post resources as links to other sites where people can read or purchase the resources. Website addresses are not copyrighted, so posting a link does not require getting permission beforehand. If you’d like to upload a PDF that someone else created, you will need to get permission from them first. To learn more about Guidelines for Posting Content, click here.

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and Premium Members can publish events in the Deep Time Network calendar.  To publish an event, go to your personal dashboard (top left in the header) and click on Events > My Events > Add Event.

To see a list of all current member events, visit the Events Page by clicking on “Events” under “Community” on the menu bar.

There are many ways you can promote your work that has a Deep Time Perspective.  To read more about a Deep Time Perspective click here.  As a Basic member, you can post your events on the Network calendar and add blogs and resources.  Start a following on the Network and share your resources and posts onto as many sites as you like.  As a Premium member we’ll push your resources and posts out onto our social media including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.   There are many more ways coming.  We’re just getting started.

 

Professional development for teachers is a core focus of the Deep Time Network.  We offer eleven courses in how to teach Deep Time Education.  For more information about Deep Time Education, click here.  Many of our courses are in Montessori Cosmic Education which the first pedagogy to develop a deep time perspective as a foundation for education.  There’s a DTN Facebook page specifically for teachers and support groups are coming.  

 

Yes they are!  After watching the lectures you can take a test.  Once you’ve completed the course and passed the test you will be able to view and print a certificate.

 

Yes, there sure are!  We will offer programs for religious and spiritual leaders soon.  Be sure to look for important resources on the Blogs/Resources page.  Once you’re a Basic member, you’ll be able to start topics and  groups and invite others to join in a conversation.  We will promote your group through out regular briefings.  Support groups for spiritual leaders are coming.  If there’s something in particular that you’re looking for, please write to [email protected].