Aaron Doering (born 1971 in Good Thunder, Minnesota) is an American explorer, author, public speaker, and adventure learning pioneer.
Raised on a farm in southern Minnesota, Doering's early ties to the land fueled a lifelong passion for the environment and for education.
[13] In addition to expeditions in the Arctic, Doering has traveled to climate hotspots around the globe as part of the Earthducation project.
For example, within an AL program, the curriculum, the experiences and observations of the researchers, and the online collaboration and interaction opportunities for participating learners are delivered synchronously so that learners are able to make connections between what is happening in the real world and their studies, and then reflect on those events and present potential solutions to issues that are raised.
A project of the Adventure Learning program, the goal was to find how are the people coping up with the climate change in the North and on what levels it is getting affected.
"[22] In 2010, Doering and two of his colleagues at the University of Minnesota, Charles Miller and Cassandra Scharber, founded the Learning Technologies Media Lab, with the support of the College of Education and Human Development.
[2] Doering resigned his position while "under investigation for questionable spending of taxpayer money at the university," according to a news article from November 13, 2019.
On April 17, 2019, Doering pled guilty[27] and in June 2019 was sentenced to serve 180 days in the Hennepin County jail.