2003 Seattle Annual Meeting (November 2–5, 2003)
Session No. 192 Tuesday, November 4, 2003
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Washington State Convention and Trade Center: Hall 4-F

T30. Large Intro Courses That Work: Sharing Exciting and Effective Teaching Strategies (Posters)

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192-1115INCREASING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF COURSE EVALUATION IN LARGE-ENROLLMENT GEOSCIENCE CLASSES: MARTIN, Walter E., Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Univ of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223-0001, wemartin@email.uncc.edu and HIPPENSTEEL, Scott P., Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Univ of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
192-2116ONLINE TOOLS THAT SUPPORT STUDENT INVESTIGATIONS USING EARTH DATA IN A GENERAL EDUCATION OCEANOGRAPHY CLASS: PROTHERO, William Jr, Geological Sciences, Univ of California Santa Barbara, `Dept. of Geological Sciences, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, prothero@geol.ucsb.edu.
192-3117DETERMINING WHAT STUDENTS KNOW IN REAL TIME, NOT GEOLOGIC TIME, IN LARGE CLASSES: BIRNBAUM, Stuart1, FIES, Carmen2, and SWANSON, Eric1, (1) Earth & Environmental Science, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 N Loop 1604 W, San Antonio, TX 78249, sbirnbaum@utsa.edu, (2) Interdisciplinary Studies, Curriculum & Instruction, Univ Texas San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
192-4118IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING IN LARGE CLASSES VIA TECHNOLOGY-ASSISTED LECTURE ACTIVITIES: MYERS, James D., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, magma@uwyo.edu.
192-5119MAKING YOUR CLASS A DISASTER...ON PURPOSE!: AUTHENTIC SCIENCE IN A LARGE ENROLLMENT GEN-ED CLASS: FURLONG, Kevin P., Geosciences, Penn State Univ, 542 Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802, kevin@geodyn.psu.edu and WHITLOCK, Jaime, Center for Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, Colorado State Univ, B301 NESB, Fort Collins, CO 80523
192-6120THE I-70 ROADCUT (COLORADO), A VIRTUAL GATEWAY TO INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY: RUEGER, Bruce F., Department of Geology, Colby College, Waterville, ME 04901, bfrueger@colby.edu.
192-7121CALIBRATED PEER REVIEW FOR THE EARTH SCIENCES: A PROTOTYPE ASSIGNMENT ON EARTHQUAKES AND PLATE TECTONICS: CERVATO, Cinzia, Dept. of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State Univ, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, cinzia@iastate.edu, RUDD, James A. II, Dept. Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State Univ, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032, and RIDKY, Robert, Education Program Coordinator, United States Geol Survey, MS104 - 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, USGS Headquarters, Reston, VA 20192
192-8122USING CONCEPTESTS IN MULTIPLE INTRODUCTORY COURSES: MCCONNELL, David, Geology, Univ of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, dam6@uakron.edu, STEER, David, Department of Geology, Univ of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, OWENS, Kathie, Department of Curricular and Instructional Studies, Univ of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, BOROWSKI, Walter, Department of Earth Sciences, Eastern Kentucky Univ, 521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY 40475, DICK, Jeffrey, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Youngstown State Univ, Youngstown, OH 44555, KNOTT, Jeffrey, Department of Geological Sciences, California State Univ, Fullerton, P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834, jknott@fullerton.edu, KONIGSBERG, Alvin, Department of Geological Sciences, SUNY New Paltz, 75 South Manheim Blvd, New Paltz, NY 12561, MALONE, Michelle, Department of Geology, Western Washington Univ, Bellingham, WA 98225, MCGREW, Heidi, Department of Geology, Univ of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469, and VAN HORN, Stephen, Geology, Muskingum college, 163 Stormont St, New Concord, OH 43762
192-9123GROUP EXERCISES THAT WORK WELL IN LARGE NON-LAB BASIC EARTH SCIENCE CLASSES: RYBERG, Paul T., AGES Department, Clarion Univ, Peirce Science Center, Clarion, PA 16214, pryberg@mail.clarion.edu.
192-10124USING NEWS MEDIA DATABASES (LEXISNEXIS) TO IDENTIFY RELEVANT TOPICS FOR INTRODUCTORY EARTH SCIENCE COURSES: JACH, Joan, Dept. Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State Univ, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, jyjach@iastate.edu, CERVATO, Cinzia, Dept. of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State Univ, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, and RIDKY, Robert, Education Program Coordinator, United States Geol Survey, MS104 - 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, USGS Headquarters, Reston, VA 20192
192-11125RECIPE FOR THE SUCCESSFUL ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY CURRICULUM AT SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY: BURKHART, Patrick A., JAHN, Michael, and VAN DYNE, Ashley, Geography, Geology and the Environment, Slippery Rock Univeristy, 107 SWC, Slippery Rock, PA 16057, patrick.burkhart@sru.edu
192-12126REDESIGN OF PRESERVICE SCIENCE COURSES TO INCORPORATE INQUIRY AND CASE-BASED STUDIES: BUZAS-STEPHENS, Pamela A., Geology, Midwestern State Univ, 3410 Taft Blvd, Wichita Falls, TX 76308, pamela.stephens@mwsu.edu and BAILEY, Bambi, Education, Midwestern State Univ, 3410 Taft Blvd, Wichita Falls, TX 76308
192-13127ENGAGING STUDENTS THROUGH ACTIVE-LEARNING IN LARGE ENTRY LEVEL GEOSCIENCE CLASSES: VAJOCZKI, Susan and EYLES, Carolyn H., School of Geography and Geology, McMaster Univ, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 2K1, Canada, vajoczki@mcmaster.ca
192-14128MAKING A MESS OF LECTURE: USING FUN, INTERACTIVE PHYSICAL DEMONSTRATIONS IN A LARGE LECTURE SETTING: BUTLER, Eric and BIERMAN, Paul, Geology, Univ of Vermont, Perkins Hall, Burlington, VT 05405, eric.butler@uvm.edu

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