2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 7–10, 2004)
Session No. 211 Wednesday, November 10, 2004
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Colorado Convention Center: 601

T136. Electronic Student Response Technology in the Geoscience Classroom: Is it a Valuable Teaching and Learning Tool?

Lisa Greer and Peter J. Heaney, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 8:00 AM Introductory Remarks
211-18:05 AM DOES ELECTRONIC STUDENT RESPONSE TECHNOLOGY WORK IN A SMALL LIBERAL ARTS CLASSROOM?: GREER, Lisa, Geology Department, Washington and Lee Univ, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 24450, greerl@wlu.edu and HEANEY, Peter J., Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State Univ, 309 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802
211-28:20 AM STRESSING CONCEPTS AND TEACHING IN THE CLASSROOM: A LOW-TECHNOLOGY APPROACH USING CONCEPT TESTS AND CLASSROOM POLLS: BOROWSKI, Walter S., Earth Sciences, Eastern Kentucky Univ, Richmond, KY 40475, w.borowski@eku.edu.
211-38:35 AM THE EFFECT OF INTRODUCING ELECTRONIC STUDENT RESPONSE TECHNOLOGY ON CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION: TRENDS IN LONGITUDINAL DATA GATHERED WHILE TEACHING PHYSICAL GEOLOGY AT PENN STATE: ENGELDER, Terry, Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State Univ, University Park, PA 16802, engelder@geosc.psu.edu.
211-48:55 AM TESTING THE USES AND LIMITATIONS OF STUDENT RESPONSE TECHNOLOGY IN AN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY COURSE: WILCOX, Jeffrey D., ALLEN, Richard M., and BAHR, Jean M., Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706-1695, jwilcox@geology.wisc.edu
211-59:10 AM EVALUATION OF ELECTRONIC STUDENT RESPONSE TECHNOLOGY IN A GENERAL EDUCATION OCEANOGRAPHY COURSE: BENNETT, Steve, Dept. of Geology, Western Illinois Univ, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455, SW-Bennett1@wiu.edu.
211-69:25 AM EVERYONE INVOLVED AND EVERYONE THINKING: SUCCESS WITH ELECTRONIC STUDENT RESPONSE TECHNOLOGY AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE: NAGY-SHADMAN, Elizabeth A., SAVAGE, Karen, and SCOTT, Craig R., Department of Geological Sciences, California State Univ, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8266, elizabeth.nagy@csun.edu
 9:40 AM Break
211-79:55 AM COMBINING ESR, WEB, AND MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES TO LEVERAGE GREATER VALUE FROM ERS QUIZ DEVELOPMENT TIME: MYERS, James D., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, magma@uwyo.edu and CAMPBELL-STONE, Erin, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Wyoming, P.O. Box 3006, Laramie, WY 82071-3006
211-810:10 AM TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF EFFECTIVE PEDAGOGY: CONCEPTESTS, PEER INSTRUCTION, ELECTRONIC RESPONSE SYSTEMS, AND GOOD PRACTICE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: MCCONNELL, David, Geology, Univ of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, dam6@uakron.edu, STEER, David, Department of Geology, Univ of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, and OWENS, Katharine, Department of Curricular and Instructional Studies, Univ of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4205
211-910:30 AM ENGAGING STUDENTS AND IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING IN INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE CLASSES USING CONCEPTEST QUESTIONS: KNOTT, Jeffrey R., Department of Geological Sciences, California State Univ, Fullerton, Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834, jknott@FULLERTON.edu.
211-1010:45 AM USING A PERSONAL RESPONSE SYSTEM TO PROMOTE AND ASSESS PEER LEARNING DURING LECTURE: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES: VAN HORN, Stephen R., Department of Geology, Muskingum College, 163 Stormont Street, New Concord, OH 43762, svanhorn@muskingum.edu.
211-1111:00 AM STARTING POINT: RESOURCES FOR FACULTY TEACHING ENTRY LEVEL GEOSCIENCE: MANDUCA, Cathryn A., Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, Northfield, MN 55057, cmanduca@carleton.edu, GUERTIN, Laura A., Geosciences, Penn State Delaware County, 25 Yearsley Mill Road, Media, PA 19063-5596, MACDONALD, R. Heather, College William & Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, and TEED, Becky, Geology, Carleton College, 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057
211-1211:20 AM ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ELECTRONIC STUDENT RESPONSE TECHNOLOGY: HEANEY, Peter J., Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State Univ, 309 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802, heaney@geosc.psu.edu and GREER, Lisa, Department of Geology, Washington and Lee Univ, Lexington, VA 24450

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