2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 7–10, 2004)
Session No. 240 Wednesday, November 10, 2004
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Colorado Convention Center: 601

T133. Current Research on Situated Teaching and Learning in Geoscience: Field-Based, Case-Based, Problem-Based, Place-Based

Steven Semken and Eric Riggs, Presiding
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240-11:30 PM GEOJOURNEY: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPEDITIONARY FIELD TRIP ACROSS THE UNITED STATES: ELKINS, Joe T. and LYLE-ELKINS, Nichole M., Department of Geology, Bowling Green State Univ, 190 Overman Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403, jelkins@bgnet.bgsu.edu
240-21:45 PM ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPEDITIONARY FIELD TRIPS ON STUDENT MISCONCEPTIONS IN GEOSCIENCES: LYLE-ELKINS, Nichole M., Department of Geology, Bowling Green State Univ, 190 Overman Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403, nikki@geojourney.org and ELKINS, Joe T., Bowling Green, OH 43403
240-32:00 PM THE DEVELOPMENT OF PORTABLE AUDIO/VISUAL SYSTEMS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL USE DURING TRAVEL TIME TO FIELD STOPS: ELKINS, Joe T. and LYLE-ELKINS, Nichole M., Department of Geology, Bowling Green State Univ, 190 Overman Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403, jelkins@bgnet.bgsu.edu
240-42:15 PM EXCITING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ABOUT SCIENCE THROUGH FIELD-BASED INVESTIGATIONS AND RESEARCH: DICK, Jeffrey C., Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Youngstown State Univ, One University Plaza, Youngstown, OH 44555, jcdick@ysu.edu.
240-52:30 PM PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES OF GEOLOGY STUDENTS DURING INDEPENDENT FIELD EXAMINATIONS SHOWN BY GPS TRACKS: LIEDER, Chris C. and RIGGS, Eric M., Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State Univ, San Diego, CA 92182-1020, cclieder@aol.com
240-62:45 PM NEW INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL NATURAL HAZARDS MS PROGRAM IN COOPERATION WITH THE US PEACE CORPS: ROSE, William I. and BLUTH, Gregg J.S., Geological Engineering & Sciences, Michigan Technological Univ, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, raman@mtu.edu
240-73:00 PM A PROPOSED EXPLANATION FOR THE SUCCESS OF FIELDWORK IN NATIVE AMERICAN GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION BASED IN SITUATED INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE: RIGGS, Eric M., Department of Geological Sciences and Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education, San Diego State Univ, 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182-1020, eriggs@geology.sdsu.edu.
240-83:15 PM THE MEANING AND MEASUREMENT OF SENSE OF PLACE FOR PLACE-BASED GEOSCIENCE TEACHING: SEMKEN, Steven, Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State Univ, POB 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, semken@asu.edu and PIBURN, Michael D., Secondary Education, Arizona State Univ, Tempe, AZ 85287
 3:30 PM Break
240-93:45 PM MY SPECIAL PLACE: USE OF A PLACE-BASED WRITING PROJECT TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING IN A LARGE INTRODUCTORY UNDERGRADUATE GEOLOGY COURSE: MOOSAVI, Sadredin Cyrus, Chemistry & Geology, Minnesota State Univ, 242 Trafton Science Center North, Mankato, MN 56001, sadredin.moosavi@mnsu.edu.
240-104:00 PM TEACHERS ON THE LEADING EDGE: DESIGNING A PLACE-BASED AND FIELD-BASED TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FEATURING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ACTIVE CONTINENTAL MARGIN: BUTLER, Robert F., Chemistry and Physics, Univ of Portland, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd, Portland, OR 97203, butler@up.edu, AULT, Charles R., Teacher Education, Lewis and Clark College, 615 S.W. Palatine Hill Rd, Portland, OR 97219, BISHOP, Ellen M., Wallowa Rscs, 309 E. North St, Enterprise, OR 97828, BLAKELY, Richard J., US Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, WELLS, Ray E., U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, and CONREY, Richard M., Department of Geology, Washington State Univ, P.O. Box 642812, Pullman, WA 99164
240-114:15 PM ENHANCEMENT OF PRESERVICE TEACHERS’ CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AS A RESULT OF FIELDWORK: TRETINJAK, Christina A. and RIGGS, Eric M., Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State Univ, San Diego, CA 92182-1020, ctretinjak@hotmail.com
240-124:30 PM A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS PRESENTED BY REAL AND VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS: BROWNE, Julianne D. and RIGGS, Eric M., Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State Univ, San Diego, CA 92182-1020, jdbrowne2@aol.com
240-134:45 PM USE OF PHYSICAL MODELS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO EXPLORE STUDENT DIFFICULTIES IN DEVELOPING RICH MENTAL MODELS OF COMPLEX EARTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS: SELL, Karen S.1, HERBERT, Bruce E.1, and SCHIELACK, Janie2, (1) Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M Univ, TAMU 3115, College Station, TX 77843, ksell@neo.tamu.edu, (2) Information Technology Center for Learning and Teaching, Texas A&M Univ, TAMU 3257, College Station, TX 77843
240-145:00 PM THE ARDUOUS PATH: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE GEOSCIENCE CLASSROOM: THOMSON, Jennifer A., Department of Geology, Eastern Washington Univ, 130 Science Building, Cheney, WA 99004-2439, Jennifer.Thomson@mail.ewu.edu and WARREN, Stacy, Department of Geography and Anthropology, Eastern Washington Univ, 130 Isle Hall, Cheney, WA 99004
 5:15 PM Discussion

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