2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)
Session No. 116 Monday, 17 October 2005
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Salt Palace Convention Center: 251 F

T113. Strategies for Teaching Introductory Geoscience in Large Lecture Classes

Michelle L. Stoklosa and Karen Viskupic, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 1:30 PM Introductory Remarks
116-11:45 PM ACTIVE LEARNING IN A LARGE ENROLLMENT CLASS – WHAT WORKS WITH 150+ STUDENTS: FURLONG, Kevin P. and AMMON, Charles J., Geosciences, Penn State Univ, 542 Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802, kevin@geodyn.psu.edu
116-22:00 PM TECHNIQUES TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS AND IMPROVE TEACHING IN LARGE INTRODUCTORY GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSES: RIEMERSMA, Peter, Geology, Grand Valley State University, 145 Padnos Hall of Science, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401, riemersp@gvsu.edu
116-32:15 PM GEOPOCKET: WIRELESS POCKETPCS IN LARGE INTRODUCTORY COURSES TO EXPAND DISCOURSE AND INTERACTIVITY: VAN DER PLUIJM, Ben A., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Michigan, 425 E University Ave, 2534 C.C. Little Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1063, vdpluijm@umich.edu, SAMSON, Perry J., Atmospheric, Oceanic & Space Sciences, Univ of Michigan, 1539 Space Research Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2143, samson@umich.edu, and KNOOP, Peter, School of Information, Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
116-42:30 PM AN ASSESSMENT OF MULTIPLE-CHOICE COOPERATIVE EXAMS IN "EARTHQUAKE COUNTRY" A LARGE INTRODUCTORY EARTH SCIENCE CLASS: SCHWAB, Brandon Edward, Department of Geology, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 95521, bes21@humboldt.edu and HEMPHILL-HALEY, Mark A., Dept. of Geology, Humboldt State Univ, Arcata, CA 95521
116-52:45 PM ALTERNATE BACKWARD-DESIGN STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING LARGE-SECTION OCEANOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY COURSES: JUST DO IT!: SCHWIMMER, Reed A. and HUSCH, Jonathan M., Geological and Marine Sciences, Rider University, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, rschwimmer@rider.edu
 3:00 PM Break
116-63:15 PM UTILIZING THE CLASSROOM PERFORMANCE SYSTEM IN LARGE INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY CLASSES: ROBINSON, Delores and GOODLIFFE, Andrew, Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Alabama, 202 Bevill Building, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, dmr@wgs.geo.ua.edu
116-73:30 PM USE OF STUDENT DRAWINGS TO DOCUMENT CONCEPTUAL CHANGE IN LARGE ENTRY-LEVEL GEOSCIENCE COURSES: LIBARKIN, Julie C., Geological Sciences, Ohio Univ, 316 Clippinger Labs, Athens, OH 45701, libarkin@ohio.edu and ANDERSON, Steven W., 903 Pinedale Dr, Spearfish, SD 57783-1624
116-83:45 PM A LARGE ENROLLMENT EARTH SCIENCE CLASS FIELD EXPERIENCE: JORSTAD, Robert B., Geology and Geography, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL 61920, cfrbj@eiu.edu
116-94:00 PM POWER POINT, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, AND LEARNING IN THE INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE COURSE: MARQUEZ, L. Lynn, Earth Sciences, Millersville Univ, PO Box 1002, Millersville, PA 17551-0302, Lynn.Marquez@millersville.edu
116-104:15 PM LARGE LECTURE LESSONS: AIM HIGH, CLARIFY EXPECTATIONS, SET HURDLES, GRADE FAIRLY, DRAW LINES, RETAIN YOUR HUMANITY: HOWELL, Paul D., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ of Kentucky, 101 Slone Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, phowell@uky.edu
116-114:30 PM GEOLOGY CAN BE FUN AND EXCITING: SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES DEVELOPED FOR LARGE INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY LECTURES IN 35 YEARS OF TEACHING: BURNS, Scott F., Geology, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, burnss@pdx.edu

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