2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)
Session No. 99 Monday, 29 October 2007
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Colorado Convention Center: 506

T62. Teaching Sedimentary Geology in the Twenty-First Century

Heather Macdonald and Thomas Hickson, Presiding
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99-11:30 PM TEACHING SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY: WORKSHOP RESULTS AND RESOURCES FOR THE COMMUNITY: MACDONALD, R. Heather, Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187, rhmacd@wm.edu, BENISON, Kathleen C., Department of Geology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, CHAN, Marjorie A., Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 135 S. 1460 E. Rm. 719, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, HICKSON, Thomas, Geology, Univ of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105, and PAOLA, Christopher, Univ Minnesota - Twin Cities, 310 Pillsbury Dr SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0219
99-21:45 PM DESIGNING A SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY COURSE TO ACHIEVE SPECIFIC LEARNING GOALS: IF YOU BUILD IT, THE CONTENT WILL COME!: HICKSON, Thomas A., Department of Geology, Univ of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, tahickson@stthomas.edu and MACDONALD, Heather, Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187
99-32:00 PM MIXED SUCESS WITH A RE-DESIGNED STRATIGRAPHY AND SEDIMENTOLOGY CLASS: MEHRTENS, Charlotte, Department of Geology, University of Vermont, 207 Delehanty Hall, Burlington, VT 05305-1703, Charlotte.Mehrtens@uvm.edu
99-42:15 PM POWERFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCES: USING INTERACTIVE DEMONSTRATIONS TO FACILITATE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES: TOMLIN, Teagan L., Geoscience, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, Teagan_3@msn.com, MORRIS, Thomas H., Department of Geology, Brigham Young University, S-375 ESC, Provo, UT 84602, BICKMORE, Barry, Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, S389 ESC, Provo, UT 84602, and GRAHAM, Charles, Instructional Psychology & Technology (IP&T), Brigham Young University, 150 MCKB, Provo, UT 84602
99-52:30 PM STUDENT PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES IN UNDERGRADUATE SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY CLASSES: CAMANN, Eleanor J., Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, P.O. Box 8149, Statesboro, GA 30460, ecamann@georgiasouthern.edu
99-62:45 PM DEL.ICIO.US, YOUTUBE, AND UNDERGRADUATE SEDIMENTOLOGY STUDENTS: SUMNER, Dawn Y., Geology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, sumner@geology.ucdavis.edu
 3:00 PM Break
99-73:15 PM DERIVING BEDFORM PHASE DIAGRAMS: DEVELOPING A DEEPER INSIGHT INTO THE FORMATION AND INTERPRETATION OF PRIMARY SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES: HICKSON, Thomas A., Department of Geology, Univ of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, tahickson@stthomas.edu
99-83:30 PM LEARNING CYCLE APPROACH TO INVESTIGATING MODERN BEDFORMS: LEA, Peter D., Geology Department, Bowdoin College, 6800 College Station, Brunswick, ME 04011, plea@bowdoin.edu
99-93:45 PM TRACE FOSSILS ON CAMPUS: AN EXERCISE IN ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATION FOR HISTORICAL GEOLOGY: MATCHEN, David L., Physical Science, Concord University, Box 13, PO Box 1000, Athens, WV 24712, dmatchen@mail.concord.edu
99-104:00 PM INCORPORATING DIAGENESIS INTO ANY UNDERGRADUATE SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY COURSE: JUST DO IT!: BENISON, Kathleen C., Department of Geology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, benis1kc@cmich.edu
99-114:15 PM DEMYSTIFYING THE EQUATIONS OF SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY: LEMKE, Lawrence D., Department of Geology, Wayne State University, 0224 Old Main, 4841 Cass, Detroit, MI 48202, ldlemke@wayne.edu
99-124:30 PM USING CURRENT RESEARCH DATA AND METHODS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' QUANTITATIVE ABILITIES IN SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY COURSES: CAMPBELL, Karen M., National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics, University of Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, Mississippi River at 3rd Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, kmc@umn.edu, HICKSON, Thomas A., Geology Department, Univeristy of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105, and PAOLA, Chris, National Center for earth-Surface Dynamics, Univ of Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, Mississippi River at 3rd Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414
 4:50 PM Concluding Remarks and Open Discussion on the Future of Teaching Sedimentary Geology

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