2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)
Session No. 232 Wednesday, 31 October 2007
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Colorado Convention Center: 603

T132. Innovative, Inquiry-Based Approaches that Bring the Field into the Classroom: Moving from Virtual Tour to Virtual Fieldwork

Don Duggan-Haas and Robert M. Ross, Presiding
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232-11:30 PM FIELDWORK, REAL & VIRTUAL, AS A DRIVER OF INQUIRY IN EDUCATION: WHY DOES THIS PLACE LOOK THE WAY IT DOES?: DUGGAN-HAAS, Donald, Tapestry Charter High School, 2253 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214, dugganhaas@gmail.com and ROSS, Robert M., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850-1398
232-21:50 PM VIRTUAL FIELD WORK IN INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE COURSES: APPROACHES AND POSSIBILITIES: GRANSHAW, Frank Douglas, 1) Physical Science / 2) Geology, 1) Portland Community College / 2) Portland State University, Portland, OR 97213, fgransha@pcc.edu
232-32:05 PM MICHIGAN VIRTUAL GEOTRIPS: EXPERIENCES WITH AN INTEGRATIVE VIRTUAL FIELD ACTIVITY IN A LARGE INTRODUCTORY COURSE: PETERSON, Virginia L., Geology Department, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI 49401, petersvi@gvsu.edu
232-42:20 PM Paper Withdrawn
232-52:35 PM VIRTUAL FIELD STUDIES OF VOLCANIC ENVIRONMENTS: WEB-BASED EXAMPLES FROM VESUVIUS AND LAKI VOLCANOES: CAREY, Steven, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, South Ferry Rd, Narragansett, RI 02882, scarey@gso.uri.edu and SIGURDSSON, Haraldur, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI 02882-1197
232-62:50 PM Paper Withdrawn
232-73:05 PM THE VIRTUAL FIELD EXPERIENCE CREATION TOOL: A TOOL SO USER-FRIENDLY EVEN A GEOLOGIST CAN USE IT: THOMPSON, Kirsten, KEITH, Jeffrey D., and BICKMORE, Barry, Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, S389 ESC, Provo, UT 84602, kirsten_thompson@byu.edu
 3:20 PM Break
232-83:35 PM STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE PHYSICAL GEOLOGY LABORATORY SECTIONS: FEIG, Anthony D. and CAMILLE, Michael, Department of Geosciences, University of Louisiana at Monroe, 700 University AVE, Monroe, LA 71209, feig@ulm.edu
232-93:50 PM HELPING STUDENTS MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM NOVICE LEARNER OF GROUND-WATER CONCEPTS TO EXPERT USING THE EXPANDED PLUME BUSTERS SOFTWARE: MACFARLANE, P. Allen, BOHLING, Geoffrey C., and TOWNSEND, Margaret A., Kansas Geological Survey, The Univ of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047, dowser@kgs.ku.edu
232-104:05 PM PROVIDING A SYNERGISTIC EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE – A CASE STUDY USING AN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SEQUENCE: WALLEN, Benjamin, Geography and Environmental Engineering, United States Military Academy, 745 Brewerton Road, Room 5400, West Point, NY 10996, benjamin.wallen@us.army.mil
232-114:20 PM USING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS AS TOOLS FOR INQUIRY, DISCOVERY AND INDEPENDENT FIELDWORK: RENYCK, Heather J., Science, White Mountains Regional High School, 137 Regional Road, Whitefield, NH 03598, hrenyck@mac.com
232-124:35 PM Paper Withdrawn
232-134:50 PM FIDELITY OF VIRTUAL FIELDWORK: COMPARING REAL AND VIRTUAL FIELDWORK EXPERIENCES: ROSS, Robert M., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850-1398, rmr16@cornell.edu and DUGGAN-HAAS, Donald, Tapestry Charter High School, 2253 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214

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