2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM
Session No. 221 Monday, 6 October 2008
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, George R. Brown Convention Center: 342CF

T175. What Should Students be Learning in Our Geology Classrooms?

Dexter Perkins and Karl Wirth, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
221-11:30 PM Instructional Goals, Classroom Activities, and Assessment: PERKINS, Dexter, Dept. of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, 81 Cornell Street Stop 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8358, dexter_perkins@und.edu and WIRTH, Karl R., Geology Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105
221-21:45 PM Learning about Thinking and Thinking about Learning: Knowledge and Skills for the Growth of Lifelong Learners: WIRTH, Karl R., Geology Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105, wirth@macalester.edu and PERKINS, Dexter, Dept. of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, 81 Cornell Street Stop 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8358
221-32:00 PM Teaching to the Unexpected: MOORE, Alexandra, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, afm113@gmail.com
221-42:15 PM Evaluating Higher Order Thinking Skills in Large General Education Geology Courses for Non-Majors: STEER, David and MCCONNELL, David, Geology and Environmental Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, steer@uakron.edu
221-52:30 PM The Utility of Knowledge Surveys in a Culture of Overwork: Design of Introductory Courses That Meet Institutional Educational and Assessment Requirements: NUHFER, Edward, Director of Faculty Development, California State University Channel Islands, 150 Cathedral Cove #33, Camarillo, CA 93012, ed.nuhfer@csuci.edu and FLEISHER, Steven C., Department of Psychology, California State University Channel Islands, One University Drive, Camarillo, CA 93012
221-62:45 PM Threshold Concepts: Unstuffing the Geoscience Curriculum: STOKES, Alison, Experiential Learning Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), University of Plymouth, 3-15 Endsleigh Place, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, ajstokes@plymouth.ac.uk, KING, Helen, Higher Education Consultant, 2202 Yardley Court, Alexandria, VA 22308, and LIBARKIN, Julie, Department of Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
221-73:00 PM Putting the Fun Back in Fundamental Science: SIMS, Wm. Jay, Department of Earth Sciences, Univ. of Arkansas, Little Rock, 2801 S. University, Little Rock, AR 72204-1099, wjsims@ualr.edu
221-83:15 PM Impact of Student Attendance on Student Learning in An Introductory Geology Course: BOSS, Stephen K., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arkansas, 113 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, sboss@uark.edu
221-93:30 PM The Impacts of Immersion-Learning Scheduling on the Geoscience Curriculum at the University of Montana Western: THOMAS, Robert C. and ROBERTS, Sheila M., Department of Environmental Sciences, Univ of Montana Western, Dillon, MT 59725, r_thomas@umwestern.edu
221-103:45 PM Academic Competencies at the Department of Geology, University of Dayton: KOZIOL, Andrea M. and MCGREW, Allen J., Geology, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45409, andrea.koziol@notes.udayton.edu
221-114:00 PM Learning Science through Inquiry and Experimentation: A Planetary Geology Upward Bound Course for High School Students: GILLIS-DAVIS, Jeffrey J. and SHERMAN, Sarah B., Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii, 1680 East West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, bean@higp.hawaii.edu
221-124:15 PM Teaching Science Process and Relevance in a Large Introductory Oceanography Class: PROTHERO, William A. Jr, Earth Sciences (Emeritus), University of California, Santa Barbara, 2106 Las Canoas Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, prothero@geol.ucsb.edu
221-134:30 PM Teaching Mineralogy to Earth Scientists Using Spiral Learning and Computer Animations: GUNTER, Mickey E., Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, MS 443022, Moscow, ID 83844, mgunter@uidaho.edu and DYAR, Melinda Darby, Earth and Environment, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075
221-144:45 PM A Volcano in LA? Using Hollywood's Mistakes to Encourage Critical Thought in Students: GOEKE, Elizabeth R., Dept of Earth Sciences and Geography, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, elgoeke@vassar.edu

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