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. 191 Monday, 6 October 2008
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, George R. Brown Convention Center: 342CF

T176. The Human Connection with Planet Earth: What is it and Why is it Important?

Suzanne M. Smaglik and Edward Nuhfer, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
191-18:00 AM The Human Connection with Planet Earth: What Is It and Why Is It Important?: SMAGLIK, Suzanne M., Division of Arts & Sciences, Central Wyoming College, 2660 Peck Ave, Riverton, WY 82501, ssmaglik@cwc.edu
191-28:15 AM Human Connections with Earth: From the Practical to the Sublime: MOGK, D.W., Dept. Earth Sciences, Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT 59717, mogk@montana.edu
191-38:35 AM Leveraging Sense of Place in Geoscience Teaching and Assessment: SEMKEN, Steven1, WILLIAMS, Deborah2, PERKINS, Tracy3, PINEDA, Monica3, MILLS, Vicki3, and BUTLER FREEMAN, Carol3, (1) School of Earth and Space Exploration and Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, semken@asu.edu, (2) School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, POB 872402, Tempe, AZ 85287-2402, (3) School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, POB 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404
191-48:50 AM The Collision of Will and Skill in Introductory Geoscience Courses: The Affective Domain and the Effective Application of Cognitive Strategies: MCCONNELL, David A., Geology and Environmental Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, dam6@uakron.edu
191-59:05 AM The Roles of Worldview, Realpolitik and Motivation in Studying the Earth Sciences: Perspectives Drawn from Working as a Geoscientist and Educator on Native American Reservations: RIGGS, Eric M., Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and CRESME, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, emriggs@purdue.edu
191-69:25 AM Why Study Geology?: MOORES, Eldridge M., Department of Geology, Univ of California, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, moores@geology.ucdavis.edu
 9:45 AM Break
191-710:00 AM "There's No Place Like Home"—Expanding Sense of Uniqueness of Home as a Path to Enlisting Students' Desire to Learn How Earth Works: NUHFER, Edward, Director of Faculty Development, California State University Channel Islands, 150 Cathedral Cove #33, Camarillo, CA 93012, ed.nuhfer@csuci.edu
191-810:15 AM Earthscape Edinboro: An Earth Systems Based Educational Model to Connect Locals with Their Locale: REESE, Joseph F., Geosciences, Edinboro Univ of Pennsylvania, Cooper Hall, Edinboro, PA 16444, jreese@edinboro.edu and STRAFFIN, Eric C., Department of Geosciences, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA 16444
191-910:30 AM Inspire Students to Excel through Service Learning: Case Study of Hurricane Katrina: ARTHURS, Leilani, Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, Campus Box 399, 2200 Colorado Avenue, Boulder 80309-0399, Leilani.Arthurs@Colorado.EDU
191-1010:45 AM Soil, a Component of the Rock Cycle, can Lead to an Appreciation of Deep Time: RANCE, Hugh, Biological Sciences and Geology, Queensborough Community College, 222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside, NY 11364, hughrance@rcn.com
191-1111:00 AM Using Bottled Water to Further Student Understanding and Appreciation of Groundwater and the Environment: RIEMERSMA, Peter E., Department of Geology, Grand Valley State University, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401, riemersp@gvsu.edu
191-1211:15 AM Self-Discovered Human Connections with Planet Earth: Learning from the GEP's Earth Wall Chart: WANDERSEE, James H., Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice, Louisiana State University, 223F Peabody Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, jwander@lsu.edu and CLARY, Renee M., Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762
 11:30 AM Discussion

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