GSA Annual Meeting, November 5-8, 2001

Session No. 79
Tuesday, 6 November 2001: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Geoscience Education I: Undergraduate Curricula, Environmental Education

 

Duncan Foley and Laura Sanders, Chairs
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A SKILLS MATRIX AS A GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT CURRICULUM PLANNING TOOL
SAVINA, Mary E., BUCHWALD, C. Edward, BICE, David M. and BOARDMAN, Shelby J., Department of Geology, Carleton College, One N. College St, Northfield, MN 55057, msavina@carleton.edu, msavina@carleton.edu
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1:45 PM
VALUES STATEMENT AND "ROBUSTLY USEFUL IDEAS" AS GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT PLANNING TOOLS
BUCHWALD, C. Edward, BICE, David M., SAVINA, Mary E., BOARDMAN, Shelby J., HAILEAB, Bereket, COWAN, Clinton A. and VICK, Timothy D., Department of Geology, Carleton College, One N. College St, Northfield, MN 55057, ebuchwal@carleton.edu, ebuchwal@carleton.edu
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CURRICULA REVITALIZATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY, GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
EDWARDS, Ben1, COLE, Kevin1, MATTOX, Steve2, MEKIK, Figen1, NEAL, Bill1, RIEMERSMA, Peter1, TENBRINK, Norm1, VIDETICH, Pat1, WEBER, John1 and WILSON, Greg1, (1)Geology, Grand Valley State Univ, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401-9403, (2)Geology, Grand Valley State University, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401-9403, edwardsb@gvsu.edu, edwardsb@gvsu.edu
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2:15 PM
OBSCURING DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES IN AN UNDERGRADUATE GEOLOGY CURRICULUM
DOSS, Paul K., Geology and Physics, Univ of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Blvd, Evansville, IN 87712, pkdoss@deepcnet.usi.edu, pkdoss@deepcnet.usi.edu
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SELF-SIMILARITY, REPETITION AND EMPHASIS ON LINKS - A FRACTAL-BASED MODEL FOR UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
FOLEY, Duncan, Department of Geosciences, Pacific Lutheran Univ, Tacoma, WA 98447, foleyd@plu.edu, foleyd@plu.edu
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IMPLICATIONS OF NEW DISABILITY LEGISLATION FOR UK HIGHER EDUCATION
SANDERS, Mike A., LTSN Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Univ of Plymouth, Room 509, The Money Centre, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, masanders@plymouth.ac.uk, masanders@plymouth.ac.uk
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THE LEARNING AND TEACHING SUPPORT NETWORK IN THE UK: AN UPDATE
KING, Helen L., LTSN Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Univ of Plymouth, Room 509, The Money Centre, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, h.king@plymouth.ac.uk, h.king@plymouth.ac.uk
 
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THE GEOLOGIST AS OBSERVER: SOME OBSERVATIONS ABOUT GEOLOGY, GEOLOGISTS, AND THE TEACHING OF EARTH SCIENCE
ANDREWS, Sarah, Geology, Sonoma State Univ, 1801 E. Cotati Ave, Rhonert Park, CA 94928, CanyonWren@aol.com, CanyonWren@aol.com
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A NEW EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES PROGRAM INTEGRATING SUBSTANTIVE CONTENT AND SKILLS-BASED LEARNING
EYLES, Carolyn H., School of Geography and Geology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON L8S 2K1, Canada and VAJOCZKI, Susan, School of Geography and Geology, McMaster Univ, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 2K1, Canada, eylesc@mcmaster.ca, eylesc@mcmaster.ca
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PREPARING FOR "UNCIVIL" ACTIONS: GEOLOGY, LAW SCHOOL, AND THE PRACTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
MCADAM, Scott C., Irell & Manella LLP, Newport Beach, CA 92660, MCCARTHY, Joseph C., Pacific Groundwater Group, Seattle, WA and RHODES, Dallas D., Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern Univ, Statesboro, GA 30460, DRhodes@GaSoU.edu, DRhodes@GaSoU.edu
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USING INQUIRY BASED TEAM LEARNING TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH WITHIN THE FULLER HOLLOW CREEK WATERSHED ON THE BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
GRANEY, Joseph and SALVAGE, Karen, Dept. of Geological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Binghamton Univ, Binghamton, NY 13902, jgraney@binghamton.edu, jgraney@binghamton.edu
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SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS AS TEXTS FOR TEACHING HYDROGEOLOGY
SANDERS, Laura L., Department of Earth Science, Northeastern Illinois Univ, 5500 North Saint Louis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625, L-Sanders@neiu.edu, L-Sanders@neiu.edu
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USE OF ACTIVE LEARNING MODULES IN WATER QUALITY AND STREAM FLOW TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
HORNER, Timothy C., CORNWELL, Kevin and KUSNICK, Judith, California State Univ - Sacramento, 6000 J St, Sacramento, CA 95819-6043, hornertc@csus.edu, hornertc@csus.edu