Session: Increasing Student Engagement in Geoscience Courses Through Information Technology: A Component of Enrollment Management (GSA Annual Meeting, November 5-8, 2001)

Session No. 51

Monday, 5 November 2001: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T77. Increasing Student Engagement in Geoscience Courses Through Information Technology: A Component of Enrollment Management

National Association of Geoscience Teachers

John C. Butler and Warren D. Huff, Advocates

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1:30 PM

STRATEGIC ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT–THE U.C. EXAMPLE

HUFF, Warren D., Dept. of Geology, Univ of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, Warren.Huff@uc.edu, Warren.Huff@uc.edu

1:45 PM

ENGAGING LARGE ENROLLMENT CLASSES USING INTERACTIVE, MULTIMEDIA MODULES BUILT WITH FLASH

MYERS, James D., Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, magma@uwyo.edu, magma@uwyo.edu

2:05 PM

ENGAGING STUDENTS WITH GUIDED DISCOVERY

HALL-WALLACE, Michelle K., WALLACE, Terry C. and WALKER, C. Scott, Geosciences, Universisty of Arizona, 1040 E 4th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721-0077, hall@geo.arizona.edu, hall@geo.arizona.edu

2:25 PM

GEODIL: THE GEOSCIENCE DIGITAL IMAGE LIBRARY

PERKINS, Dexter and HARTMAN, Joseph H., Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Univ of North Dakota, PO Box 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202, dexter_perkins@und.edu, dexter_perkins@und.edu

2:40 PM

IMPROVING PRE-SERVICE TEACHER PREPARATION BY USING COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY CLASSES

LINDLINE, Jennifer, Natural Resources Management Department, New Mexico Highlands Univ, P.O. Box 9000, Las Vegas, NM 87701, lindlinej@nmhu.edu, lindlinej@nmhu.edu

2:55 PM

INCREASING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN GEOMORPHOLOGY THROUGH THE USE OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB

MARSELLA, Kimberly A., Department of Geosciences, Skidmore College, 815 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, kmarsella@skidmore.edu, kmarsella@skidmore.edu

3:10 PM

Break

3:25 PM

MULTIMEDIA "SANDSTONE PETROLOGY TUTORIAL" FOR UNDERGRADUATE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS LABORATORY: WILL ENHANCED LEARNING LEADS TO IMPROVED ENROLLMENT?

CHOH, Suk-Joo¹, MILLIKEN, Kitty L.² and MCBRIDE, Earle F.², (1)Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (2)Geological Sciences, The Univ of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, sjchoh@mail.utexas.edu, sjchoh@mail.utexas.edu

3:40 PM

USING AN INTERNET-BASED HELP SITE WITH GIS-GENERATED IMAGES TO ENHANCE STUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF LABORATORY EXERCISES

PHILLIPS, Michael A., 355 N 12th Rd, Lostant, IL 61334-9509, mphillip@ivcc.edu, mphillip@ivcc.edu

3:55 PM

USING DYNAMIC DIGITAL MAPS INTERACTIVELY IN LARGE GEOLOGY COURSES

CONDIT, Christopher D., Geosciences, Univ. Massachusetts, 611 North Pleasant St, Morrill Science Building, Amherst, MA 01003-9297, ccondit@geo.umass.edu, ccondit@geo.umass.edu

4:10 PM

USING SERENDIPITY AND THE WORLD-WIDE WEB TO TEACH NON-MAJORS ABOUT NATURAL DISASTERS

FRYAR, Alan E. and HOWELL, Paul D., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ of Kentucky, 101 Slone Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, phowell@pop.uky.edu, phowell@pop.uky.edu

4:25 PM

WEB-BASED APPROACHES TO ENGAGING STUDENTS IN LEARNING ON A FIRST-YEAR ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY COURSE

SUTHREN, Roger J., Earth and Environmental Sciences (BMS), Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP, United Kingdom, rjsuthren@brookes.ac.uk, rjsuthren@brookes.ac.uk

4:45 PM

USING WEB BASED TESTING TECHNIQUES TO ENHANCE ACTIVE LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM

NEUMANN, Klaus and GRIGSBY, Jeffry D., Department of Geology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, kneumann@bsuvc.bsu.edu, kneumann@bsuvc.bsu.edu

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