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GSA Annual Meeting, November 5-8, 2001

Session No. 26
Monday, 5 November 2001: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T81. Strategies for Promoting Active Learning in Large Entry-Level Courses

National Association of Geoscience Teachers

 

R. Heather Macdonald and Richard Yuretich, Advocates
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8:00 AM
"GREAT QUESTION, SARAH"--CONNECTING WITH YOUR STUDENTS IN YOUR LARGE LECTURE COURSE
CHERNICOFF, Stan, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Univ of Washington, Seattle, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, sechern@u.washington.edu, sechern@u.washington.edu
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8:15 AM
ACTIVE LEARNING IN A LARGE-CLASS SETTING
VEROSUB, Kenneth L., Geology Department, Univ of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, verosub@geology.ucdavis.edu, verosub@geology.ucdavis.edu
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8:30 AM
INCORPORATING INQUIRY-BASED TEACHING STRATEGIES INTO A LARGE ENTRY-LEVEL GEOSCIENCE COURSE
VAJOCZKI, Susan, EYLES, Carolyn H. and UPSDELL, Brynn, School of Geography and Geology, McMaster Univ, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 2K1, Canada, vajoczki@mcmaster.ca, vajoczki@mcmaster.ca
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8:45 AM
ACTIVE LEARNING IN A LARGE AUDITORIUM INVOLVING MULTIMEDIA, FRIENDS AND FAMILY: THE TORNADO EXAMPLE
ABBOTT, Patrick L. and ROBINSON, Kevin L., Geological Sciences, San Diego State Univ, San Diego, CA 92182-1020, pabbott@geology.sdsu.edu, pabbott@geology.sdsu.edu
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9:00 AM
QUESTIONS, STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS AND PROJECTS TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LEARNING IN INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SCIENCES COURSE AT EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY
CASCADDEN, Tracey E., Earth Sciences, Emporia State Univ, Departments of Physical Sciences, Box 4030, 1200 Commercial Street, Emporia, KS 66801, cascaddt@emporia.edu, cascaddt@emporia.edu
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9:15 AM
STRATIGIES FOR INVOLVING STUDENTS IN A LARGE INTRODUCTORY COURSE
THOMAS, John J., Geology Department, Skidmore College, 815 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, KIRK, Karin B., Earth Sciences, Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT 59717 and MARSELLA, Kimberly A., Department of Geosciences, Skidmore College, 815 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, jthomas@skidmore.edu, jthomas@skidmore.edu
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9:30 AM
TEXTBOOK AND LECTURE TOOLS FOR PROMOTING LEARNING IN PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
SMITH, Gary A. and PUN, Aurora, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, gsmith@unm.edu, gsmith@unm.edu
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9:45 AM
INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES THAT DEVELOP STUDENTS' PROBLEM-SOLVING, QUANTITATIVE, AND VERBAL SKILLS IN LARGE GEOSCIENCE CLASSES
MACDONALD, R. H., HANCOCK, G. S. and BAILEY, C. M., Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, rhmacd@wm.edu, rhmacd@wm.edu
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10:00 AM
COLLABORATIVE EXERCISES THAT PROMOTE HIGHER-ORDER THINKING SKILLS IN ENTRY-LEVEL GEOLOGY COURSES
MCCONNELL, David A., Department of Geology, Univ of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101 and STEER, David N., Geology, Univ of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, dam6@uakron.edu, dam6@uakron.edu
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10:15 AM
COMBINING TECHNOLOGY, GROUP LEARNING, HANDS-ON ACTIVIITES AND MULTIMEDIA TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LEARNING IN LARGE ENROLLMENT GEOSCIENCE COURSES
MYERS, James D. and MCCLURG, James E., Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, magma@uwyo.edu, magma@uwyo.edu
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10:30 AM
COOPERATIVE EXAMINATIONS IN LARGE CLASSES: AN EXAMPLE FROM OCEANOGRAPHY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
YURETICH, Richard F., Department of Geosciences, Univ Massachusetts - Amherst, Morrill Science Center, 611 N. Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003-5820 and LECKIE, R. Mark, Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, Morrill Science Center, Amherst, MA 01003, yuretich@geo.umass.edu, yuretich@geo.umass.edu
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10:45 AM
CHARTING THE COURSE: USING FLOW CHARTS TO ILLUSTRATE THE CONNECTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN GEOLOGY
SCHWIMMER, Reed A., Department of Geological and Marine Sciences, Rider Univ, 2083 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, rschwimmer@rider.edu, rschwimmer@rider.edu
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11:00 AM
SHORT REFLECTIVE WRITING ASSIGNMENTS TO STIMULATE STUDENT INTEREST AND LEARNING
VERDONCK, David, Natural Science and Mathematics, Keuka College, Keuka Park, NY 14478, dverdonck@stny.rr.com, dverdonck@stny.rr.com
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11:15 AM
EARTH 101 NATURAL DISASTERS: HOLLYWOOD VS. REALITY
WHITLOCK, Jaime S, Geosciences, Penn State Univ, 540 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802 and FURLONG, Kevin P, Geosciences, Penn State Univ, 542 Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802, jmewhit@geodyn.psu.edu, jmewhit@geodyn.psu.edu
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11:30 AM
USING A MOCK TRIAL TO DEVELOP SCIENTIFIC LITERACY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN AN INTRODUCTORY ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY COURSE
RHODES, Amy Larson, Dept. of Geology, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, arhodes@science.smith.edu, arhodes@science.smith.edu
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11:45 AM
SCIENCE SEMESTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE: INTEGRATED INQUIRY- AND PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING APPROACH TO IMPROVE THE SCIENCE UNDERSTANDING OF FUTURE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION TEACHERS
MADSEN, John1, FIFIELD, Steve2, ALLEN, Deborah2, SHIPMAN, Harry3, BRICKHOUSE, Nancy4, FORD, Danielle4 and DAGHER, Zoubeida4, (1)Department of Geology, Univ of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, (2)Department of Biological Sciences, Univ of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, (3)Department of Physics and Astronomy, Univ of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, (4)School of Education, Univ of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, jmadsen@udel.edu, jmadsen@udel.edu
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