2003 Seattle Annual Meeting (November 2–5, 2003)

Session No. 233
Wednesday, 5 November 2003: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Geoscience Education III: Issues and Opportunities at the Programmatic Level

 

Tamara S. Ledley and Mary Anne Holmes, Chairs
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1:30 PM
WHAT MAKES A GEOSCIENCE MAJOR? WHAT MAKES A GEOSCIENTIST? RESULTS FROM FOCUS GROUPS OF GEOSCIENTISTS, 2003
HOLMES, Mary Anne, Geosciences, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, 214 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340, FREY, Connie, Bureau of Sociological Research, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, 730 Oldfather Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340 and O'CONNELL, Suzanne, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan Univ, 265 Church St, Middletown, CT 06459, mholmes2@unl.edu, mholmes2@unl.edu
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1:45 PM
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE OF THE GEOSCIENCE DEGREE
KEANE, Christopher M., American Geol Institute, 4220 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302 and MILLING, Marcus E., American Geol Institute, 4220 King St, Alexandria, VA 22302-1502, keane@agiweb.org, keane@agiweb.org
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2:00 PM
WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION: BUILDING THE INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA CONNECTION IN DEVELOPING A CAPABLE AND SUFFICIENT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE
SUITER, Marilyn J., EHR Human Resource Development Div, National Sci Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22230 and TABER, Richard M., Corporation/Foundation Relations -- Div. of Undergraduate Education, National Sci Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd Rm 835N, Arlington, VA 22230, msuiter@nsf.gov, msuiter@nsf.gov
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2:15 PM
GLOBAL PROCESSES IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY: A GEOSCIENCE PERSPECTIVE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ACADEMIA
LOUDIN, Michael G., Manager, Global Geoscience Recruiting & Development, ExxonMobil Exploration Co, 233 Benmar Dr, Houston, TX 77060, mike.loudin@exxonmobil.com, mike.loudin@exxonmobil.com
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2:30 PM
PROFESSIONAL MASTER'S DEGREES
RUIZ, Joaquin, Dean, College of Science, Univ of Arizona, PO BOX 210077, Tucson, AZ 85721 and TOBIAS, Sheila, The Sloan Science Outreach Project, 724 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719, jruiz@u.arizona.edu, jruiz@u.arizona.edu
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2:45 PM
GRADUATING FROM A PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE MASTERS DEGREE INTO A CAREER IN THE GEOSCIENCES: EARLY LESSONS
OLSEN, Timothy P., Environmental Monitoring: Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Management, Univ of Wisconsin-Madison, 1225 W. Dayton St. Room 12th Floor, Madison, WI 53706, LEALE, Jill E., Minerals Management Service/Mapping and Automation Unit, Department of the Interior, 1201 Elmwood Park Blvd. MS 5413, New Orleans, LA 70123 and STEVENS, De Anne S.P., State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Alaska Div of Geol & Geophysical Surveys, 794 University Ave., Suite 200, Fairbanks, AK 99709-3645, jillleale@terracom.net, jillleale@terracom.net
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3:00 PM
GEOSCIENCE ALLIANCE TO ENHANCE MINORITY PARTICIPATION (GAEMP): A UNIVERSITY COLLABORATIVE TO PREPARE AFRICAN AMERICANS AND HISPANICS FOR EARTH SCIENCE CAREERS
FERRELL, Ray, ANDERSON, Laurie C., BART, Phillip J., LORENZO, Juan and TOMKIN, Jonathan, Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State Univ, E235 Howe/Russell, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, juan@geol.lsu.edu, juan@geol.lsu.edu
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3:15 PM
CIDESS (CENTER TO IMPROVE DIVERSITY IN EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE): A COOPERATIVE PROGRAM UNITING THE GEOSCIENCE COMMUNITY
HALL, Frank, Geology & Geophysics, Univ of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70148, frhall@uno.edu, frhall@uno.edu
 
3:30 PM
Break
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3:45 PM
THE DLESE COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER: SUPPORTING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR USING HIGH QUALITY DIGITAL RESOURCES IN DIVERSE EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS
GEARY, Edward E., Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education, Colorado State Univ, B301 NESB, Fort Collins, CO 80523, AIVAZIAN, Bryan, Natrona County School District, 1425 South Ash, Casper, WY 82601, MANDUCA, Cathryn, Geology Department, Carleton College, Carleton College, Northfield, MN 55057 and MOGK, David, Earth Sciences, Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT 59717, egeary@csmate.colostate.edu, egeary@csmate.colostate.edu
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4:00 PM
SHARING TEACHING MATERIALS AND MORE: NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLACING DLESE RESOURCES IN CONTEXT
MANDUCA, Cathryn A., Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, Northfield, MN 55057, cmanduca@carleton.edu, cmanduca@carleton.edu
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4:15 PM
DLESE DATA SERVICES-FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT AND EFFECTIVE USE OF EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA IN EDUCATION
LEDLEY, Tamara Shapiro1, DOMENICO, Ben2, TABER, Michael R.3 and DAHLMAN, LuAnn1, (1)TERC, 2067 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140, (2)Unidata Program Center, UCAR, PO Box 3008, Boulder, CO 80307-3008, (3)Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Northern Colorado, Ross Hall, Rm 3580, Greeley, CO 80639, Tamara_Ledley@terc.edu, Tamara_Ledley@terc.edu
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4:30 PM
THE DLESE COMMUNITY REVIEW SYSTEM: DIFFERING VIEWPOINTS OF EDUCATORS, LEARNERS AND SPECIALISTS
HOLZMAN, Neil and KASTENS, Kim, Marine Geology and Geophysics, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Rt. 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, nholzman@ldeo.columbia.edu, nholzman@ldeo.columbia.edu
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4:45 PM
DLESE EVALUATION CORE SERVICES
BUHR, Susan M., Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0216, BARKER, Lecia J., Alliance for Technology Learning and Society Institute, Univ of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 and REEVES, Thomas C., Instructional Technology, College of Education, Univ of Georgia, 604 Aderhold Hall, Athens, GA 30602-7144, susan.buhr@colorado.edu, susan.buhr@colorado.edu
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5:00 PM
THE DLESE PROGRAM CENTER: COORDINATING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
MARLINO, Mary1, PANDYA, Rajul E.2, KELLY, Karon2 and WRIGHT, Mike2, (1)UCAR, DLESE Program Ctr, Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80304, (2)DLESE Program Center, UCAR, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80304, marlino@ucar.edu, marlino@ucar.edu
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5:15 PM
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE DIGITAL LIBRARY: NEW TOOLS FOR GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
VAN GUNDY, Susan, National Science Digital Library, P O Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307, vangundy@ucar.edu, vangundy@ucar.edu