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2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 7–10, 2004)

Session No. 115
Monday, 8 November 2004: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T134. We Can Do Better: Alternatives to the Same Old Lab-Lecture Format in the College Classroom

GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers

 

Elizabeth M. King and Dexter Perkins, Advocates
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1:30 PM
DESIGNING A CLASS: STRATEGIES AND WEB-RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPING STRONG LEARNING EXPERIENCES
MANDUCA, Cathryn A., Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, Northfield, MN 55057, MACDONALD, R. Heather, College William & Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, MOGK, David W., Dept. of Earth Sciences, Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT 59717, SAVINA, Mary, Geology, Carleton College, 300 North College St, Northfield, MN 55057 and TEWKSBURY, Barbara J., Department of Geology, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, NY 13323-1218, cmanduca@carleton.edu, cmanduca@carleton.edu
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1:45 PM
MAKING A FIELD-BASED GEOSCIENCE CURRICULUM WORK BY TEACHING ONE CLASS AT A TIME: THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-WESTERN
THOMAS, Robert C., Environmental Sciences Department, University of Montana Western, 710 S. Atlantic St., Box 83, Dillon, MT 59725 and ROBERTS, Sheila M., Department of Environmental Sciences, Univ of Montana Western, Dillon, MT 59725, Rob.thomas@umwestern.edu, Rob.thomas@umwestern.edu
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2:00 PM
A COMPARISON OF UNDERGRADUATE GEOSCIENCE COURSE OFFERINGS: ONLINE VERSUS ON-GROUND
SCHULTZ, Richard B., Department of Geography and Environmental Planning, Elmhurst College, 190 Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst, IL 60126-3296, richs@elmhurst.edu, richs@elmhurst.edu
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2:15 PM
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES IN GEOSCIENCE CLASSROOMS: BEYOND LECTURES, LABS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SAVINA, Mary E., Department of Geology, Carleton College, One N. College St, Northfield, MN 55057, msavina@carleton.edu, msavina@carleton.edu
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2:30 PM
"SCAFFOLDING" TO ENHANCE LEARNING IN A STUDIO (PETROLOGY) CLASSROOM
PERKINS, Dexter, 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
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2:45 PM
STUDIO CLASSROOM AND STUDENT CENTERED LEARNING IN TRADITIONALLY ISOLATIONIST GEOLOGY MICROSCOPY COURSES
KING, Elizabeth M., Dept. of Geography-Geology, Illinois State Univ, Campus Box 4400, Normal, IL 61790, emking@ilstu.edu, emking@ilstu.edu
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3:00 PM
WHEN “LECTURE” AND “LAB” ARE IN THE SAME ROOM: STRUCTURING CLASS TIME AROUND LEARNING OBJECTIVES, NOT THE DAY OF THE WEEK
BARTELS, Karen S., Earth Science, Northeastern Illinois Univ, 5500 N. St. Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60625-4699, K-Bartels@neiu.edu, K-Bartels@neiu.edu
 
3:15 PM
Break
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3:30 PM
USING PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING (PBL) TO TEACH INTRODUCTORY EARTH SCIENCE
WIRTH, Karl R., Geology Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105, wirth@macalester.edu, wirth@macalester.edu
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3:45 PM
USING A RELEVANT GEOLOGY THEME TO DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED SCIENCE LIBERAL STUDIES COURSE
HEMLER, Deb1, REPINE, Tom2, BAUR, Andreas1, HANSEN, Galen1 and MASON, Phil1, (1)Science and Mathematics, Fairmont State Univ, 1201 Locust Ave, Fairmont, WV 26554, (2)West Virginia Geol and Economic Survey, 1 Mont Chateau Road, Morgantown, WV 26507, dhemler@mail.fscwv.edu, dhemler@mail.fscwv.edu
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4:00 PM
NEW APPROACHES TO EFFECTIVE TEACHING IN THE GEOSCIENCES
VAJOCZKI, Susan, School of Geography and Geology, McMaster Univ, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 2K1 and EYLES, Carolyn H., School of Geography and Geology, McMaster Univ, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, vajoczki@mcmaster.ca, vajoczki@mcmaster.ca
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4:15 PM
ONE-HUNDRED PERCENT PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN A SEDIMENTOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY COURSE
HICKSON, Thomas A., Department of Geology, Univ of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, tahickson@stthomas.edu, tahickson@stthomas.edu
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4:30 PM
BRINGING ANOTHER DIMENSION TO THE CLASSROOM: ANAGLYPH MAPS & STEREO-PROJECTION
KIRKBY, Kent C., Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0219 and MORIN, Paul J., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55455, kirkby@umn.edu, kirkby@umn.edu
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4:45 PM
LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM: ASSIGNMENTS THAT ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT SUBJECT MATTER
BHATTACHARYYA, Prajukti, Geography and Geology, Univ of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 328 Salisbury Hall, 800 Main St, Whitewater, WI 53190 and BRANLUND, Joy, Earth Science, Southwestern Illinois College, 4950 Maryville Road, Granite City, IL 62040, bhattacj@uww.edu, bhattacj@uww.edu
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5:00 PM
A WALK THROUGH TIME: TEACHING HISTORICAL GEOLOGY AS A NON-MAJOR COURSE
SMAGLIK, Suzanne M., Chemistry & Geology, Central Wyoming College, 2660 Peck Ave, Riverton, WY 82501 and MCALLISTER, Steve, Biology, Central Wyoming College, 2660 Peck Ave, Riverton, WY 82501, ssmaglik@cwc.edu, ssmaglik@cwc.edu
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5:15 PM
PALEONTOLOGICAL SONIFICATION IN THE CLASSROOM: USING SOUND TO TEACH THE SHAPES OF FOSSILS
EKDALE, A.A., Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Utah, 719 WBB, 135 South 1460 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0111, ekdale@mines.utah.edu, ekdale@mines.utah.edu
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