Session: Geoscience Education II (2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 7

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1:30 PM

“I’M A SCIENTIST, NOT A POLITICIAN!”: HOW TO INTEGRATE CRITICAL THINKING ABOUT VALUES INTO A GENERAL EDUCATION GEOLOGY COURSE (& WHY YOU SHOULD)

YACOBUCCI, Margaret M., Department of Geology, Bowling Green State Univ, 190 Overman Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403, mmyacob@bgnet.bgsu.edu, mmyacob@bgnet.bgsu.edu

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1:45 PM

USING "THEATER" AS A COLLABORATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN AN INTRODUCTORY EARTH SCIENCE COURSE

STERMER, Edward G., Math, Science, and Engineering, Illinois Central College, One College Drive, East Peoria, IL 61635-0001, estermer@icc.edu, estermer@icc.edu

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2:00 PM

ART AND GEOSCIENCE AS TRAVELING PARTNERS: ART AND EARTH SCIENCE IN ITALY

BREY, James A., Geography and Geology, Univ of Wisconsin Fox Valley, 1478 Midway Road, Menasha, WI 54952-1297 and BAKER, Judith, Art, Universitty of Wisconsin Fox Valley, 1478 Midway Road, Menasha, WI 54952-1297, jbrey@uwc.edu, jbrey@uwc.edu

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2:15 PM

ORGANIZING AND LEADING SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL STUDENT GEOLOGICAL FIELD TRIPS: IT'S NOT AS HARD AS YOU THINK

REYNOLDS, Jim, Environmental Studies, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences, Brevard College, Brevard, NC 28712, reynoljh@brevard.edu, reynoljh@brevard.edu

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2:30 PM

THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND OF SALT LAKE CITY: INTRODUCING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES TO ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES STUDENTS

GOLDSMITH, David W., Department of Earth Systems Science, Westminster College, 1840 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105, dgoldsmith@westminstercollege.edu, dgoldsmith@westminstercollege.edu

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2:45 PM

DEVELOPMENT OF A PROBLEM BASED INQUIRY SEMINAR (PBIS) USING GEOLOGIC EXAMPLES

MULDOON, Maureen A., Geology Dept, UW-Oshkosh, 800 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh, WI 54901 and EROH, Linda L., Mathematics Dept, UW-Oshkosh, 800 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh, WI 54901, muldoon@uwosh.edu, muldoon@uwosh.edu

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3:00 PM

BUILDING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY FACULTY TEAM TO IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN GEOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, AND MATHEMATICS

SANDERS, Laura L., Earth Science, Northeastern Illinois Univ, 5500 N. St. Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60625-4699 and SCHLACK, Nancy D., NASA Project, Northeastern Illinois Univ, 5500 N. St. Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60625, L-Sanders@neiu.edu, L-Sanders@neiu.edu

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3:15 PM

PRECIPITATED BASALT, METAMORPHIC GLACIERS AND CORE MAGMA: THE MONSTERS LURKING IN YOUR CLASS’ CONCEPTUAL CLOSET

KIRKBY, Kent C., Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0219 and FINLEY, Fred N., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota, 157 Pillsbury Dr SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, kirkby@umn.edu, kirkby@umn.edu

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3:30 PM

HYDROGEOLOGY STUDENTS’ CONCEPTIONS OF SCALE REGARDING GROUNDWATER

DICKERSON, Daniel, Elementary and Early Childhood Education, College of Charleston, 66 George Street, Charleston, SC 29424 and CALLAHAN, Timothy J., Geology, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424, callahant@cofc.edu, callahant@cofc.edu

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3:45 PM

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4:00 PM

STUDENT LEARNING OF GEOSCIENCE CONTENT DELIVERED BY VIRTUAL LECTURES VERSUS PRINTED NOTES

GUERTIN, Laura A., Earth Science, Penn State Univ. Delaware County, 25 Yearsley Mill Road, Media, PA 19063, uxg3@psu.edu, uxg3@psu.edu

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4:15 PM

REMOVING THE DISTANCE FROM DISTANCE LEARNING: PROVIDING AN ACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN AN ONLINE INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY COURSE

PALMER-JULSON, Amanda, Division of Natural Sciences, Blinn College, P.O. Box 6030, Bryan, TX 77805 and HEISE, Elizabeth A., Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Univ of Texas at Brownsville, 80 Fort Brown, Brownsville, TX 78520, ajulson@blinn.edu, ajulson@blinn.edu

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4:30 PM

EARTHED ONLINE: OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE SUPPORTING ACTIVE LEARNING

PROTHERO Jr, William A.¹, LANDSFELD, Marty² and CLIFFORD, Arthur², (1)Geological Sciences, Univ California - Santa Barbara, Dept Geological Sciences, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9630, (2)New Media Studio, 1129 State St. Suite A6, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, prothero@geol.ucsb.edu, prothero@geol.ucsb.edu

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4:45 PM

MAKING GEOLOGY MOVIES FOR UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

ELICK, Jennifer M., Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Susquehanna Univ, 514 University Ave, Selinsgrove, PA 17870, elick@susqu.edu, elick@susqu.edu

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5:00 PM

MULTIMEDIA COMPUTER MODULES – INCORPORATING FACTUAL GEOSCIENTIFIC EDUCATION INTO ENJOYABLE, DIVERSE, USER-CONTROLLED MATERIALS

WRAY, Laura L., Geo-Productions, 3747 So. Jasmine St, Denver, CO 80237-1127, lamarrewray@att.net, lamarrewray@att.net

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

Geoscience Education II