2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Session No. 185
Tuesday, 18 October 2005: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T114. We Can Continue to Do Better: More Alternatives to the Same Old Lab Lecture Format in the College Classroom I

GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers

 

Elizabeth M. King and Dexter Perkins, Advocates
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1:30 PM
SURVEYING THE LANDSCAPE: HOW DO WE TEACH UNDERGRADUATE GEOSCIENCE COURSES
MANDUCA, Cathryn, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College St, Northfield, MN 55057, TEWKSBURY, Barbara, Dept. of Geosciences, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, NY 13323, MOGK, David W., Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717 and MACDONALD, R. Heather, College William & Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, cmanduca@carleton.edu, cmanduca@carleton.edu
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1:45 PM
REPLACING LECTURE WITH AN ACTIVE, COLLABORATIVE, WEB-HYBRID CLASS
DOWSE, Mary E., Department of Natural Sciences, Western New Mexico Univ, PO Box 680, Silver City, NM 88062-0680, dowsem@email.wnmu.edu, dowsem@email.wnmu.edu
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2:00 PM
WEB ENHANCED INTRODUCTORY LECTURE DISCUSSIONS
SIMS, Wm. Jay, Department of Earth Sciences, Univ. of Arkansas, Little Rock, 2801 S. University, Little Rock, AR 72204-1099, wjsims@ualr.edu, wjsims@ualr.edu
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2:15 PM
HOLLYWOOD MOVIES IN THE INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY CLASSROOM
PERKINS, Dexter, PHILLIPS, Jessica and LINBACK, Marissa, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, Box 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202, dexter_perkins@und.edu, dexter_perkins@und.edu
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2:30 PM
THE USE OF GAMES AND INSTANT GRATIFICATION IN EXAM REVIEW SESSIONS
FINSTICK, Sue Ann, Physical Science, Southern Utah University, 351 West University Boulevard, Cedar City, UT 84720, finstick@suu.edu, finstick@suu.edu
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2:45 PM
IMPROVING STUDENTS' THREE-DIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATION SKILLS IN LECTURE AND LAB
TITUS, Sarah, HORSMAN, Eric, GOODWIN, Laurel and TIKOFF, Basil, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, stitus@geology.wisc.edu, stitus@geology.wisc.edu
 
3:00 PM
Break
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3:15 PM
STUDENTS AS FIELD TRIP LEADERS: PROMOTING ACTIVE LEARNING AND GROUP COLLABORATION WITH A SEMESTER-CULMINATING FIELD TRIP PROJECT IN MONTANA
RATAJESKI, Kent, Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, 1601 Maple Street, Carrollton, GA 30118, kratajes@westga.edu, kratajes@westga.edu
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3:30 PM
TEACHING SHEET SILICATE MINERAL STRUCTURES WITH LEGOS®
KING, Elizabeth M., Dept. of Geography-Geology, Illinois State University, Campus Box 4400, Normal, IL 61790, emking@ilstu.edu, emking@ilstu.edu
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3:45 PM
EARTHSCAPE EDINBORO: AN EXERCISE CONNECTING STUDENTS WITH THEIR LOCAL LANDSCAPE
REESE, Joseph F., Geosciences, Edinboro Univ of Pennsylvania, Cooper Hall, Edinboro, PA 16444, jreese@edinboro.edu, jreese@edinboro.edu
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4:00 PM
MAPPING ASPECTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE, BIOSPHERE, HYDROSPHERE, AND LITHOSPHERE ON IMAGINARY GLOBAL CONTINENTAL GEOMETRIES: A TEACHING TOOL IN EARTH SYSTEM PROCESSES
SUNDERLIN, David, Geophysical Sciences, Univ Chicago, 5734 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637-1434, dfsunder@uchicago.edu, dfsunder@uchicago.edu
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4:15 PM
INTERACTIVE AERIAL IMAGERY: AN INNOVATIVE TEACHING APPROACH USING UNOCCUPIED AERIAL VEHICLES
HELMKE, Martin F., Department of Geology and Astronomy, West Chester University, 750 South Church Street, West Chester, PA 19383 and ROTH, Andrew M., Department of Geology, Dickinson College, College and Louther Streets, Carlisle, PA 17013, helmkem@dickinson.edu, helmkem@dickinson.edu
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4:30 PM
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) CERTIFICATE PROGRAM AT A LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE: CASE STUDY OF ELMHURST COLLEGE
SCHULTZ, Richard B., Department of Geography and Environmental Planning, Elmhurst College, 190 Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst, IL 60126-3296 and KRAUSE, Linda, Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, Elmhurst College, 190 Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst, IL 60126, richs@elmhurst.edu, richs@elmhurst.edu
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