2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 29
Sunday, 28 October 2007: 3:30 PM-5:30 PM

Geoscience Education I

 

Wm. Jay Sims and Keith Montgomery, Chairs
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3:30 PM
TEACHING LEGITIMATE SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSIES TO IMPROVE GEOSCIENCE LEARNING: RELEVANT RESEARCH FINDINGS
WANDERSEE, James H., Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice, Louisiana State University, Room 223 F, Peabody Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 and CLARY, Renee M., Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 1705, Mississippi State, MS 39762, jwander@lsu.edu, jwander@lsu.edu
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3:45 PM
JUDGING SIDES IN A CONTROVERSY: THEORY CHOICE AS APPLIED TO EARTH EXPANSION AND SEA FLOOR SPREADING
MONTGOMERY, Keith, Geography - Geology, U. Wisconsin Marathon County, 518 South 7th Ave, Wausau, WI 54401, keith.montgomery@uwc.edu, keith.montgomery@uwc.edu
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4:00 PM
INCORPORATING THE GREAT DINOSAUR FEUD IN GEOSCIENCE CLASSROOMS: A RESEARCH STUDY
CLARY, Renee M., Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 1705, Mississippi State, MS 39762 and WANDERSEE, James H., Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice, Louisiana State University, Room 223 F, Peabody Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, rclary@geosci.msstate.edu, rclary@geosci.msstate.edu
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4:15 PM
THE BIG RED CARROT - MARS AS A TOOL FOR GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
ANDERSON, Marion, School of Geosciences, Monash University, School of Geosciences, Monash University, Victoria, 3800, Australia, marion.anderson@sci.monash.edu.au, marion.anderson@sci.monash.edu.au
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4:30 PM
USING A MOCK TRIAL TO TEACH SCIENCE TO UNSCIENCE STUDENTS
BAIR, E. Scott, Geological Sciences, Ohio State Univ, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, Columbus, OH 43210 and SVITANA, Kevin, Department of Life and Earth Science, Otterbein College, One Otterbein College, Westerville, OH 43081, bair.1@osu.edu, bair.1@osu.edu
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4:45 PM
WHAT TO DO? PALGARISM AND ORIGINALITY IN ONLINE GEOSCIENCE COURSES
SIMS, W. 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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5:00 PM
ACCESS TO GEOLOGIC EDUCATION IN SECTARIAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
RITTERBUSH, Linda Anita, Department of Geology, California Lutheran University, 60 Olsen Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360, ritterbu@clunet.edu, ritterbu@clunet.edu