Session No. 12
Thursday, 29 March 2007: 1:20 PM-5:20 PM
T3. Innovative Methodologies and Techniques in Geoscience Education
John R. Wagner and Thomas Hanley, Advocates
1:40 PM
THE WOODVILLE KARST PLAIN, A PLACE-BASED UNIT PRESENTING KARST GEOLOGY AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS IN FLORIDA
BOND, Paulette A., Florida Geological Survey, 903 W. Tennessee St, Tallahassee, FL 32304 and LAHART, Valerie, PO Box 40, Panacea, FL 32346, Paulette.Bond@dep.state.fl.us, Paulette.Bond@dep.state.fl.us
2:00 PM
STREAMS, LAKES, AND BEACHES: INTERDISCIPLINARY TEACHING AND RESEARCH MODULES FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL PLAIN
SHEW, Roger D., Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 601 S. College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403, shewr@uncw.edu, shewr@uncw.edu
2:20 PM
THE WATER QUALITY OF POE CREEK: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE HAMILTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL EARTH EXPLORERS
JONES, Tracy1, CHOV, Soeung
2, CALDWELL, Savannah
3, COOK, Angela
3, DORRIS, Keefer
3, MCCLELLAN, Jaskinae
3 and SANKEY, Nicholas
3, (1)Geology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 615 McCallie Ave., Dept 6556, Chattanooga, TN 37403, (2)Tyner High School, Chattanooga, 37403, (3)Tyner High School, Chattanooga, TN 37403, tracy-jones@utc.edu, tracy-jones@utc.edu
3:20 PM
TEACHING CRITICAL THINKING BY COMPARING TERRAN AND MARTIAN GEOLOGY
SAUNDERS, Lynne, Department of Geological, Environmental, and Marine Sciences, Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 and ROSSBACH, Thomas J., Department of Natural Sciences, Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, NC 27909, lynne04@earthlink.net, lynne04@earthlink.net
4:00 PM
INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY, INTEREST AND UNDERSTANDING: THE APPLICATION OF MULTIMEDIA ELEMENTS IN DISTANCE AND FACE TO FACE GEOLOGY COURSES
ALTIN, Deniz Z. and BOUKER, Polly A., Science Department, Georgia Perimeter College, 1000 University Center Lane, Lawrenceville, GA 30043, daltin@gpc.edu, daltin@gpc.edu
4:20 PM
EXCEPTIONAL COLLEGE TEACHING/LEARNING BEGINS IN PRE-COLLEGE CLASSROOMS: AN INNOVATIVE EXAMPLE
GIBSON, Gail G., Distance Learning, Florida Community College at Jacksonville, 3939 Roosevelt Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32073 and TEETER, Steven A., Sciences Department, West Stanly High School, 306 E. Red Cross Road, Oakboro, NC 28129, gailandbettygibson@juno.com, gailandbettygibson@juno.com
4:40 PM
USING A GEOSCIENCE AFTER-SCHOOL CLUB IN SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE TO INTEREST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE GEOSCIENCES
JONES, Tracy
1, CHOV, Soeung
2,
COOK, Angela3, DORRIS, Keefer
3 and SANKEY, Nicholas
3, (1)Geology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 615 McCallie Ave., Dept 6556, Chattanooga, TN 37403, (2)Tyner High School, Chattanooga, 37403, (3)Tyner High School, Chattanooga, TN 37403, tracy-jones@utc.edu, tracy-jones@utc.edu