2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM

Session No. 221
Monday, 6 October 2008: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T175. What Should Students be Learning in Our Geology Classrooms?

GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies

 

Dexter Perkins and Karl Wirth, Advocates
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1:30 PM
Instructional Goals, Classroom Activities, and Assessment
PERKINS, Dexter, Dept. of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, 81 Cornell Street Stop 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8358 and WIRTH, Karl R., Geology Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105, dexter_perkins@und.edu, dexter_perkins@und.edu
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1:45 PM
Learning about Thinking and Thinking about Learning: Knowledge and Skills for the Growth of Lifelong Learners
WIRTH, Karl R., Geology Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105 and PERKINS, Dexter, Dept. of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, 81 Cornell Street Stop 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8358, wirth@macalester.edu, wirth@macalester.edu
3
2:00 PM
Teaching to the Unexpected
MOORE, Alexandra, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, afm113@gmail.com, afm113@gmail.com
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2:15 PM
Evaluating Higher Order Thinking Skills in Large General Education Geology Courses for Non-Majors
STEER, David, Geology and Environmental Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101 and MCCONNELL, David, Geology and Environmental Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, steer@uakron.edu, steer@uakron.edu
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2:30 PM
The Utility of Knowledge Surveys in a Culture of Overwork: Design of Introductory Courses That Meet Institutional Educational and Assessment Requirements
NUHFER, Edward, Director of Faculty Development, California State University Channel Islands, 150 Cathedral Cove #33, Camarillo, CA 93012 and FLEISHER, Steven C., Department of Psychology, California State University Channel Islands, One University Drive, Camarillo, CA 93012, ed.nuhfer@csuci.edu, ed.nuhfer@csuci.edu
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2:45 PM
Threshold Concepts: Unstuffing the Geoscience Curriculum
STOKES, Alison, Experiential Learning Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), University of Plymouth, 3-15 Endsleigh Place, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, KING, Helen, Higher Education Consultant, 2202 Yardley Court, Alexandria, VA 22308 and LIBARKIN, Julie, Department of Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, ajstokes@plymouth.ac.uk, ajstokes@plymouth.ac.uk
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3:00 PM
Putting the Fun Back in Fundamental Science
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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3:15 PM
Impact of Student Attendance on Student Learning in An Introductory Geology Course
BOSS, Stephen K., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arkansas, 113 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, sboss@uark.edu, sboss@uark.edu
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3:30 PM
The Impacts of Immersion-Learning Scheduling on the Geoscience Curriculum at the University of Montana Western
THOMAS, Robert C. and ROBERTS, Sheila M., Department of Environmental Sciences, Univ of Montana Western, Dillon, MT 59725, r_thomas@umwestern.edu, r_thomas@umwestern.edu
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3:45 PM
Academic Competencies at the Department of Geology, University of Dayton
KOZIOL, Andrea M. and MCGREW, Allen J., Geology, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45409, andrea.koziol@notes.udayton.edu, andrea.koziol@notes.udayton.edu
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4:00 PM
Learning Science through Inquiry and Experimentation: A Planetary Geology Upward Bound Course for High School Students
GILLIS-DAVIS, Jeffrey J. and SHERMAN, Sarah B., Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii, 1680 East West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, bean@higp.hawaii.edu, bean@higp.hawaii.edu
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4:15 PM
Teaching Science Process and Relevance in a Large Introductory Oceanography Class
PROTHERO Jr, William A., Earth Sciences (Emeritus), University of California, Santa Barbara, 2106 Las Canoas Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, prothero@geol.ucsb.edu, prothero@geol.ucsb.edu
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4:30 PM
Teaching Mineralogy to Earth Scientists Using Spiral Learning and Computer Animations
GUNTER, Mickey E., Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, MS 443022, Moscow, ID 83844 and DYAR, Melinda Darby, Astronomy, Mount Holyoke College, 50 College St, South Hadley, MA 01075, mgunter@uidaho.edu, mgunter@uidaho.edu
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4:45 PM
A Volcano in LA? Using Hollywood's Mistakes to Encourage Critical Thought in Students
GOEKE, Elizabeth R., Dept of Earth Sciences and Geography, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, elgoeke@vassar.edu, elgoeke@vassar.edu
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