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2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 144
Monday, 19 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
B117/118/119 (Oregon Convention Center)

T160. From Virtual Globes to Geoblogs: Digital Innovations in Geoscience Research, Education, and Outreach

GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; Google, Inc.; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; GSA Geology and Society Division

 

Peter A. Selkin, Glenn A. Richard, John E. Bailey, Kyle House, Ronald C. Schott and Mano Marks, Advocates
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1:30 PM
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA GEOLOGIC MAPS IN GOOGLE EARTH
BLAIR, J. Luke, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025, TICCI, Marco, William Lettis & Associates, Inc, 1777 Botelho Dr, Suite 262, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 and HAEFNER, Scott, Earthquake Science Center, USGS, 345 Middlefield Rd, Mailstop 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, lblair@usgs.gov, lblair@usgs.gov
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1:45 PM
INTERNET-BASED VISUALIZATION AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACHES FOR EARTH SCIENCE DECISION-MAKING
D'AGNESE, Frank A., Earth Knowledge, Inc, 500 N. Tucson Blvd, Suite 150, Tucson, AZ 85716, frank@earthknowledge.net, frank@earthknowledge.net
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2:00 PM
ONEGEOLOGY - A DISTRIBUTED MODEL FOR GLOBAL GEOLOGICAL DATA
JACKSON, Ian, Independent Consultant, 28A Halloughton Road, Southwell, NG25 0LR, United Kingdom, ianjackson2011@gmail.com, ianjackson2011@gmail.com
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2:15 PM
ENHANCING ACCESS TO HIGH-RESOLUTION LIDAR TOPOGRAPHY – FROM POINT CLOUDS TO GOOGLE EARTH
CROSBY, Christopher J.1, NANDIGAM, Viswanath1, ARROWSMITH, Ramon2 and BARU, Chaitan3, (1)San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California, San Diego, MC 0505, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0505, (2)School of Earth and Space Exploration, EarthScope National Office, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, (3)San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr. #0505, La Jolla, CA 92093, ccrosby@sdsc.edu, ccrosby@sdsc.edu
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2:30 PM
NO SCALE TOO SMALL: APPLYING REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) BASED SOFTWARE FOR QUANTIFYING MINERAL DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS ON PHOTOMICROGRAPHS
BHATTACHARYYA, Prajukti, Geography and Geology, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 120 Upham Hall, 800 Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190, bhattacj@uww.edu, bhattacj@uww.edu
 
2:45 PM
Break / Open Discussion
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3:00 PM
WHICH WAY ARE WE GOING? ONLINE MAPPING TOOLS TO HELP STUDENTS VISUALIZE PLATE MOTIONS WITH GPS DATA
OLDS, Shelley E., Education and Community Engagement, UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Dr, Boulder, CO 80301, olds@unavco.org, olds@unavco.org
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3:15 PM
TEACHING GEOLOGIC MAP INTERPRETATION USING GOOGLE EARTH
TEWKSBURY, David A., Department of Geosciences, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, NY 13323-1218 and TEWKSBURY, Barbara, Dept. of Geosciences, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, NY 13323, dtewksbu@hamilton.edu, dtewksbu@hamilton.edu
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3:30 PM
INNOVATIVE, ALTERNATIVE FIELD OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WITH MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS
ATCHISON, Christopher, School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, atchison.6@osu.edu, atchison.6@osu.edu
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3:45 PM
VIRTUAL FIELDWORK EXPERIENCES: BRINGING INQUIRY-BASED EXPLORATION OF EARTH SYSTEMS INTO THE CLASSROOM
AUER, Sara L., BESEMER, Christine, DUGGAN-HAAS, Don, KISSEL, Richard A. and ROSS, Robert M., Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, sla73@cornell.edu, sla73@cornell.edu
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4:00 PM
STUDENT CONSTRUCTION OF VIRTUAL FIELD ENVIRONMENTS AS PROJECT BASED LEARNING AND A VENUE FOR GEOCOGNITIVE RESEARCH
GRANSHAW, Frank D., 1) Physical Science / 2) Geology, 1) Portland Community College / 2) Portland State University, Portland, OR 97219, CADY, Sherry L., Department of Geology, Portland State University, 1721 SW Broadway, 17CH, Portland, OR 97201 and HUGO, Richard C., Department of Geology, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97201, fgransha@pcc.edu, fgransha@pcc.edu
 
4:15 PM
Break / Open Discussion
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4:30 PM
GOOGLE EARTH IN THE GEOSCIENCE CLASSROOM: AN EFFICIENT TOOL FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING
KLUGE, Steve, Bedford Central Schools, NY (retired), Resources for GeoScience Education / geoscience.stevekluge.com, 63 Lake Drive, New Milford, CT 06776, steve.kluge@gmail.com, steve.kluge@gmail.com
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4:45 PM
MY SECOND LIFE: USING A VIRTUAL WORLD TO ENHANCE COMMUNICATION IN AN INTERNET-BASED CLASS
PHILLIPS, Michael A., Natural Sciences, Illinois Valley Community College, 815 N. Orlando Smith Ave, Oglesby, IL 61348-9692 and SHIELDS, William, Geography & Geology, Illinois State Unversity, Campus Box 4400, 206 Felmley Hall, Normal, IL 61790-4400, mike_phillips@ivcc.edu, mike_phillips@ivcc.edu
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5:00 PM
A CLIMATE CHANGE TOUR FOR A K-12 AUDIENCE
BALLAGH, Lisa M., National Snow and Ice Data Center, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, 1540 30th St, Boulder, CO 80309 and OTERO, Valerie K., School of Education, University of Colorado at Boulder, 249 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0249, vtlisa@nsidc.org, vtlisa@nsidc.org
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5:15 PM
USING GOOGLE EARTH FOR K-12 EDUCATION: A COLLABORATION BETWEEN GOOGLE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS
BAILEY, John E., UA Geography Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks, WRRB 108D, 909 Koyukuk Dr, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6020, ORNDUFF, Tina, Google Inc, 1650 Charleston Road, Mountain View, CA 94043 and KENNEDY, Katie, UA Geography Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, jbailey@gi.alaska.edu, jbailey@gi.alaska.edu
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