Cordilleran Section - 106th Annual Meeting, and Pacific Section, American Association of Petroleum Geologists (27-29 May 2010)

Session No. 54
Saturday, 29 May 2010: 1:30 PM-4:40 PM
Platinum 3 (Marriott Anaheim Hotel)

T9. Enhancing Societal Relevance in Introductory Geoscience Education

Cordilleran Section GSA

 

Elizabeth A. Nagy-Shadman, Martha A. House and Bryan C. Wilbur, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:40 PM
CREATING AN EARTH SCIENCE COURSE THAT IS MORE RELEVANT TO TODAY'S STUDENT
LOZINSKY, Richard P., Earth Science Department, Fullerton College, 321 Chapman Ave, Fullerton, CA 92832 and CHAMBERLIN, W. Sean, Earth Science, Fullerton College, 321 Chapman Ave, Fullerton, CA 92832, rlozinsky@fullcoll.edu, rlozinsky@fullcoll.edu
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1:55 PM
PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY FIELD EXPERIENCE AT PASADENA CITY COLLEGE: INTRODUCING COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS TO OCEANOGRAPHY, DATA AND THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTLINE
HOUSE, Martha A., Geology Department, Natural Sciences Division, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA 91106 and DOUGLASS, David N., Pasadena City College, 1570 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91106-2003, mahouse@pasadena.edu, mahouse@pasadena.edu
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2:10 PM
INCREASING STUDENT AWARENESS OF DISAPPEARING NATURAL RESOURCES IN INTRODUCTORY EARTH SCIENCE COURSES AT PASADENA CITY COLLEGE
NAGY-SHADMAN, Elizabeth A., Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd, Natural Sciences Division, Pasadena, CA 91106-2003, eanagy-shadman@pasadena.edu, eanagy-shadman@pasadena.edu
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2:25 PM
VIRTUAL REALITY FIELD-TRIPS FOR STUDYING THE GEOLOGY OF NATIONAL PARKS: RECENT ADVANCES & PEDAGOGY
SETHI, Parvinder, Department of Geology, Radford Univ, Box - 6939, Radford, VA 24142-6939, psethi@radford.edu, psethi@radford.edu
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2:40 PM
FROM SEA LEVEL RISE TO STREET VIEW: SOCIALLY RELEVANT TEACHING USING GOOGLE EARTH
PRESIADO, Rhea, Natural Sciences, Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91106, rspresiado@pasadena.edu, rspresiado@pasadena.edu
 
2:55 PM
Break
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3:10 PM
JOLTING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO PREPAREDNESS WITH EARTHQUAKE KITS
WILBUR, Bryan C., Natural Sciences Division, Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91106, bcwilbur@pasadena.edu, bcwilbur@pasadena.edu
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3:25 PM
EARTHQUAKE AWARENESS AND PREPAREDNESS EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA – THE EPICENTER MODEL
DE GROOT, Robert, Southern California Earthquake Center, University of Southern California 3651 Trousdale Parkway, Ste. 169, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0742, SPRINGER, Kathleen, Division of Geological Sciences, San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA 92374 and BROOKS, Candace, Tech Museum of Innovation, 201 South Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113, degroot@usc.edu, degroot@usc.edu
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3:40 PM
DOES ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROVOKE ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR?
MONTOYA, Marisa, Environmental Sciences, California State University Fullerton, Dept of Environmental Sciences, 800 North State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834 and HENDERSON, Wayne G., Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850, marisamontoya@yahoo.com, marisamontoya@yahoo.com
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3:55 PM
EARTH SCIENCE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: LESSONS LEARNED FROM TWO DECADES OF THE BAY AREA EARTH SCIENCE INSTITUTE
METZGER, Ellen and SEDLOCK, Richard, San Jose State University, Department of Geology, San Jose, CA 95192-0102, metzger@geosun.sjsu.edu, metzger@geosun.sjsu.edu
 
4:10 PM
Discussion
 
4:25 PM
Concluding Remarks
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