Rocky Mountain - 62nd Annual Meeting (21-23 April 2010)

Session No. 10
Wednesday, 21 April 2010: 1:20 PM-3:20 PM
Alpine Room (Rushmore Plaza Civic Center)

Geoscience Education

 

Nuri Uzunlar, Chair
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1:20 PM
TRADITIONAL FIELD CAMPS: AN IMPORTANT INTEGRAL COMPONENT IN GEOSCIENCES EDUCATION
UZUNLAR, Nuri, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 E. St. Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701 and LISENBEE, Alvis L., Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School Mines & Technology, 501 E Saint Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57701-3995, nuri.uzunlar@sdsmt.edu, nuri.uzunlar@sdsmt.edu
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1:40 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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2:00 PM
PUBLIC PALEONTOLOGICAL SITES AS TEACHING TOOLS IN GEOLOGY FIELD CAMPS: RESOURCE PROTECTION THROUGH RESOURCE EDUCATION
BREITHAUPT, Brent H., Wyoming State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Cheyenne, WY 82003, CAMPBELL-STONE, Erin, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071 and MATTHEWS, Neffra A., National Operations Center, USDOI-Bureau of Land Managment, Denver, CO 80225, Brent_Breithaupt@blm.gov, Brent_Breithaupt@blm.gov
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2:20 PM
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON FIELD CAMP, THE CAPSTONE COURSE FOR OUR GEOSCIENCE MAJORS
FRIBERG, LaVerne M., The University of Akron, Department of Geology and Environmental Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, lfribe1@uakron.edu, lfribe1@uakron.edu
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2:40 PM
HISTORY AND FUTURE OF GEOLOGY FIELD INSTRUCTION AT THE WHEATON COLLEGE SCIENCE STATION, SOUTH DAKOTA BLACK HILLS
MOSHIER, Stephen O., Geology and Environmental Science, Wheaton College, 501 College Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187 and GREENBERG, Jeffrey K., Geology, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL 60187, stephen.o.moshier@wheaton.edu, stephen.o.moshier@wheaton.edu
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3:00 PM
THE SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY'S SCIENCE EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAM: EXPOSING YOUNG, INQUISITIVE MINDS TO THE WONDER OF SCIENCE
TOTH, Natalie1, BROWN, Rachel1 and SHELTON, Sally2, (1)Museum of Geology and Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Techonology, 501 East St. Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57701, (2)Museum of Geology, South Dakota School of Mines and Techonology, 501 East St. Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57701, natalie.toth@mines.sdsmt.edu, natalie.toth@mines.sdsmt.edu