Rocky Mountain Section - 64th Annual Meeting (9–11 May 2012)

Session No. 1
Wednesday, 9 May 2012: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
Alvarado C (Hotel Albuquerque)

T1. Geoscience Education: Current Practice and Research I

GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology & Tectonics Division

 

Steven Semken and Matthew W. Nyman, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:30 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:45 AM
A PILOT PROGRAM IN A MULTI-FACETED INITIATIVE SUPPORTING FIELD EDUCATION IN THE GEOSCIENCES
BRYANT, Gerald Craig, Colorado Plateau Field Institute, Dixie State University, 225 S 700 E, St. George, UT 84770, gbryant@dixie.edu, gbryant@dixie.edu
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9:00 AM
TEACHING AND LEARNING GEOMORPHOLOGY: USING A CONSTRUCTIVE-BASED INQUIRY CASE STUDY APPROACH TO EXAMINE DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS ALONG THE SALMON RIVER, IDAHO
DAVIS, John, Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education, Line Street, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-3082, jcdavis@uidaho.edu, jcdavis@uidaho.edu
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9:15 AM
TEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN THE INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE CURRICULUM
MAXSON, Julie, Department of Natural Sciences, Metropolitan State University, 700 East 7th St, Saint Paul, MN 55106, julie.maxson@metrostate.edu, julie.maxson@metrostate.edu
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9:30 AM
“THIS IS NOT A WEED COURSE”: REDUCING ATTRITION IN A REQUIRED, UPPER-LEVEL EARTH SCIENCE COURSE
EMERMAN, Steven H., Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058, StevenE@uvu.edu, StevenE@uvu.edu
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9:45 AM
INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT: A SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM AIMED AT UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS
PULLIN, Michael J., Chemistry/Academic Affairs (SES Title V Project), New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801 and MAJKOWSKI, Lisa, Academic Affairs (SES Title V Project), New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, mpullin@nmt.edu, mpullin@nmt.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:30 AM
DIGITAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING:  IT IS TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO PAPER
PAVLIS, Terry, Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968, LANGFORD, Richard P., The University of Texas at El Paso, 500W University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968 and HURTADO Jr, Jose M., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, tlpavlis@utep.edu, tlpavlis@utep.edu
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10:45 AM
ENGAGING STUDENTS IN THE 100-LEVEL GEOLOGY CLASSROOM: UTILIZING VIRTUAL REALITY FIELD-TRIPS IN ECONOMICALLY-TOUGH TIMES
SETHI, Parvinder, Department of Geology, Radford Univ, Box - 6939, Radford, VA 24142-6939, psethi@radford.edu, psethi@radford.edu
8
11:00 AM
AMS WEATHER, OCEAN, AND CLIMATE STUDIES: INNOVATIVE USE OF REAL-WORLD DATA TO TEACH GEOSCIENCE IN K-16
BREY, James A., GEER, Ira W., MORAN, Joseph M., MILLS, Elizabeth W., NUGNES, Kira A. and MOSES, Maureen N., Education Program, American Meteorological Society, 1200 New York Ave NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005, brey@ametsoc.org, brey@ametsoc.org
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11:15 AM
IMPROVING DATA LITERACY, GRAPHING, AND NUMBER SKILLS WITH K-8 PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS THROUGH METEOROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL DATASETS
STRONG, Mel, Earth & Planetary Science/Natural Science Program, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, mstrong@unm.edu, mstrong@unm.edu
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11:30 AM
ENHANCING EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE EDUCATION THROUGH PALEOCLIMATE MODELING WITH EDGCM
SOHL, Linda E.1, CHANDLER, Mark A.1 and WILLIAMS, John W.2, (1)Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia University, NASA/GISS, 2880 Broadway, New York, NY 10025, (2)Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin Madison, 550 N Park Street, Madison, WI 53706, les14@columbia.edu, les14@columbia.edu
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11:45 AM
ASSESSING THE ASSESSOR: USING ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS TO DETERMINE COURSE EFFECTIVENESS AND STUDENT LEARNING IN THE ONLINE CLASSROOM
HARDER, Vicki, Department of Natural Sciences, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM 88062, harderv@wnmu.edu, harderv@wnmu.edu
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