Session No. 319
Wednesday, 30 October 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 404 (Colorado Convention Center)

T125. Geoscience Education and Outreach: 50 Years of Progress I

National Association of Geoscience Teachers; GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division

 

Cathryn Manduca and Eugene F. Pearson, Advocates
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8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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50 YEARS OF PROGRESS IN HOW UNDERGRADUATE GEOSCIENCE IS TAUGHT: REFLECTIONS ON THE EVOLUTION OF AGENTS OF CHANGE
TEWKSBURY, Barbara J., Dept of Geosciences, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY 13323-1218, btewksbu@hamilton.edu
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A QUICK SURVEY OF A HALF-CENTURY OF GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION IN TWO-YEAR COLLEGES
VOORHEES, David H., Earth Science / Geology Department, Waubonsee Community College, Rt 47 @ Waubonsee Dr, Sugar Grove, IL 60554, dvoorhees@waubonsee.edu
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ON THE CUTTING EDGE AND A DECADE OF TRANSFORMING GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
MACDONALD, R. Heather1, MANDUCA, Cathryn A.2, MOGK, David W.3, TEWKSBURY, Barbara J.4, FOX, Sean P.5, BEANE, Rachel J.6, MCCONNELL, David A.7, WIESE, Katryn8, WYSESSION, Michael E.9 and SERC WEBTEAM, The5, (1)Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187, (2)Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, (3)Dept. of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, (4)Dept of Geosciences, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY 13323-1218, (5)Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, Northfield, MN 55057, (6)Earth and Oceanographic Science, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 04011, (7)Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, (8)City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94112, (9)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899, rhmacd@wm.edu
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INTEGRATE: RETHINKING GEOSCIENCE INSTRUCTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF FREE CUSTOMIZABLE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS EARTH’S GRAND CHALLENGES IN INTRODUCTORY COURSES
MCCONNELL, David A.1, EGGER, Anne E.2, FOX, Sean P.3, IVERSON, Ellen4, MANDUCA, Cathryn4 and STEER, David5, (1)Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, (2)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7418, (3)Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, Northfield, MN 55057, (4)Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, (5)Department of Geology and Environmental Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, damcconn@ncsu.edu
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EFFECTIVE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: THE EARTHSCOPE BLUEPRINT
BOHON, Wendy1, ROBINSON, Sarah1, ARROWSMITH, J. Ramón2, SEMKEN, Steven3, PETTIS, Leah1, BAUMBACK, Devon1, SCHWAB, Patrick1 and GARNERO, Edward1, (1)EarthScope National Office, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, PO Box 876004, Tempe, AZ 85287-6004, (2)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 876004, Tempe, AZ 85287-6004, (3)School of Earth and Space Exploration and Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, serobins@asu.edu
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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AS  EFFECTIVE PEDAGOGY SUPPORTED BY THE GEOSCIENCES DIVISION OF THE COUNCIL ON UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH (GEOCUR)
FOX, Lydia K., Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of the Pacific, 3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA 95211-0110, GUERTIN, Laura A., Earth Science, Penn State Brandywine, 25 Yearsley Mill Road, Media, PA 19063, MANLEY, Patricia L., Geology, Middlebury College, 427 Bicentennial Hall, Middlebury, VT 05753 and POLLOCK, Meagen, Department of Geology, College of Wooster, 944 College Mall, Scovel Hall, Wooster, OH 44691, lkfox@pacific.edu
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THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN STUDENT, INSTRUCTOR, MOTIVATION AND PERFORMANCE: HOW DOES IT ALL RELATE?
VAN DER HOEVEN KRAFT, Katrien J.1, HILPERT, Jonathan C.2, BUDD, David A.3, GILBERT, Lisa A.4, MCCONNELL, David A.5, PERKINS, Dexter6, WIRTH, Karl R.7, BYKERK-KAUFFMAN, Ann8, STEMPIEN, Jennifer A.3 and MATHENEY, Ronald K.9, (1)Physical Sciences, Whatcom Community College, 237 W. Kellogg Road, Bellingham, WA 98226, (2)Department of Curriculum Foundations and Reading, College of Education, Georgia Southern University, 1332 Southern Dr, PO Box 08144, Statesboro, GA 30458, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309, (4)Williams-Mystic and Geosciences, Williams College, 75 Greenmanville Ave, Mystic, CT 06355, (5)Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, (6)Harold Hamm School of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, MS 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8358, (7)Geology Department, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN 55105, (8)Geological and Environmental Sciences, California State Univ, Chico, 400 W. 1st St, Chico, CA 95929-0205, (9)Dept. of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, MS 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8358, kkraft@whatcom.ctc.edu
 
10:10 AM
Break
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GEOSCIENCE FIELD INSTRUCTION: MAPPING THE FUTURE
MOGK, D.W., Dept. Earth Sciences, Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT 59717 and WHITMEYER, Steve, Geology and Environmental Science, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, mogk@montana.edu
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FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES IN FIELD EDUCATION: THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION
WHITMEYER, Steve, Geology & Environmental Science, James Madison University, 395 S. HIgh St, MSC 6903, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 and PAVLIS, Terry, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79902, whitmesj@jmu.edu
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THE ASBOG FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOLOGY EXAMINATION: NEW DEVELOMENTS IN DATA ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR GEOSCIENCE PROGRAM ASSESSMENT, ACCREDITATION, AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
SPRUILL, Richard K., Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, 101 Graham Building, Greeniville, NC 27858, KATH, Randy L., Geosciences, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118 and WARNER, Jack L., TEST, Inc, 10088 Rockrose Court, Parker, CO 80134-9506, spruillr@ecu.edu
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ACHIEVING SYSTEMIC EDUCATIONAL IMPACTS AT THE PROGRAM, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND COMMUNITY LEVELS
HERBERT, Bruce, Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M Univ, College Station, TX 77843-3115, herbert@geo.tamu.edu
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NOT JUST BETTER OUTREACH: AMERICAN EARTH AND OTHER SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH NEEDS FUNDAMENTAL REORIENTATION
MANHEIM, Frank T., School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 3511 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201, fmanhei1@gmu.edu
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