Session No. 209
Tuesday, 29 October 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 404 (Colorado Convention Center)

T126. Geoscience Learning and Practice Enabled through Cyberinformatics and Technology I

 

Thomas F. Shipley, Bridget Garnier and Basil Tikoff, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
OPEN-SOURCE VIRUTAL-REALITY BASED DATA VISUALIZATION TOOLS FOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING: 3D VISUALIZER, CRUSTA, AND LIDARVIEWER AT KECKCAVES
FORTE, Adam M.1, KELLOGG, Louise H.1, KREYLOS, Oliver2, YIKILMAZ, M. Burak1, OSKIN, Michael1, COWGILL, Eric1, BILLEN, Magali I.1, SUMNER, Dawn1 and ELLIOTT, Austin1, (1)Department of Geology, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, (2)KeckCAVES, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, amforte@ucdavis.edu
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8:35 AM
EARTHVIEWER: EARTH HISTORY AT STUDENTS’ FINGERTIPS
OLINS, Heather C., Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 16 Divinity Avenue, Room 3085, Cambridge, MA 02138 and NIELSEN, Mark E., Educational Resources Group, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 4000 Jones Bridge Rd, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, heatherolins@gmail.com
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8:50 AM
TEACHING MINERAL IDENTIFICATION LABORATORIES WITH AN IPAD
WENG, Yi-Hua, Geological Sciences, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306 and SUN, Fu-Shing, Computer Science, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, yweng@bsu.edu
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9:05 AM
USING TECHNOLOGY FOR ACTIVE LEARNING IN GENERAL EDUCATION GEOLOGY LABS
ROBERTS, Tiffany M., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E235 Howe-Russell Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 and STEELE, Adrienne, College of Science, Louisiana State University, 336 Hatcher Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, tiffanyroberts@lsu.edu
 
9:20 AM
Break
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9:35 AM
CREATING AND DISSEMINATING INTERACTIVE 3D GEOLOGIC MODELS
KARABINOS, Paul, Dept. Geosciences, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, pkarabin@williams.edu
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9:50 AM
FIELD PLAY: A GEOLOGIC MOBILE APPLICATION INCORPORATING AUGMENTED REALITY FIELD TRIPS AND LOCATION SENSITIVE EDUCATIONAL LESSONS FOR PERSONALIZED, MULTIFACETED, INTERACTIVE GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
DONAHUE, Magdalena, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSCO3-2040, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, DONAHUE, John, Computer Science & Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, KARLSTROM, Karl E., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 and CROSSEY, Laura J., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, mmsd@unm.edu
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10:05 AM
A MOBILE PLATFORM FOR STANDARDS-ALIGNED, SELF-DIRECTED FIELD TRIPS
SMITH, Joshua B.1, MAKSUTOVIC, Maximilian1, CALL, Eric1, BOYLEN, S. Cheyenne2, LUKE, Claudia3 and DECOURSEY, Suzanne3, (1)Institute for Scientific Literacy, P.O. Box 23795, Washington, DC 20037, (2)P.O. Box 2961, Santa Rosa, CA 95405, (3)SSU Field Stations & Nature Preserves, Sonoma State University, 1801 East Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609, josh@instituteforscience.org
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10:20 AM
BRINGING THE FIELD TO THE STUDENTS: DEVELOPMENT OF A VIRTUAL COASTAL FIELD TRIP FOR INTRODUCTORY PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
CALDWELL, Marianne O'Neal, Division of Mathematics and Sciences, Hillsborough Community College, 4001 Tampa Bay Blvd, Tampa, FL 33614 and WANG, Ping, School of Geoscience, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave, NES107, Tampa, FL 33620, mcaldwell@hccfl.edu
 
10:35 AM
Break
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10:50 AM
EXPERIENCES AND INSIGHTS FROM INTRODUCING TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING (TLS) TO GEOLOGY FIELD COURSES
CROSBY, Christopher J.1, DOUGLAS, Bruce J.2, CARR, Shawn1 and PHILLIPS, David A.3, (1)Unavco, 6350 Nautilus Dr, Boulder, CO 80301, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, 1001 E. 10th St, Bloomington, IN 47405, (3)UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Dr, Boulder, CO 80301, crosby@unavco.org
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11:05 AM
GIGAPANS AS A TOOL FOR SHARING, LEARNING, AND OUTREACH
ROHRBACK-SCHIAVONE, Robin, Geology Department, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA 22003, BENTLEY, Callan, Geology, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA 22003, PITTS, Alan, Department of Earth Science, University of Camerino, Piazza Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour, 19f, Camerino, 62032, Italy, ADLER, Sam, Geology Program, College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187 and JOHNSON, Christopher S., Geology Program, AOES Dept, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030, rcr267@email.vccs.edu
 
11:20 AM
Discussion
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