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Session No. 19
Sunday, 27 October 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 405 (Colorado Convention Center)

T131. Stepping out of the Box to Put Rocks in the Heads of Non- Majors: Do Creative Teaching Techniques Enhance Learning in Post-Secondary Introductory Geology Courses?

 

Barbara EchoHawk and Alan Lester, Advocates
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8:00 AM
AND WE HAVE LIFTOFF:  ENGAGING NON-SCIENCE MAJORS THROUGH MODEL ROCKETRY
LANG, N.P., Department of Geology, Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA 16546, nlang@mercyhurst.edu
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8:15 AM
GOOGLE EARTH LECTURES AND SOCIAL JUSTICE PROJECTS: USING TWO NOVEL TEACHING APPROACHES TO ENGAGE UNDERGRADUATE NON-MAJORS
NYMAN, Matthew, College of Education, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, matt.nyman@oregonstate.edu
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8:30 AM
USING OUTDOOR-ADVENTURE VIDEOS IN ONLINE GEOLOGY:  ENHANCING MOTIVATION, ATTITUDE, AND IMMEDIACY
LESTER, Alan, Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, UCB 399, Boulder, CO 80309, alan.lester@colorado.edu
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8:45 AM
THE BAJA SCIENCE PROGRAM: AN EFFECTIVE THEME-BASED APPROACH TO TEACHING GEOLOGY TO NON-MAJORS
CARTER, Bruce Alan, Natural Sciences Division, Pasadena City College, 146 Highland Place, Monrovia, CA 91016, bacarter1@mac.com
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9:00 AM
USING STUDENT-CREATED MODELS TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF GEOLOGIC CONCEPTS IN AN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY INQUIRY SEMINAR
GUALTIERI, Lyn M., Environmental Science, Seattle University, 901 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, gualtieri@seattleu.edu
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9:15 AM
GEOSTRATIONS: A GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES GAME FOR INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY STUDENTS
PARKHURST, Samantha M., WRIGHT, Carrie and FERNANDEZ, Giselle C., Department of Geology and Physics, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN 47712, smparkhurs@eagles.usi.edu
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9:30 AM
MONITORING THE FLUVIAL SYSTEM OF BOEING CREEK (SHORELINE, WA): DEVELOPING SUCCESSFUL SERVICE LEARNING IN THE GEOSCIENCES
DODD Jr, Charles, Geography Department, Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Avenue North, Shoreline, WA 98133, LANDAU, Brian, Surface Water and Environmental Services Program, City of Shoreline, 17500 Midvale Avenue North, Shoreline, WA 98133 and AGOSTA, Emanuela, Geology, Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Avenue North, Shoreline, WA 98026, cdodd@shoreline.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
GEOSCIENCE LEARNING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE:  INTEGRATE HURRICANE HAZARDS MODULE
GILBERT, Lisa A., Williams-Mystic and Geosciences, Williams College, 75 Greenmanville Ave, Mystic, CT 06355, RAMAGE, Joan M., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh Univ, 31 Williams Hall, Bethlehem, PA 18015, GALSTER, Joshua C., Earth & Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave, Mallory Hall, Montclair, NJ 07043, SAVINA, Mary E., Geology, Carleton College, 1 N. College St, Northfield, MN 55057 and MCCONNELL, David A., Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, galsterj@mail.montclair.edu
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10:15 AM
BRINGING HANDS-ON GEOLOGICAL PROBLEM SOLVING INTO THE INTRODUCTORY-LEVEL LECTURE HALL
SEWALL, Jacob, Department of Physical Sciences, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA 19530, sewall@kutztown.edu
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10:30 AM
“SPEAKING GEOLOGY” – USING TECHNIQUES FOR SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION IN POST-SECONDARY GEOLOGY COURSES FOR NON-MAJORS
ECHOHAWK, Barbara, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Dept, Metropolitan State University of Denver, 890 Auraria Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204, echohwk@msudenver.edu
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10:45 AM
LESSONS FROM THE PRINCETON SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION INITIATIVE: ASSESSING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LITERACY ACROSS THE CAMPUS
RIIHIMAKI, Catherine A., SCHWALM, Jaclyn A., SEALFON, Carolyn D. and LEONARD, Naomi E., Council on Science and Technology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, car3@exchange.princeton.edu
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11:00 AM
USING HYBRID TECHNIQUES IN A FACE-TO-FACE COURSE: AN EXPERIMENT IN FLIPPING THE CLASSROOM
JOHNSON, Jean M., Natural Sciences, Dalton State College, 94 Old Grassdale Road NW, Cartersville, GA 30121, jmjohnson@daltonstate.edu
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11:15 AM
STARTING TO FLIP THE CLASS: QUALITY OF STUDENT’S PRE-CLASS WORK IMPROVES WITH THE USE OF ONLINE JUST-IN TIME TEACHING METHODS
SMITH, Hayley Joyell, MCCONNELL, David and RYKER, Katherine, Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, hjsmith7@ncsu.edu
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11:30 AM
MEASURING THE LEVEL OF INQUIRY AND ITS IMPACT ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE, PERCEPTION OF RELEVANCE, AND SITUATIONAL INTEREST IN INTRODUCTORY ROCK AND MINERAL LABS
GRISSOM, April N.1, MCCONNELL, David2 and RYKER, Katherine2, (1)Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27603, (2)Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, angrisso@ncsu.edu
 
11:45 AM
Discussion
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