Session No. 284
Tuesday, 29 October 2013: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Room 404 (Colorado Convention Center)

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

 

Thomas F. Shipley, Bridget Garnier and Basil Tikoff, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:15 PM
“WHY DO I NEED TO LEARN SCIENCE?” A STRUCTURED E-LEARNING APPROACH USING THINKSPACE TO ADDRESS PRE-SERVICE K-5 TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD SCIENCE
CERVATO, Cinzia, Dept. of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011 and KERTON, Charles, Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, cinzia@iastate.edu
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1:30 PM
SKETCH WORKSHEETS: A SKETCH-BASED EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE SYSTEM BUILT WITHIN COGSKETCH
CHANG, Maria D.1, FORBUS, Kenneth D.1, USHER, Jeffrey1 and GARNIER, Bridget2, (1)Qualitative Reasoning Group, Northwestern University, 2133 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, (2)SERC, 1 N College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, maria.chang@u.northwestern.edu
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1:45 PM
USING SKETCHING SOFTWARE WITH A VIRTUAL TUTOR TO INCREASE SKETCHING AND SPATIAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT
GARNIER, Bridget, SERC, 1 N College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, ORMAND, Carol J., Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College St, Northfield, MN 55057, CHANG, Maria D., 2133 Sheridan Road, Room 3.207, Evanston, IL 60208, TIKOFF, Basil, Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin, 1215 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, SHIPLEY, Thomas F., Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122 and FORBUS, Kenneth D., Qualitative Reasoning Group, Northwestern University, 2133 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60201, bridget.garnier@me.com
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2:00 PM
DOES EXCEL AFFECT LEARNING: ASSESSMENT OF SPREADSHEET-BASED MODULES IN A PHYSICAL GEOLOGY COURSE
LEHTO, Heather L., Physics and Geosciences, Angelo State University, ASU Station #10904, San Angelo, TX 76909 and VACHER, H.L., School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, NES 107, Tampa, FL 33620, heather.lehto@angelo.edu
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2:15 PM
‘2-MINUTE GEOLOGY’ VIDEOS:  FIELD LESSONS FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES
ZENTNER, Nick, Geology, Central Washington University, 400 E University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7418, nick@geology.cwu.edu
 
2:30 PM
Break
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2:45 PM
GEOLOGY BEHIND THE COMPUTER: ADVANCES IN GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION WITHIN DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS
CLARY, Renee M., Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 1705, Mississippi State, MS 39762 and WANDERSEE, James H., Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice, Louisiana State University, 223 F Peabody Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, rclary@geosci.msstate.edu
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3:00 PM
FLIPPING THE ONLINE GEOLOGY CLASSROOM
HARDER, Vicki, Department of Natural Sciences, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM 88062, harderv@wnmu.edu
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3:15 PM
INNOVATION ONLINE: INVERTING THE LECTURE-LAB PARADIGM IN SCIENCE EDUCATION
ANBAR, Ariel D.1, HORODYSKYJ, Lev2, BEN-NAIM, Dror3 and SEMKEN, Steven2, (1)School of Earth and Space Exploration and Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, (2)School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, (3)Smart Sparrow, LLC, Sydney, Australia, Anbar@asu.edu
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3:30 PM
POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS OF HIGHER SUBMISSION RATES OF COURSEWORK IN ONLINE VERSUS FACE-TO-FACE INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE COURSES
SMITH, Shane V., School of Environmental & Sustainability Sciences, Kean University, Union, NJ 07083, svsmith1997@gmail.com
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3:45 PM
COMPARING STUDENT SATISFACTION BETWEEN ONLINE AND BLENDED (HYBRID) COURSES
HYDE, Deborah, Northeastern State University, 601 N Grand Ave, Tahlequah, OK 74464 and WYBRANT, Lawrence, Natural Sciences, Northeastern State University, 601 N Grand Ave, Tahlequah, OK 74464, hyded@nsuok.edu
 
4:00 PM
Discussion
 
4:15 PM
Concluding Remarks
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