2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014)

Session No. 276
Wednesday, 22 October 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
210 (Vancouver Convention Centre-West)

T60. Improving Learning Outcomes by Transforming the Geoscience Classroom

GSA Geoscience Education Division

 

Kelsey S. Bitting and Alan F. Halfen, Advocates
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GREATER THAN THE SUM OF THEIR PARTS? SPLITTING-UP AND INTEGRATING LABORATORY EXERCISES INTO AN ACTIVE-LEARNING CLASSROOM AT A TWO-YEAR COLLEGE
MARTON, Fred, Department of Physical Sciences, Bergen Community College, 400 Paramus Rd, Paramus, NJ 07652
276-3
8:30 AM
BEYOND STALACTITES AND STALAGMITES: PROBLEM-SOLVING GAMES AND PHYSICAL MODELS ENGAGE EARTH SCIENCE STUDENTS IN KARST WATER QUALITY
MILLER, Patricia, MathScience Innovation Center, 2401 Hartman Street, Richmond, VA 23221
276-4
8:45 AM
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TOURS:  USING LOCAL CASE STUDIES FOR TEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY
BULINSKI, Katherine V., School of Environmental Studies, Bellarmine University, 2001 Newburg Road, Louisville, KY 40205
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“ASBESTOS-RELATED” ISSUES SURROUNDING THE FORMER VERMICULATE MINE NEAR LIBBY, MONTANA:  A CASE STUDY IN GEOLOGY, MEDIA, ETHICS, REGULATIONS, PUBLIC POLICY, HEALTH, AND LEGAL ISSUES
BUZON, Marian E., Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844 and GUNTER, Mickey E., Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter MS 443022, Moscow, ID 83844
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9:15 AM
UNNATURAL DISASTER? INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT
SCHIESSER, Roy A., Chandler Gilbert Community College, 502 East Saratoga Street, Gilbert, AZ 85296
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ENGAGING UNDERGRADUATES FROM LARGE CLASSES IN GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH: A CASE STUDY USING FORAMINIFERA
BUZAS-STEPHENS, Pamela, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, UCB 399, Boulder, CO 80309
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10:15 AM
TEACHING GEOETHICS WITH EXISTING SCIENCE CASE STUDIES
BRANLUND, Joy M., Earth Science, Southwestern Illinois College, 4950 Maryville Rd, Granite City, IL 62040
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10:30 AM
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AS A CONTEXT FOR DEVELOPING EARTH SYSTEMS THINKING IN UNDERGRADUATE GEOSCIENCE COURSES
SCHERER, Hannah H., Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education, Virginia Tech, 270 Litton-Reaves Hall (0343), Blacksburg, VA 24061, FORTNER, Sarah K., Department of Geology, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH 45501 and MURPHY, Martha, Department of Earth & Space Sciences, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
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10:45 AM
TESTING COGSKETCH GEOSCIENCE WORKSHEETS AS AN EFFECTIVE SPATIAL LEARNING TOOL IN INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE COURSES
GARNIER, Bridget, SERC, 1 N College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, ORMAND, Carol J., Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, CHANG, Maria, 2133 Sheridan Road, Room 3.207, Evanston, IL 60208, MATLEN, Bryan, Psychology, Northwestern University, 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
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APPROACHES TO TRANSFORMING INSTRUCTOR TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
ROBERTS, Jennifer A., Dept of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, BITTING, Kelsey S., Dept of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66044 and OLCOTT MARSHALL, Alison, Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lindley Hall Rm 120, Lawrence, KS 66045
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11:15 AM
SITUATED INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING: A CASE STUDY IN REFORMING UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE EDUCATION
CZAJKA, C. Doug and MCCONNELL, David, Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
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11:30 AM
INCORPORATING SYSTEMS THINKING AND TOOLS INTO UNDERGRADUATE EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE COURSES TO REVEAL RELEVANCE, INCREASE UNDERSTANDING, AND DEEPEN LEARNING
MCCARVILLE, Katherine, School of Science and Mathematics, Upper Iowa University, 605 Washington St, P.O. Box 1857, Fayette, IA 52142
276-15
11:45 AM
ASSESSING IMPROVEMENTS OF LEARNING OUTCOMES IN TRANSFORMED GEOSCIENCE CLASSES
JONES, Francis1, SCOATES, James S.2, SUTHERLAND, Stuart3, MINDELL, Randal3 and GILLEY, Brett4, (1)Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2020, Earth Sciences Building, 2207 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, (2)Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Pacific Centre for Isotopic and Geochemical Research, 2020, Earth Sciences Building, 2207 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T-1Z4, Canada, (3)Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2020, Earth Sciences Building, 2207 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T-1Z4, Canada, (4)Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2020, Earth Sciences Building, 2207 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
Handouts
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