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

Session No. 265
Wednesday, 22 October 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
204 (Vancouver Convention Centre-West)

Geoscience Education: Research and Practice

 

Suzanne M. Smaglik and Leilani Arthurs, Chairs
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Start Time
8:00 AM
BROADER IMPACTS IN THE EARTH SCIENCES DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
LAWRENCE, Justin E., Division of Earth Sciences, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Suite 785, Arlington, VA 22230 and PATINO, Lina, National Science Foundation, Division of Earth Sciences, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Suite 785, Arlington, VA 22230
8:15 AM
OCEAN ACIDIFICATION IN THE PUBLIC EYE
BOLDEN, Isaiah W., Ocean Acidification Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 43 Smith Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 04011
8:30 AM
GEOETHICS: BUILDING AN ETHICAL FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR RESEARCH AND PRACTICE IN GEOSCIENCES
PEPPOLONI, Silvia1, DI CAPUA, Giuseppe1 and BOBROWSKY, Peter2, (1)INGV-Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, via di Vigna Murata 605, Rome, 00143, Italy, (2)Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada
Handouts
  • PeppoloniEtAlGSA2014.pptx (13.8 MB)
  • 8:45 AM
    TEACHING EARTH SCIENCE AT SUMMER CAMP: AN INFORMAL SETTING THAT IS ALMOST IDEAL
    DAVIS, R. Laurence, Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of New Haven, 300 Boston Post Rd, West Haven, CT 06516 and KURE, Deb, Camp Pemigewassett, PO Box 222, Wentworth, NH 03282
    9:00 AM
    FOSTERING A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO COLLABORATION ON CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT RESEARCH ACROSS INSTITUTIONAL AND DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES
    IVERSON, Ellen, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, KASTENS, Kim A., Learning & Teaching Division, Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), 43 Foundry Ave, Waltham, MA 02453, BALDASSARI, Carol, Program Evaluation and Research Group, Endicott College, Beverly, MA 01915 and STEER, David, Department of Geosciences, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101
    9:15 AM
    COLLEGE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF EARTH’S NATURAL RESOURCES: IMPLICATIONS FOR IMPROVED INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACHES FOR ENRICHED GEOLITERACY
    CLARY, Renee M., Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, 108 Hilbun Hall, P.O. Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762 and WANDERSEE, James H., Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice, Louisiana State University, 223 F Peabody Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
    9:30 AM
    TEACHING AND LEARNING ABOUT PETROLEUM AND SUSTAINABILITY
    ARTHURS, Leilani, Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 330 Bessey Hall, P.O. Box 880340, Lincoln, NE 68588
     
    9:45 AM
    Break
    10:00 AM
    WHAT IS ‘GEOLOGY’? PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM A WORD ASSOCIATION EXERCISE WITH EXPERTS AND NON-EXPERTS
    GIBSON, Hazel1, STOKES, Alison1, STEWART, Iain1 and PAHL, Sabine2, (1)School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, (2)School of Psychology, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom
    Handouts
  • Gibson et al GSA 2014.pdf (1.7 MB)
  • 10:15 AM
    HOW SAFE IS THE TASTE TEST FOR HALITE?
    GIBSON, Kesley J., Dept. of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Troy University, 317 McCall Hall - MSCX, Troy, AL 36082, GIBSON, Michael, Dept. of Agriculture, Geosciences, Natural Resources, University of Tennessee at Martin, 256 Brehm Hall, University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN 38238 and PRITCHETT, Matthew A., Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Tennessee at Martin, 249 Brehm Hall, Martin, TN 38238
    10:30 AM
    WARMING UP THE BRAIN: EVOKING STUDENT INTEREST WHILE EVALUATING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE IN INTRODUCTORY PHYSICAL GEOLOGY COURSES
    BALLERO, Deniz Z.A., Online Science, Georgia Perimeter College, 555 North Indian Creek Drive, Clarkston, GA 30021 and BOUKER, Polly A., Science, Georgia Perimeter College, 239 Cedar Lane, Covington, GA 30014
    10:45 AM
    CHARACTERIZING THE TEACHING BELIEFS OF FUTURE GEOSCIENCE PROFESSORS
    CHAPMAN, LeeAnna Young and MCCONNELL, David, Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
    265-12
    11:00 AM
    Withdrawn
    11:15 AM
    EDUCATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION OF PLATE TECTONICS
    CONRAD, Dominik, Geography Education, Bayreuth University, Hölderlin Anlage 1, Bayreuth, 95447, Germany
    11:30 AM
    UNCONFORMITIES: BUILDING GEOLOGIC KNOWLEDGE FROM “MISSING” TIME
    ECHOHAWK, Barbara, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Dept, Metropolitan State University of Denver, 890 Auraria Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204
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