Session No. 10
Monday, 17 March 2014: 1:00 PM-2:40 PM
Eureka Springs Ballroom 1&2 (The Chancellor Hotel)
T4. Innovative Methodologies and Techniques in Geoscience Education
René A. Shroat-Lewis and Sandra Chandler, Advocates
1:00 PM
IMPACT OF FIELD TRIPS ON STUDENT LEARNING
WILEY, Tracy L., Geology, Geography, and Planning, Missouri State University, 7116 County Rd 3730, Peace Valley, MO 65788, Twiley@missouristate.edu, Twiley@missouristate.edu
1:20 PM
WHY THE BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS PROGRESSION, AND NOT EARTH SCIENCES? IDEAS OF TEACHERS, FUTURE TEACHERS, AND UNIVERSITY GEOSCIENCE STUDENTS
BLACK, Alice, Geography, Geology, & Planning, Missouri State University, 901 S. National, Springfield, MO 65897, ablack@missouristate.edu, ablack@missouristate.edu
1:40 PM
CONNECTING THE DOTS: USING MIXED METHODS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN INTRODUCTORY GEOGRAPHY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
HINTZ, Rashauna Mickens, Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 216 Ozark Hall, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 and KNIERIM, Katherine J., Environmental Dynamics Program, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, rmicken@uark.edu, rmicken@uark.edu
2:20 PM
INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS; WHAT WE ARE DOING, WHAT WORKS, AND WHAT CHALLENGES REMAIN
KNIERIM, Katherine J.1, TURNER, Henry L.
2 and DAVIS, Ralph K.
2, (1)Environmental Dynamics Program, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, kknierim@uark.edu, kknierim@uark.edu