2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015)

Session No. 89
Monday, 2 November 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 321 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T84. Practical Faculty-Related Issues & Trans-Disciplinary Pedagogical Strategies Associated with Classroom Transformation

Gregory S. Baker and Jennifer A. Roberts, Session Chairs
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE STEM TEACHING AND LEARNING: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE AAU UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION INITIATIVE 
MILLER, Emily R., Association for American Universities, 1500 New York Ave NW, Suite 550, Washington, DC 20005, emily.miller@aau.edu
8:25 AM
TAKING A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO SUPPORTING FACULTY IN TRANSFORMING TEACHING AND LEARNING
EGGER, Anne E.1, BALDASSARI, Carol2, DOSER, Diane I.3, HERBSTRITH, Krista4, IVERSON, Ellen4, LEE, Sabra2, MANDUCA, Cathryn A.4, MCCONNELL, David A.5, PELCH, Michael A.5 and STEER, David N.6, (1)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7418, (2)Program Evaluation and Research Group, Endicott College, Beverly, MA 01915, (3)Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, (4)Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, (5)Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, (6)Department of Geology and Environmental Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, annegger@geology.cwu.edu
8:45 AM
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEOSCIENCE TEACHERS: SUPPORTING FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
ZWEIFEL, Erica, Serc, Carleton College - NAGT Executive Office, Carleton College, B-SERC, One North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057 and RICHARDSON, Randall M., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0077, ezweifel@carleton.edu
9:00 AM
LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS WORK BEST: LESSONS FROM TRANSFORMING CLASSROOMS THROUGH THE PRINCETON SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION INITIATIVE
RIIHIMAKI, Catherine A., Council on Science and Technology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, car3@exchange.princeton.edu
9:15 AM
FLIPPING ROCKS: FINDING THE TIME IN CLASS TO STOP LECTURING
MCCONNELL, David A., Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, david_mcconnell@ncsu.edu
9:30 AM
THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF STUDENTS IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF LARGE INTRODUCTORY-LEVEL COLLEGE STEM COURSES
PATTON, Matthew T., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1400 R Street, 211A Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588 and ARTHURS, Leilani, Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 330 Bessey Hall, P.O. Box 880340, Lincoln, NE 68588, mpatton2@unl.edu
9:45 AM
WHEN PREREQUISITES ARE NOT ENOUGH: INTEGRATING QUANTITATIVE SKILLS REMEDIATION INTO AN UPPER-LEVEL HYDROLOGY COURSE
FREDRICK, Kyle C., Earth Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania, 250 University Avenue, Campus Box 55, California, PA 15419, fredrick@calu.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
10:15 AM
THE NATURE OF RESISTANCE: USING STUDENT COMMENTS AND LEARNING THEORY TO EASE THE TRANSITION TO ACTIVE LEARNING
BITTING, Kelsey S., Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning Through Research, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave., 215 Snell Library, Boston, MA 02115, SCHNEIDER, Blair Benson, Lindley Hall, Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66045 and ROBERTS, Jennifer A., Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley Hall, Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66047, k.bitting@neu.edu
10:30 AM
SPATIAL THINKING IN GEOSCIENCE: LESSONS FROM AN INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION BETWEEN COGNITIVE SCIENTISTS AND GEOSCIENTISTS
GAGNIER, Kristin, Johns Hopkins University, Science of Learning Institute, 3400 N. Charles Street, Krieger Hall, Room 167, Baltimore, MD 21218-2685, kristin.gagnier@jhu.edu
10:45 AM
FIVE PATHWAYS TO INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE AT UCONN: A NEW MODEL
THORSON, Robert M., Geoscience, University of Connecticut, U-1045, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269-1045, PARK BOUSH, Lisa, Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, GETTY, Patrick R., Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road U-1045, Storrs, CT 06269 and OUIMET, William B., Dept. of Geography; Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-4148, robert.thorson@uconn.edu
11:00 AM
ACTIVE LEARNING IN THE EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE COLLEGE CLASSROOM
DMOCHOWSKI, Jane Ellen, Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, 240 S. 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316 and COWARD, Elizabeth, Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, janeed@sas.upenn.edu
11:15 AM
ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES IN UNDERGRADUATE STEM COURSES, A LITERATURE REVIEW
KREAGER, Bailey Zo, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 214 Bessy Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588 and ARTHURS, Leilani, Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 330 Bessey Hall, P.O. Box 880340, Lincoln, NE 68588, bkreager2@huskers.unl.edu
11:30 AM
UTILIZING CONCEPT MAPPING TO CONVERT A PASSIVE STYLE PHYSICAL GEOLOGY LECTURE TO AN ENGAGED AND ACTIVE CLASSROOM
BARBOSA, Alayde A., Marine and Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd. S, Fort Myers, FL 33965, abarbosa@fgcu.edu
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