North-Central Section - 49th Annual Meeting (19-20 May 2015)

Session No. 15
Tuesday, 19 May 2015: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Hall of Ideas I (Monona Terrace Convention Center)

Thinking outside the Display Case: Innovative Geological Outreach at Museums, Parks, and Surveys

 

Joanne Kluessendorf, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
PUBLIC GEOLOGICAL FIELD TRIPS:  INTERESTED IN ORGANIZING A TRIP IN YOUR AREA?
ANDERSON, Lisa, Illinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, lisander@illinois.edu, lisander@illinois.edu
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1:55 PM
LECTURES SERIES THAT SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC
JOHNSON, Beth A., University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley, 1478 Midway Rd, Menasha, WI 54952 and KLUESSENDORF, Joanne, Weis Earth Science Museum, University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley, 1478 Midway Road, Menasha, WI 54952, beth.a.johnson@uwc.edu, beth.a.johnson@uwc.edu
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2:15 PM
GEOLOGISTS ON DISPLAY: AN EASY WAY TO OPEN YOUR RESEARCH LAB TO THE PUBLIC
SAJA, David B., Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland, OH 44106-1767, dsaja@cmnh.org, dsaja@cmnh.org
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2:35 PM
TOUCHING THE EARTH: MUSEUM EXHIBITS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
KLUESSENDORF, Joanne, Weis Earth Science Museum, University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley, 1478 Midway Road, Menasha, WI 54952, joanne.kluessendorf@uwc.edu, joanne.kluessendorf@uwc.edu
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2:55 PM
ENCOUNTERING CREATIONISTS WITHOUT LOSING SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY
DUCKERT, Cindy L., Biology Department, Lawrence University & Weis Earth Science Museum, 711 E. Boldt Way, Appleton, WI 54911, duckertc@lawrence.edu, duckertc@lawrence.edu
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3:15 PM
SCIENCE IN THE STACKS: DELIVERING PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES
NORSTED, Brooke, Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, WI 53706 and REUSCHE, Melissa, University of Wisconsin Extension, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, 3817 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 53705, brooke@geology.wisc.edu, brooke@geology.wisc.edu
 
3:35 PM
Break
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3:50 PM
INVOLVING STAKEHOLDERS IN DEVELOPING WEB-BASED OUTREACH RESOURCES: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE MGRRE EDUCATION PORTAL
PETCOVIC, Heather, Department of Geosciences and The Mallinson Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University, 1187 Rood Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, VOICE, Peter J., Department of Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, COBERN, William, Mallinson Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5444, HORVITZ, Brian, Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5283, HARRISON III, William B., Michigan Geological Survey, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 and BENTLEY, Andrew Phillip Keller, The Mallinson Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Age, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5444, heather.petcovic@wmich.edu, heather.petcovic@wmich.edu
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4:10 PM
SOCIAL MEDIA AT THE WISCONSIN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: CONNECTING WITHOUT PAPER AND INK
MCCARTNEY, M. Carol, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, University of Wisconsin - Extension, 3817 Mineral Point Rd, Madison, WI 53705, carol.mccartney@wgnhs.uwex.edu, carol.mccartney@wgnhs.uwex.edu
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4:30 PM
FLYOVER COUNTRY, A MOBILE APP FOR GEOSCIENCE OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND DATA DISCOVERY
LOEFFLER, Shane, Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55104 and MYRBO, Amy, LacCore/CSDCO, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, loeff081@d.umn.edu, loeff081@d.umn.edu
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4:50 PM
A DEMONSTRATION MODEL OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: HANDS-ON ANALOG TO FRACTURING SHALE
VOICE, Peter J., Department of Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, GILCHRIST, Ann M., Michigan Geological Survey, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Department of Geosciences WMU, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, PETCOVIC, Heather, Department of Geosciences and The Mallinson Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University, 1187 Rood Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 and HARRISON III, William B., Michigan Geological Survey, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, peter.voice@wmich.edu, peter.voice@wmich.edu
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5:10 PM
DIRT PILE DREAMS:  CRAFTING A PROJECT AND ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT CRETACEOUS SEDIMENTS
WESTGAARD, John, HANKS, H. Douglas, HUSET, Becky and RYAN, Mark, Paleontology, Science Museum of Minnesota, 120 West Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55102, jwestgaard@smm.org, jwestgaard@smm.org
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