GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 305
Wednesday, 28 September 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Mile High Ballroom 4D (Colorado Convention Center)

T80. Implementing Discovery-Based Research Experiences in Undergraduate Geoscience Courses and Curricula

Council on Undergraduate Research Geosciences Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division
Laura A. Guertin, Jeffrey G. Ryan, Preston Lee Phillips, Patricia Manley, Jay Labov and Kerry Brenner, Advocates
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:45 PM
USING FACULTY LEARNING COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT FACULTY CREATION OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
KORTZ, Karen M.1, MULLANEY, Jeanne2, TOWNSEND, Heather3, COCLIN, Maria4, RIEGER, Duayne5, MALARET, Luis3 and TRAFICANTE, Regina6, (1)Physics Department, Community College of Rhode Island, 1762 Louisquisset Pike, Lincoln, RI 02865, (2)Foreign Languages, Community College of Rhode Island, 1762 Louisquisset Pike, Lincoln, RI 02865, (3)Biology, Community College of Rhode Island, 1762 Louisquisset Pike, Lincoln, RI 02865, (4)Business, Community College of Rhode Island, 400 East Avenue, Warwick, RI 02886, (5)Physics, Community College of Rhode Island, 400 East Avenue, Warwick, RI 02886, (6)Psychology, Community College of Rhode Island, 400 East Avenue, Warwick, RI 02886, kkortz@ccri.edu
2:00 PM
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH IN THE GEOSCIENCES:  FOR ALL STUDENTS AT ALL INSTRUCTIONAL LEVELS (Invited Presentation)
MOGK, D.W., Dept. Earth Sciences, Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT 59717, mogk@montana.edu
2:15 PM
A RESEARCH-BASED GEOSCIENCE COURSE ENGAGES STUDENTS IN DISCOVERY AT STRATEGIC MOMENTS IN THEIR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
VAN DIJK, Deanna, Department of Geology, Geography and Environmental Studies, Calvin College, 3201 Burton St. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 and BRUXVOORT, Crystal, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Calvin College, 3201 Burton St. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546, dvandijk@calvin.edu
2:45 PM
ACTIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUES TO DEVELOP SCIENCE RESEARCH SKILLS IN A LARGE-SCALE INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE CLASS FOR NON-MAJORS
CHERMAK, John, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and FILER, Kim, Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research (CIDER), Virginia Tech, 109 Hillcrest Hall, 385 West Campus Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061, jchermak@vt.edu
3:00 PM
RESEARCH IN INTRODUCTORY STABLE ISOTOPES: DETERMINING THE SOURCE OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND ORGANIC CARBON IN SELECT CARBONATED BEVERAGES USING STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES
ATEKWANA, Eliot, HEIBEL, Krystal, LAVIOLETTE, Christopher, LUKOCZKI, Georgina, MISSI, Charles and PROCK, Aaron, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Nobel Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, eliot.atekwana@okstate.edu
 
3:15 PM
Break
3:30 PM
WICKED PROBLEMS: CURRICULAR SOLUTIONS (Invited Presentation)
FORTNER, Sarah K., Geology, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH 45501 and BURGETT, Amber A., Environmental Science, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH 45501, sfortner@wittenberg.edu
3:45 PM
DATA-RICH, SOCIETALLY-RELEVANT UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING RESOURCES FOR GEOSCIENCE CLASSROOMS AND FIELD COURSES
PRATT-SITAULA, Beth1, DOUGLAS, Bruce J.2, WALKER, Becca3, CROSBY, Benjamin T.4, CHARLEVOIX, Donna1, CROSBY, Christopher J.5 and SHERVAIS, Katherine A.H.1, (1)Education and Community Engagement, UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Drive, Boulder, CO 80301, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, 1001 E. 10th St, Bloomington, IN 47405, (3)Department of Earth Sciences and Astronomy, Mt. San Antonio College, 1100 N. Grand Avenue, Walnut, CA 91789, (4)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, (5)Geodetic Data Services, UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Drive, Boulder, CO 80301, prattsitaula@unavco.org
Handouts
  • GETSI-undergrad-resources-GSA2016-sm.pptx (11.3 MB)
  • 4:00 PM
    USING AN AUTHENTIC SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE TO IMPROVE SCIENCE LITERACY AND EARTH SCIENCE AWARENESS
    HEIM, Noel A., Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, SALTZMAN, Jennifer, School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences, Stanford Univeristy, Mitchell Building, 397 Panama Mall, Stanford, CA 94305 and PAYNE, Jonathan L., Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Building 320, Room 118, Stanford, CA 94305, naheim@stanford.edu
    4:15 PM
    GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL AND GEOMORPHIC GROUND PENETRATING RADAR INVESTIGATIONS IN LITHUANIA: HIGH IMPACT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES - UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE’S INTERNATIONAL FELLOWS PROGRAM
    JOL, Harry M.1, WAVRIN, Thomas A.1, SEAMANS, Jackelyn M.1, ERICKSON, James S.1, KLEINSCHMIDT, Alexander S.1, FREUND, Richard A.2, REEDER, Philip P.3, SELIGMAN, Jon4 and DAUBARAS, Mantas5, (1)Department of Geography and Anthropology, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Avenue, P.O. Box 4004, Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004, (2)Maurice Greenberg Center of Judaic Studies, University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, Hartford, WI 06117, (3)Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, (4)Israel Antiquities Authority, Jerusalem, Israel, (5)Lithuanian Institute of History, Kraziu g. 5, Vilnius, LT-01108, Lithuania, jolhm@uwec.edu
    4:30 PM
    VOLCANO, LANDSLIDE AND SEISMIC HAZARDS OF CALDAS, CENTRAL CORDILLERA, COLOMBIA: INTERNATIONAL PROJECT-BASED EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
    WHITEHILL, Caroline1, JARAMILLO, Carlos Marcelo2, FRANCO, Ana Maria2, RAMIREZ CORREA, Adiela3, GUANEME RAMÍREZ, Carlos Alberto4, LÓPEZ, Gonzalo Iván3, VARGAS, Sebastian2, ARDILA ROA, José Ricardo5, OCAMPO CARDONA, Nathalia6 and RODRIGUEZ, Sandra3, (1)Geology Department, College of the Desert, 43-500 Monterey Ave, Palm Desert, CA 92260; Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7523, (2)Geological Sciences, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia, (3)Department of Environment and Environmental Hazards, CorpoCaldas, Manizales, Colombia, (4)Gubernacion de Manizales, Manizales, Colombia, (5)Geociencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia, (6)Geological Sciences, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, 11367-1597, Colombia; Applied Environmental Geosciences, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College, New York, NY 11367-1597, whitehillgeosciences@gmail.com
    4:45 PM
    DISCOVERY-BASED RESEARCH IN A STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE: “NEPAL: GEOSCIENCE IN THE HIMALAYA” PROGRAM
    PRATT-SITAULA, Beth, Asia-Pacific, SIT Study Abroad, 1 Kipling Rd, Brattleboro, VT 05302, UPRETI, Bishal Nath, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal and GAJUREL, Ananta Prasad, Department of Geology, Tri-Chandra Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, 44613, Nepal, beth.prattsitaula@sit.edu
    Handouts
  • SIT-GSA2016-sm.pptx (14.5 MB)
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    5:00 PM
    Concluding Remarks
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