Southeastern Section - 67th Annual Meeting - 2018

Session No. 16
Thursday, 12 April 2018: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 300 C (Knoxville Convention Center)

T17. Teaching Geosciences at the College Level

 

Renee Mazurek, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:40 PM
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET: GEOLOGY HONORS OPTION AT DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CHILDERS, Daniel, Earth and Space Science Department, Delaware County Community College, 901 S. Media Line Rd., Media, PA 19063
2:00 PM
ADDING ACTIVE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE AR SANDBOX, TO INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY LABS
HARRIS, Randa R., BERG, Christopher A., CONGLETON, John, BUZON, Marian E., MAYER, James R. and TEFEND, Karen S., Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, 1601 Maple Street, Carrollton, GA 30118
2:20 PM
ENGAGING COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENTS IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
MCKAY, Larry D.1, HORN, Sally P.2, DRUMHELLER, Stephanie K.3, SUMRALL, Colin D.3, ELLIS, Kelsey N.4 and STEEN, Andrew D.3, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1621 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996, (2)Department of Geography, University of Tennessee, 304 Burchfiel Geography Building, 1000 Phillip Fulmer Way, Knoxville, TN 37996, (3)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 602 Strong Hall, 1621 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996, (4)Department of Geography, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-0925
2:40 PM
CREEK RELEAF - A SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT PLANTING THE SEEDS TO SUCCESS
MURPHY, Steppen, Science, Central Piedmont Community College, 1201 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28235
3:00 PM
MOUNTAINS AROUND US PROJECT: INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
MAZUREK, Renee, Chemistry and Physics, Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College, 340 Victoria Rd, Asheville, NC 28801
Handouts
  • Mountains Around Us Presentation.pdf (5.5 MB)
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    3:20 PM
    Break
    3:40 PM
    DOING MORE WITH LESS: PLAUSIBLE RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
    ISIORHO, K. Solomon, Biology Dept. (formerly of Geosciences Dept.), Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
    4:00 PM
    GIGAPAN VERSUS DRONE TOOLS: A CASE STUDY OF ROCK SLOPE STABILITY ISSUES AT NATURAL BRIDGE, ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY VA, USA
    NORTON, Rebecca1, SETHI, Parvinder1, SINCAVAGE, Ryan1 and WATTS, Chester F.2, (1)Department of Geology, Radford University, Box - 6939, Radford, VA 24142-6939, (2)Department of Geology, Radford University, Radford, VA 24142
    4:20 PM
    RIVALS FOR ROCKS: THE USM & MSU FIELD GEOLOGY COURSE
    HEITMULLER, Franklin T.1, SCHMITZ, Darrel W.2, BAGLEY, M. Evan1, BABINEAUX, Claire E.2 and DEANS, Jeremy R.1, (1)Geography and Geology, The University of Southern Mississippi, Box 5051, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5051, (2)Geosciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762
    4:40 PM
    THE ROADSIDE GEOLOGY SERIES AS A GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION RESOURCE
    WITHERSPOON, William D., georgiarocks.us, P.O. Box 33522, Decatur, GA 30033 and MOBASHER, Katayoun, Lewis F. Rogers Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis (IESA), University of North Georgia, 3820 Mundy Mill Rd, Oakwood, GA 30566
    5:00 PM
    FUN WITH FORAMINIFERA IN K-12 CLASSROOMS
    PARKER, Audrey N., BAUER, Jennifer E. and LIMBECK, Maggie R., Earth and Planetary Sciences, The University of Tennessee, 1621 Cumberland Ave, 602 Strong Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410
     
    5:20 PM
    Concluding Remarks
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