GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA - 2019

Session No. 74
Sunday, 22 September 2019: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 101AB, West Building (Phoenix Convention Center)

T196. Geoscience Curriculum in the Twenty-First Century: Adapting Programs to Meet Students’ Evolving Needs

GSA Geoscience Education Division

 

James H. MacDonald, Alayde A. Barbosa, Mary I. Abercrombie and Joanne Muller, Advocates
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1:30 PM
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1:45 PM
GAME ON! ENHANCING STUDENT LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT IN PETROLOGY THROUGH GAME BASED LEARNING (GBL)
MCLEOD, Claire, Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Sciences, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056 and STERN, Robert, Department of Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75080
2:00 PM
ASSAYING LOWER DIVISION UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CONTINENTAL RIFTING TO TAILOR GEO-SCIENTIFIC VIDEO ANIMATIONS FOR INTRODUCTORY CLASSROOM USE
WILLIS, Siloa1, STERN, Robert J.1, RYAN, Jeffrey2 and RICCHEZZA, Victor J.2, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75080, (2)School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620
2:15 PM
INTEGRATING INFORMED DECISION-MAKING, A FOCUS ON CASCADIA, AND A SEMINAR ON ETHICS, SOCIAL JUSTICE, POWER AND GENDER, AND PROMOTING ACCESS TO THE GEOSCIENCES TO BETTER PREPARE GEOSCIENCE STUDENTS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY WORK FORCE (Invited Presentation)
TEWKSBURY, Barbara J.1, BAILEY, David G.1, BECK, Catherine C.2, DOMACK, Cynthia R.1 and RAYNE, Todd W.1, (1)Dept of Geosciences, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, NY 13323-1218, (2)Dept of Geosciences, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY 13323
2:35 PM
CAREER AWARENESS AND PREPARATION FOR THE WORKFORCE: USF GEOSCIENCES PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS, AND LESSONS LEARNED (Invited Presentation)
NOCITA, Bruce, S&ME Inc., 111 Kelsey Lane, Suite E, Tampa, FL 33619, RAINS, Mark, School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave., Tampa, FL 33620 and RYAN, Jeffrey, School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620
Handouts
  • Paper_336593_presentation_3013_0.pdf (2.5 MB)
  • 2:55 PM
    3:10 PM
    TEACHING REAL SCIENCE: A NOVEL APPROACH TO TEACHING STUDENTS THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESS
    HORODYSKYJ, Lev, Community member, Las Terrenas, Las TErre, Tempe, AZ 85282, MEAD, Chris, Center for Education through Exploration, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, OLIVER, Carol, School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia and ANBAR, Ariel D., School of Earth and Space Exploration and Center for Education through Exploration, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404
     
    3:25 PM
    Break
    3:40 PM
    ACADEMIC PROVENANCE ASSESSMENT SPURS GEOSCIENCE (GEOLOGY) CURRICULUM CHANGES
    DUNAGAN, Stan P., Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources, The University of Tennessee at Martin, 256 Brehm Hall, Martin, TN 38238
    3:55 PM
    HOW WELL DO UNDERGRADUATE GEOSCIENCE PROGRAMS HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP 21ST CENTURY WORKFORCE SKILLS? A BAYESIAN MODELING ASSESSMENT
    VISKUPIC, Karen, Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, EGGER, Anne E., Geological Sciences and Science Education, Central Washington University, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7418, MCFADDEN, Rory R., Department of Geology, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN 56082 and SCHMITZ, Mark D., Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1535
    4:10 PM
    DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS IN GEOSCIENCE CURRICULUM REVISION AT WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, OGDEN, UTAH
    FORD, Richard L., FRANTZ, Carie M., YONKEE, Adolph, BALGORD, Elizabeth, HERNANDEZ, Michael W., MATTY, David J. and MATYJASIK, Marek, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Weber State University, 1415 Edvalson St - DEPT 2507, Ogden, UT 84408-2507
    4:25 PM
    THE BENEFITS OF A LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES APPROACH TO UNDERGRADUATE GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
    MCKAY, Larry D., Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410
    4:40 PM
    NESTED LEARNING GOALS AS A TOOL FOR GEOLOGY PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
    GOLDSMITH, David W., Geology Program, Westminster College, 1840 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105
    4:55 PM
    EXOTIC SPRING BREAK TRIPS AS AN EDUCATIONAL AND RECRUITMENT TOOL IN THE GEOSCIENCES
    KERRIGAN, Ryan J., Department of Energy and Earth Resources, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 450 Schoolhouse Road, Johnstown, PA 15904
    5:10 PM
    USE OF A FIELD AND CAREER PREPARATION PROGRAM AS A TOOL FOR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL STEM WORKFORCE: A REPORT FROM THE ESTEM PROGRAM FOR 2-YEAR AND 4-YEAR COLLEGE UNDERGRADUATES
    HALL, Sarah R., School of Earth and Climate Sciences and The Climate Change Institute, Orono, ME 04469-5790, WALKER, Becca, Department of Earth Sciences and Astronomy, Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA 91789, SCHMIDT, Calla M., Department of Environmental Science, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94117 and PAUL, John R., Biology, University of San Francisco, 2130 Fulton St., San Francisco, CA 94117
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