GSA 2020 Connects Online

Session No. 41
Monday, 26 October 2020: 5:30 PM-8:00 PM

T246. The Transformative Role of Field Instruction: Research on Student Experiences and Impacts on Persistence in the Geosciences and Career Intent through the Lens of Gender, Culture and Elements of Diversity

GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT)

 

Eric M. Riggs, Julie M. Sexton and Jessica McKay, Advocates
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Start Time
5:30 PM
RE-IMAGING FIELDWORK TO CREATE A DIVERSE GEOSCIENCE COMMUNITY: ADDRESSING AND ELIMINATING EXCLUSIONARY PRACTICES (Invited Presentation)
WHITE, Lisa D., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, SMYTHE, Wendy F., Earth & Environmental Science, University of Minnesota, 1123 University Drive, 110 Cina Hall, Duluth, MN 55812 and BOWSER, Gillian, Colorado State University, 200 W Lake, Fort Collins, CO 80521
5:45 PM
HONORING THE WHOLE PERSON: ACKNOWLEDGING MULTIPLE IDENTITIES OF GEOSCIENTISTS FROM DIVERSE CULTURES
SMYTHE, Wendy F., Earth & Environmental Science, University of Minnesota, 1123 University Drive, 110 Cina Hall, Duluth, MN 55812
6:00 PM
FIELDWORK EXPERIENCES OF THE LGBTQ+ GEOSCIENCE COMMUNITY
OLCOTT, Alison N., Center for Undergraduate Research, University of Kansas, Strong Hall, Rm 151, Lawrence, KS 66045; Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Ritchie Hall, Rm 254, Lawrence, KS 66045 and DOWNEN, Matthew R., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045
6:15 PM
THE IMPACT OF FIELD LEARNING ON DEGREE PERSISTENCE AND PROFESSIONAL PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE GEOSCIENCES (Invited Presentation)
MARSHALL, Anita M.S., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, PO Box 112120, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611
6:30 PM
USING THE CONSTRUCT OF TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE TO UNDERSTAND STUDENT EXPERIENCE IN GEOLOGIC FIELD CAMPS THROUGH THE LENS OF GENDER AND DIVERSITY
RIGGS, Eric M., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, MCKAY, Jessica, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, Halbouty 310, College Station, TX 77843-3115, FAIRCHILD, Ennea, Department of Sociology, University of Northern Colorado, Candelaria Hall, Campus Box 142, Greeley, CO 80639, HINERMAN, Krystal, College of Education and Human Development, Lamar University, Education Building, Room 205, Beaumont, TX 77710, NEWMAN, Harmony, Sociology and Gender Studies, University of Northern Colorado, Campus Box 154, Greeley, CO 80639 and SEXTON, Julie M., Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Boulder, 397 UCB, 4001 Discovery Drive, Boulder, CO 80309
6:45 PM
NORMALIZATION OF SEXISM IN GEOLOGY FIELD PROGRAMS
SEXTON, Julie M., Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Boulder, 397 UCB, 4001 Discovery Drive, Boulder, CO 80309, FAIRCHILD, Ennea, Department of Sociology, University of Northern Colorado, Candelaria Hall, Campus Box 142, Greeley, CO 80639, NEWMAN, Harmony, Sociology and Gender Studies, University of Northern Colorado, Campus Box 154, Greeley, CO 80639, HINERMAN, Krystal, College of Education and Human Development, Lamar University, Education Building, Room 205, Beaumont, TX 77710 and RIGGS, Eric M., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
7:00 PM
“LETTING THEM IN ON THE SECRET”: A MIXED METHODS ANALYSIS OF FEMALE STUDENT EXPERIENCES ON AN INTERNATIONAL FIELD EXPERIENCE
BOYD, Evelyn Abagayle, Engineering and Science Education, Clemson University, M-01 Holtzendorff Hall, Clemson, SC 29634 and LAZAR, Kelly Best, Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, 445 Brackett Hall, 321 Calhoun Drive, Clemson, SC 29634; Engineering and Science Education, Clemson University, 104 Holtzendorff Hall, Clemson, SC 29634
7:15 PM
FIELD EXPERIENCES INCREASE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN STUDYING GEOSCIENCES
DAHL, Robyn Mieko1, PARK, Soojin2, WERNETTE, Shelly J.3, WOMACK, Tyler2 and DROSER, Mary L.3, (1)Department of Geology, Western Washington University, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225, (2)Graduate School of Education, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521, (3)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521
7:30 PM
A TWO-WEEK VIRTUAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS (RECCS): AN ENTRY-POINT FOR STUDENTS INTO THE GEOSCIENCES
OKOCHI, Christine, GOLD, Anne, CHRISTENSEN, Alicia and BATCHELOR, Rebecca, CIRES Education and Outreach, University of Colorado, 449 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-5004
7:45 PM
REIMAGINING A TRADITIONAL GEOLOGY FIELD COURSE: PROGRAM ELEMENTS AND IMPACTS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD AND CAREER PREPARATION PROGRAM FOR UNDERGRADUATES AT 2-YEAR AND 4-YEAR INSTITUTIONS
WALKER, Becca, Department of Earth Sciences and Astronomy, Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA 91789, HALL, Sarah R., Environmental Science, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME 04649, SCHMIDT, Calla M., Department of Environmental Science, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94117, PAUL, John R., Biology, University of San Francisco, 2130 Fulton St., San Francisco, CA 94117, ORMAND, Carol J., Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057 and IVERSON, Ellen, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College St, Northfield, MN 55057
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