Session: Technology-Driven Active Learning in the Geosciences (Northeastern Section - 56th Annual Meeting

Session No. 4

Sunday, 14 March 2021: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Talcott (Online)

T18. Technology-Driven Active Learning in the Geosciences

Tarin Weiss and Lori Weeden, Advocates

Paper #

Start Time

8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

4-1

8:05 AM

GADGETS AND APPS AND ONLINE RESOURCES, OH MY! EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY FOR THE GEOSCIENCES

WEISS, Tarin Harrar, Chemical and Physical Sciences, Westfield State University, 577 Western Avenue, Westfield, MA 01086

Handouts

Session T18. Gadgets and Apps and Online Resources tarin weiss .pptx (6.0 MB)

4-2

8:25 AM

ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES USING COMMON LMS AND ZOOM-EMBEDDED TOOLS IN INTRO AND ADVANCED GEOSCIENCE COURSES TO PROMOTE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING

CORNELL, Sean, Department of Geography and Earth Science, Shippensburg University, 1871 Old Main Drive, Shippensburg, PA 17257

4-3

8:45 AM

VIRTUAL GEOLOGY ROCKS: CREATING AN INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL FIELD EXPERIENCE FOR AN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY COURSE

FLAGG, Timothy, MCCOLLUM, Caleb, HARRELL, Krystle and KIMBALL, Mindy, Geography & Environmental Engineering, United States Military Academy, 745 Brewerton Rd, West Point, NY 10996-1123

4-4

9:05 AM

USE OF DRONE TECHNOLOGY AND 3D VISUALIZATION SOFTWARE FOR VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP CREATION: PEBBLE BLUFF OUTCROP IN THE NEWARK BASIN, NEW JERSEY

SPECTOR, Ashlyn¹, NEITZKE ADAMO, Lauren², MILLER, Kenneth³, ROWAN, Christian M.¹ and BROWNING, James V.⁴, (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, (2)Rutgers University Geology Museum Office of STEM Education, 85 Somerset St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1281, (3)Rutgers University610 Taylor Road, Earth & Planetary Sci, 610 Taylor Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8066, (4)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854

4-5

9:25 AM

USING COVID19, OPEN DATA AND PYTHON PROGRAMMING AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING GEOSCIENCE PROJECTS TO STUDENTS

NATH, Artash, Toronto, ON M5V 0A9, Canada

Handouts

FINAL NEGSA presentation.pptx (11.3 MB)

4-6

9:45 AM

ESTABLISHING BASELINES FROM ABOVE: STUDENTS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE MONITORING

SCHILD, Kristin, School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469 and KELLEY, Alice, School of Earth & Climate Sciences, Climate Change Institute, and Depart. of Anthropology, University of Maine, Bryand Global Science Center, Orono, ME 04469

10:05 AM

Break

4-7

10:20 AM

UTILIZING SFM PHOTOGRAMMETRY TO BUILD A FULL TRACKSITE MODEL IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AT DINOSAUR STATE PARK, CT

HYATT, James, Environmental Earth Science Department, Eastern Connecticut State Univ, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226, FARLOW, James O., Department of Biology, Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2101 East Coliseum Boulevard, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, GALTON, Peter M., Professor Emeritus, University of Bridgeport, 1065 Vintage Drive, Rio Vista, CA 94571 and GETTY, Patrick, Department of Geology, Collin College, Plano Campus, 2800 E Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75074

4-8

10:40 AM

SUPPORTING STUDENT LEARNING AND UNDERSTANDING OF GEOSCIENCE USING VIRTUAL REALITY AND VIDEO DEMONSTRATIONS

ROEMMELE, Christopher, 812 Goshen Rd Apt E28, West Chester, PA 19380-4391

4-9

11:00 AM

TEACHING THE LANGUAGE OF EARTH SCIENCE IN THE DIGITAL AGE: BEST PRACTICES FOR THE K-12 CLASSROOM WITH A FOCUS ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND CONTENT ABSORPTION IN VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS

DIPRINZIO, Tovah Dyann, New York City Department of Education, 6270 Edsall Rd #101, Alexandria, VA 22312

4-10

11:20 AM

THE UNEXPECTED BENEFITS OF CONDUCTING A K-12 EARTH SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP OVER ZOOM

WEEDEN, Lori, Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 1 University Ave, Lowell, MA 01854-0000