GSA Connects 2023 Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Session No. 257
Wednesday, 18 October 2023: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
328 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

T33. Outside the Classroom, Beyond Fieldwork: Innovative Approaches to Informal Geoscience Education in Non-Traditional Settings

Paleontological Society

 

Gabriel-Philip Santos and Lisa Lundgren, Advocates
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Start Time
1:30 PM
LESSONS LEARNED FROM THREE YEARS OF SCIENCE IN THE VIRTUAL PUB
HAAS, Don, Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, NY 14850
1:45 PM
ORBITAL PERSPECTIVES: SHARING VIEWS FROM SPACE TO SHOW DYNAMIC, INTERLINKED WORKINGS OF EARTH SYSTEMS AND HUMAN IMPACTS ON SURFACE ENVIRONMENTS
REESE, Joseph, Biology Earth and Environmental Sciences, Penn West Edinboro, 230 Scotland Rd, Edinboro, PA 16444
2:00 PM
GEOSCIENCES LIBRARY INSTRUCTION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES STUDENTS: THE MINERALS IN BUILDINGS, PAINTINGS, AND SCULPTURES
WILD, Emily, Princeton University, Princeton University Library, 212 Lewis Science Library, Princeton, NJ 08544
2:15 PM
EXPANDING REALITY AND ENGAGEMENT: DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING VR EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES USING THE ENGAGE PLATFORM
MEYER, Michael, Environmental Science and Sustainability, Harrisburg University, 326 Market St., Harrisburg, PA 17101, BEHR, Rose-Anna, P. G. , 3240 Schoolhouse Rd, Middletown, PA 17057-3534, RISSLER, Matthew, Advanced Manufacturing, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, 326 Market St., Harrisburg, PA 17101 and OLUFEMI-AJAYI, Gideon, Environmental Science and Sustainability, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, 326 Market St., Harrisburg, PA 17101
2:30 PM
LEARN, CONNECT, PROTECT: THE NATIONAL CAVE AND KARST RESEARCH INSTITUTE’S EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM
HEYER, Devra, National Cave and Karst Research Institute, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 400-1 Cascades Ave, Carlsbad, NM 88220 and JONES, Daniel S., Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Pl, Socorro, NM 87801; National Cave and Karst Research Institute, Carlsbad, NM 88220
2:45 PM
GUIDED SHOW CAVE TOURS AS VENUE FOR NONFORMAL KARST EDUCATION IN YOUTH
NORTH, Leslie1, WISENDEN, Matthew1, POLK, Jason S.1, SUMRALL, Jeanne2 and ALGEO, Katie1, (1)Department of Earth, Environmental, & Atmospheric Sciences, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd. #31066, Bowling Green, KY 42101, (2)Geosciences, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS 67601
3:00 PM
TEACHING GROUNDWATER AT OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY, THE 15 YEAR EVOLUTION OF THE OTTERBEIN LAKE WELL FIELD
SVITANA, Kevin, Department of Biology and Earth Sciences, Otterbein University, 1 S. Grove St., Westerville, 43081
3:15 PM
THE GROUNDWATER PROJECT AS AN INNOVATION IN GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
CHERRY, John, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada and NICHOL, Craig, University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
3:30 PM
GEOPHILATELY AS A MEANS OF INFORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION
STERNBERG, Robert, Ph.D., University of Arizona, Franklin & Marshall College
3:45 PM
USING A NARRATIVE FORMAT TO BETTER CONVEY THE PALEONTOLOGICAL RECORD
SIEGERT, Caroline, Plant Biology Section, SIPS, Cornell University, L.H. Bailey Hortorium, Mann Library 406, Ithaca, NY 14853
4:00 PM
PALEO PODCASTS: USING PARTICIPATORY NARRATIVE INQUIRY TO EVALUATE STUDENT LEARNING IN A 4-H PALEONTOLOGY SUMMER CAMP
BOLGER, Lexi1, TORRES Jr., Luis2, LOIZZO, Jamie1 and HUNDEMER, Sadie1, (1)Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, (2)Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
4:15 PM
FINDING HIDDEN GEOLOGICAL LESSONS IN THE MEDIA AROUND US
LEHANE, James, ABS Group, Washington, DC 20003
4:30 PM
DO'S AND DON'TS FOR DEVELOPING A SCIENCE-THEMED PANEL AT A POP CULTURE CONVENTION
SANTOS, Gabriel-Philip, Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, 1175 W. Baseline Rd, Claremont, CA 91711
4:45 PM
WONDROUS FRAMING: USING COSPLAY AND POP-UP MUSEUMS FOR SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AT COMIC CONS
LUNDGREN, Lisa, SLATER, Emily, ZHANG, Man and KUNZ, Kadie, Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences, Utah State University, 2830 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322
5:00 PM
USING MINECRAFT TO SIMULATE FIELD MAPPING IN A KARST ENVIRONMENT
WILLIAMS, Zoe, Geological Sciences department, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701 and MCGARY, R, Department of Art, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4130
5:15 PM
VENOMVENTURE: IMMERSING URBAN AND RURAL FAMILIES IN A BIOMEDICAL MYSTERY (Invited Presentation)
WHITE, Lisa, Museum of Paleontology, University of California, 1101 Valley Life Sciences Bldg, Berkeley, CA 94720, THANUKOS, Anastasia, Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 and MACDONALD, Teresa, KU Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, Dyche Hall, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS, KS 66045-7593
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