GSA Connects 2024 Meeting in Anaheim, California

Session No. 131
Monday, 23 September 2024: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
208B (Anaheim Convention Center)

T71. Earth Materials Next Gen: Innovative Approaches to Teaching Mineralogy and Petrology that Align with Student and Societal Demands

GSA Geoscience Education Division

 

Elizabeth Kenderes, Angela Van Boening and Miriam Barquero Molina, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
MIND OVER MINERALOGY (Invited Presentation)
SPARKS, C. Renee, Philanthropy and Engagement, GES, Hope College, 141 E. 12th St., Holland, MI 49422
1:55 PM
REIMAGINING MINERALOGY EDUCATION: BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN MUSEUMS AND SMALL LIBERAL ARTS INSTITUTIONS
BROWN, Ken, Department of Geology & Environmental Geoscience, DePauw University, 2 E Hanna St, Greencastle, IN 46135 and FISHERKELLER, Peggy, Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, 650 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204
2:10 PM
SPARKS: SHORT PETROLOGY ACTIVITIES FOR RAISING KNOWLEDGE IN STUDENTS
HAROLDSON, Erik, Department of Geology, California State University, Sacramento, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819, FARTHING, Dori, Department of Geological, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, SUNY Geneseo, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454 and GRAY, Kyle, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614
2:25 PM
ONLINE OPTICAL MINERALOGY – A NEW FREE LEARNING TOOL IN MINERALOGY
PERKINS, Dexter, Dept. of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, 81 Cornell Street Stop 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8358, BRADY, John, Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063-0001 and KOHN, Matthew, Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725
2:40 PM
THE SEARCH FOR RARE EARTH MINERALS FROM KAOLIN MINE WASTE: IMPACT ON ENTRY LEVEL GEOSCIENCE AND MINERALOGY STUDENTS
ASHCRAFT, Joell, Geosciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, ELLIOTT, W. Crawford, Geosciences, Georgia State University, 38 Peachtree Center Ave, Atlanta, GA 30303 and JARRETT, Olga, College of Education, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 3965, Atlanta, GA 30302
 
2:55 PM
Break
3:10 PM
A SCAFFOLDED EXPLORE-AND-DISCOVER PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH TO HIGHLIGHT THE RENEWED SOCIETAL IMPORTANCE OF EARTH MATERIALS (Invited Presentation)
SIRBESCU, Mona, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859
3:30 PM
THERE AND BACK AGAIN: AN INQUIRY-BASED TEACHING MODULE FOR EXPLORING SUBDUCTION ZONE METAMORPHISM
TORAMAN, Erkan, Department of Geological Sciences, Salem State University, 352 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA 01970, WHITNEY, Donna, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN 55455, HANEL, Sara, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 329 John T. Tate Hall 116 Church Street Se, Minneapolis, MN 55455, MCFADDEN, Rory, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College St, Northfield, MN 55057, FORNASH, Katherine, Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701 and CARLSON, Ashley, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057
3:45 PM
UTILIZING X-RAY INSTRUMENTATION COMBINED WITH 3D PRINTING TO INCREASE STUDENT’S CONCEPTUALIZATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF CARBONATE MINERAL UNIT CELLS
MACDONALD Jr., James1, MCMANUS, Gregory J.2, LOSEY, Matthew3, CARLIN, Anna3 and BARBOSA, Alayde A.1, (1)Environmental Geology Program, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Fort Myers, FL 33965, (2)Department of Chemistry and Physics, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd South, Fort Myers, FL 33965, (3)University Library System, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd. South, Fort Myers, FL 33965
4:00 PM
DEAR SANTA, PLEASE GIVE ME A LUMP OF COAL: LESSONS LEARNED RUNNING AN INTERNATIONAL SECRET SANTA ROCK EXCHANGE
TERRY, Dylan, Cal State San Bernardino Geology, 5500 University Pkwy, San Bernardino, CA 92407-2318
4:30 PM
UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF ONLINE DYNAMIC EARTH COURSE DURING COVID-19
ALAM, Md Iftekhar, Department of Geological Sciences, Cal Poly Pomona, 3801 West Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768, SU, Jian, Digital Learning, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996, YANG, Hongwei, School of Education, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL 32514 and BENNER, Jacob, Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 602 Strong Hall, 1621 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-1526
 
4:45 PM
Concluding Remarks
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