Southeastern Section - 74th Annual Meeting - 2025

Session No. 22
Thursday, 20 March 2025: 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
Appalachian C (Hotel Madison & Shenandoah Valley Conference Center)

T31. Recent Progress in Teaching Petrology, Earth Materials, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry I

GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Mineralogical Society of America

 

Elizabeth Johnson and Sarah Mazza, Advocates
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Start Time
1:30 PM
AN UNFURGETTABLE METHOD OF TEACHING EARTH MATERIALS BY CATOLOGY: A FURWARD THINKING APPROACH TO STUDENT SUCCESS
HUNT, Emma J., Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Sciences, Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613
1:45 PM
THE PET FUR TERNARY: USING ANALOGY TO INTRODUCE EARTH MATERIALS STUDENTS TO TERNARY DIAGRAMS
PETCOVIC, Heather, Geological and Environmental Sciences & Mallinson Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241
2:00 PM
THE GEO JOURNEYS PROJECT: A SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT THAT USES FIELD TRIP DESIGN AND ARCGIS STORYMAPS TO ENHANCE A SENSE OF PLACE IN PETROLOGY AND EARTH MATERIALS COURSES
CHILSON-PARKS, Benjamin, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, POTTER, Katherine, Geology Department, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-4505, BARBER, Nicholas, Department of Earth and Environmental Geoscience, Washington and Lee University, 204 W. Washington Street, Lexington, VA 24450 and WALSH, Emily, Geology Department, Cornell College, 600 First St. SW, Mt. Vernon, IA 52134
2:15 PM
MEANINGFUL ALTERNATIVES TO HANDS-ON PETROLOGY PROJECTS USING WIKIPEDIA: A SUCCESS STORY FROM ONLINE TEACHING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
CARMICHAEL, Sarah, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Appalachian State University, 572 Rivers Street, Boone, NC 28608
2:30 PM
A SEMESTER LONG MINERAL RESOURCE SIMULATION PROJECT FOR NON-MAJOR UNDERGRADUATES
BARBER, Nicholas, Department of Earth and Environmental Geoscience, Washington and Lee University, 204 W. Washington Street, Lexington, VA 24450
3:00 PM
ENHANCING PETROLOGY TEACHING AND LEARNING USING ONLINE RESOURCES
BRADY, John B., Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063-0001
 
3:15 PM
Discussion: Creating Successful Course Activities
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