ED020
Creating Opportunities for Experiential Learning in Introductory Geoscience Classes
Session ID#: 83471
Session Description:
This session welcomes submissions that share strategies for incorporating experiential learning opportunities into otherwise traditional introductory geoscience courses. Ideas involving hands-on activities, engaging assignments, outdoor excursions, student projects, or other innovative approaches to enhancing student learning are welcomed.
Index Terms:
0810 Post-secondary education [EDUCATION]
0825 Teaching methods [EDUCATION]
Primary Convener: Geoffrey W Cook, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
Conveners: Heather M Cook, California State University San Marcos, Department of Chemistry, San Marcos, CA, United States and Nicole A Iwaz, Cerritos College, Earth Science and Geography, Norwalk, CA, United States
Primary Liaison: Geoffrey W Cook, U. of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States
Sandcastle Topography: Elevating Student Comprehension from Two to Three Dimensions when Analyzing Topographic Maps (508547)
Nicole A Iwaz, Cerritos College, Department of Earth Science and Geography, Norwalk, CA, United States and Heather M Cook, California State University San Marcos, Department of Chemistry, San Marcos, CA, United States
Student Produced Audio Narratives (SPAN) – Initial results of a regional pilot implementation program (525936)
Erin R Kraal, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA, United States, George Sirrakos, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Secondary Education, Kutztown, United States, Laura A Guertin, Penn State Brandywine, Earth Science, Media, PA, United States and Ari Epstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
The Evolution of Student Engagement, Interest and Perception of Geoscience During Challenge-Based Courses: Insights from the GeoFORCE Texas Program (556908)
Vanshan Desmond Wright1, Alissa Jeanne Kotowski2, Katherine Kelly Ellins3, Elise Gonzalez4, Scarlette Hsia2 and Dana Thomas5, (1)Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, (2)University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States, (3)The University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX, United States, (4)University of Texas at Austin, Austin, United States, (5)Stanford University, Geological Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States
Show and Tell…and Touch: Passing Around Materials to Augment Student Learning in Introductory Earth Science Classes (609783)
Heather M Cook, California State University San Marcos, Department of Chemistry, San Marcos, CA, United States and Geoffrey W Cook, U. of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States
