Wednesday, 22 October 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Vancouver Convention Centre-West 210
GSA Geoscience Education Division

 

Kelsey S. Bitting and Alan F. Halfen, Advocates
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ORDER IN THE COURSE: IMPROVING INSTRUCTION, STUDENT AFFECT, SELF-EFFICACY AND CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY (Withdrawn)
8:15 AM
GREATER THAN THE SUM OF THEIR PARTS? SPLITTING-UP AND INTEGRATING LABORATORY EXERCISES INTO AN ACTIVE-LEARNING CLASSROOM AT A TWO-YEAR COLLEGE
MARTON, Fred, Department of Physical Sciences, Bergen Community College, 400 Paramus Rd, Paramus, NJ 07652, fmarton@bergen.edu
8:30 AM
8:45 AM
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TOURS:  USING LOCAL CASE STUDIES FOR TEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY
BULINSKI, Katherine V., School of Environmental Studies, Bellarmine University, 2001 Newburg Road, Louisville, KY 40205, kbulinski@bellarmine.edu
9:00 AM
“ASBESTOS-RELATED” ISSUES SURROUNDING THE FORMER VERMICULATE MINE NEAR LIBBY, MONTANA:  A CASE STUDY IN GEOLOGY, MEDIA, ETHICS, REGULATIONS, PUBLIC POLICY, HEALTH, AND LEGAL ISSUES
BUZON, Marian E., Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844, buzo5733@vandals.uidaho.edu and GUNTER, Mickey E., Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter MS 443022, Moscow, ID 83844
9:15 AM
UNNATURAL DISASTER? INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT
SCHIESSER, Roy A., Chandler Gilbert Community College, 502 East Saratoga Street, Gilbert, AZ 85296, roy.schiesser@cgc.edu
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USING SCAFFOLDED CASE STUDIES FOR A LONG-TERM PROJECT: GENOMICS OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN THERMOPOLIS HOT SPRINGS (Withdrawn)
 
9:45 AM
Break
10:00 AM
ENGAGING UNDERGRADUATES FROM LARGE CLASSES IN GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH: A CASE STUDY USING FORAMINIFERA
BUZAS-STEPHENS, Pamela, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, pamela.stephens@colorado.edu
10:15 AM
TEACHING GEOETHICS WITH EXISTING SCIENCE CASE STUDIES
BRANLUND, Joy M., Earth Science, Southwestern Illinois College, 4950 Maryville Rd, Granite City, IL 62040, Joy.Branlund@swic.edu
10:30 AM
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AS A CONTEXT FOR DEVELOPING EARTH SYSTEMS THINKING IN UNDERGRADUATE GEOSCIENCE COURSES
SCHERER, Hannah H., Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education, Virginia Tech, 288 Litton-Reaves Hall (0343), Blacksburg, VA 24061, FORTNER, Sarah K., Department of Geology, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH 45501, sfortner@wittenberg.edu, and MURPHY, Martha, Department of Earth & Space Sciences, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
10:45 AM
TESTING COGSKETCH GEOSCIENCE WORKSHEETS AS AN EFFECTIVE SPATIAL LEARNING TOOL IN INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE COURSES
GARNIER, Bridget, SERC, 1 N College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, bridget.garnier@me.com, ORMAND, Carol J., Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College St, Northfield, MN 55057, CHANG, Maria, 2133 Sheridan Road, Room 3.207, Evanston, IL 60208, MATLEN, Bryan, Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, TIKOFF, Basil, Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin, 1215 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, SHIPLEY, Thomas F., Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, and FORBUS, Kenneth D., Qualitative Reasoning Group, Northwestern University, 2133 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60201
11:00 AM
APPROACHES TO TRANSFORMING INSTRUCTOR TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
ROBERTS, Jennifer A., Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley Hall, Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66047, jenrob@ku.edu, BITTING, Kelsey S., Dept of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66044, and OLCOTT MARSHALL, Alison, Department of Geology, University of Kansas, Lindley Hall, Rm 120A, Lawrence, KS 66045
11:15 AM
SITUATED INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING: A CASE STUDY IN REFORMING UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE EDUCATION
CZAJKA, C. Doug, Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, cdczajka@ncsu.edu and MCCONNELL, David, Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
11:30 AM
INCORPORATING SYSTEMS THINKING AND TOOLS INTO UNDERGRADUATE EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE COURSES TO REVEAL RELEVANCE, INCREASE UNDERSTANDING, AND DEEPEN LEARNING
MCCARVILLE, Katherine, School of Science and Mathematics, Upper Iowa University, 605 Washington St, P.O. Box 1857, Fayette, IA 52142, mccarvillek@uiu.edu
11:45 AM
ASSESSING IMPROVEMENTS OF LEARNING OUTCOMES IN TRANSFORMED GEOSCIENCE CLASSES
JONES, Francis1, SCOATES, James S.2, SUTHERLAND, Stuart3, MINDELL, Randal3, and GILLEY, Brett4, (1) Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2020, Earth Sciences Building, 2207 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, fjones@eos.ubc.ca, (2) Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Pacific Centre for Isotopic and Geochemical Research, 2020, Earth Sciences Building, 2207 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T-1Z4, Canada, (3) Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2020, Earth Sciences Building, 2207 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T-1Z4, Canada, (4) Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2020, Earth Sciences Building, 2207 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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