233 Geoscience Education III: Issues and Opportunities at the Programmatic Level

Wednesday, 5 November 2003
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Presentations

• 1:30 PM
  WHAT MAKES A GEOSCIENCE MAJOR? WHAT MAKES A GEOSCIENTIST? RESULTS FROM FOCUS GROUPS OF GEOSCIENTISTS, 2003
  Mary Anne Holmes, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE and Connie Frey, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE and Suzanne O'Connell, Wesleyan Univ, Middletown, CT
  61163 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:45 PM
  EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE OF THE GEOSCIENCE DEGREE
  Christopher M. Keane, American Geol Institute, Alexandria, VA and Marcus E. Milling, American Geol Institute, Alexandria, VA
  62117 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:00 PM
  WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION: BUILDING THE INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA CONNECTION IN DEVELOPING A CAPABLE AND SUFFICIENT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE
  Marilyn J. Suiter, National Sci Foundation, Arlington, VA and Richard M. Taber, National Sci Foundation, Arlington, VA
  64542 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:15 PM
  GLOBAL PROCESSES IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY: A GEOSCIENCE PERSPECTIVE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ACADEMIA
  Michael G. Loudin, ExxonMobil Exploration Co, Houston, TX
  66483 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:30 PM
  PROFESSIONAL MASTER'S DEGREES
  Joaquin Ruiz, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ and Sheila Tobias, Tucson, AZ
  67127 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:45 PM
  GRADUATING FROM A PROFESSIONAL SCIENCE MASTERS DEGREE INTO A CAREER IN THE GEOSCIENCES: EARLY LESSONS
  Timothy P. Olsen, Univ of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI and Jill E. Leale, Department of the Interior, New Orleans, LA and De Anne S.P. Stevens, Alaska Div of Geol & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, AK
  67600 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:00 PM
  GEOSCIENCE ALLIANCE TO ENHANCE MINORITY PARTICIPATION (GAEMP): A UNIVERSITY COLLABORATIVE TO PREPARE AFRICAN AMERICANS AND HISPANICS FOR EARTH SCIENCE CAREERS
  Ray Ferrell, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA and Laurie C. Anderson, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA and Phillip J. Bart, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA and Juan Lorenzo, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA and Jonathan Tomkin, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA
  63370 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:15 PM
  CIDESS (CENTER TO IMPROVE DIVERSITY IN EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE): A COOPERATIVE PROGRAM UNITING THE GEOSCIENCE COMMUNITY
  Frank Hall, Univ of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
  66693 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:45 PM
  THE DLESE COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER: SUPPORTING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR USING HIGH QUALITY DIGITAL RESOURCES IN DIVERSE EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS
  Edward E. Geary, Colorado State Univ, Fort Collins, CO and Bryan Aivazian, Natrona County School District, Casper, WY and Cathryn Manduca, Carleton College, Northfield, MN and David Mogk, Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT
  63789 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:00 PM
  SHARING TEACHING MATERIALS AND MORE: NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLACING DLESE RESOURCES IN CONTEXT
  Cathryn A. Manduca, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
  65598 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:15 PM
  DLESE DATA SERVICES-FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT AND EFFECTIVE USE OF EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA IN EDUCATION
  Tamara Shapiro Ledley, TERC, Cambridge, MA and Ben Domenico, UCAR, Boulder, CO and Michael R. Taber, Univ of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO and LuAnn Dahlman, TERC, Cambridge, MA
  62416 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:30 PM
  THE DLESE COMMUNITY REVIEW SYSTEM: DIFFERING VIEWPOINTS OF EDUCATORS, LEARNERS AND SPECIALISTS
  Neil Holzman, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY and Kim Kastens, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY
  65548 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:45 PM
  DLESE EVALUATION CORE SERVICES
  Susan M. Buhr, Univ of Colorado, Boulder, CO and Lecia J. Barker, Univ of Colorado, Boulder, CO and Thomas C. Reeves, Univ of Georgia, Athens, GA
  67032 (Technical Sessions)
• 5:00 PM
  THE DLESE PROGRAM CENTER: COORDINATING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
  Mary Marlino, DLESE Program Ctr, Boulder, CO and Rajul E. Pandya, UCAR, Boulder, CO and Karon Kelly, UCAR, Boulder, CO and Mike Wright, UCAR, Boulder, CO
  64611 (Technical Sessions)
• 5:15 PM
  THE NATIONAL SCIENCE DIGITAL LIBRARY: NEW TOOLS FOR GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
  Susan Van Gundy, National Science Digital Library, Boulder, CO
  65602 (Technical Sessions)