Geological Society of America

8:00 AM

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CD-ROM BASED PETROLEUM ASSESSMENTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE GEOLOGY LABORATORIES

Robert L. Eves, Southern Utah Univ, Cedar City, UT and Larry E. Davis, College of St. Benedict, St. John's University, Collegeville, MN and Kenneth I. Takahashi, U.S. Geol Survey, Denver, CO and Thaddeus S. Dyman, U.S. Geol Survey, Denver, CO

13870 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER AS A SUPPLEMENTAL ADVISING TOOL FOR A LARGE DEPARTMENT

Laura A. Guertin, Penn State Delaware County, Media, PA

14239 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

USING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE SCALE MODEL EXPERIMENTS FOR IMPROVED TEACHING AND LEARNING

H. Robert Burger, Smith College, Northampton, MA and Michelle B. Snider, Smith College, Northampton, MA

18933 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

SENECA LAKE WATERSHED: AN IDEAL HYDROGEOCHEMICAL NATURAL LABORATORY

John D. Halfman, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY and Sandra M. Baldwin, William Smith College, Geneva, NY

20124 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

DOING WHAT GEOLOGISTS DO:ENCOURAGING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN AUTHENTIC FIELD RESEARCH

Patricia M. Millette, Mt. Blue High School, Farmington, ME

20173 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

DOES AN INSTRUCTOR’S LEARNING STYLE INFLUENCE STUDENT PERFORMANCE? A PRELIMINARY STUDY

Alejandro E. Amigo, Sierra College, Rocklin, CA

21338 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

NET BASED FOSSIL IDENTIFICATION FOR COMMON FOSSILS FROM THE CINCINNATIAN (UPPER ORDOVICIAN) OF SOUTHWESTERN OHIO

John H. Whitmore, Cedarville Univ, Cedarville, OH

22311 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY FOR ALL STUDENTS: ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE COURSES IN A NEW CORE CURRICULUM

Denise A. Battles, Georgia Southern Univ, Statesboro, GA and James S. Reichard, Georgia Southern Univ, Statesboro, GA and Fredrick J. Rich, Georgia Southern Univ, Statesboro, GA and Melvin E. Franks, Georgia Southern Univ, Statesboro, GA

23143 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

USING THE SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE FOR DISCOVERY BASED LEARNING IN UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

Rachel J. Beane, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME

23507 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

THE ADOPTION OF THE HOLES CREEK WATERSHED: BUILDING A PARTNERSHIP THAT PROMOTES GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS

Melissa A. Oberhaus, Univ of Dayton, Dayton, OH and Donald L. Pair, Univ of Dayton, Dayton, OH

23700 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

CONSTRUCTION OF A FORTY MILE SOLAR SYSTEM SCALE MODEL IN NORTHERN MAINE

Kevin McCartney, Univ of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle, ME

24651 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

COALITION FOR NATURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD TRIPS

Richard Romero, El Paso Idependent School District, El Paso, TX and Philip Goodell, Univ of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX and Leonel Barraza, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, N/A

24847 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

DIGITAL FIELD MAPPING INSTRUCTION WITH POCKET PC COMPUTERS

Joseph Frizado, Bowling Green State Univ, Bowling Green, OH and Charles M. Onasch, Bowling Green State Univ, Bowling Green, OH

25290 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

POE--USING THE INTERNET FOR PERSONALIZED LEARNING IN A LARGE ENROLLMENT INTRODUCTORY EARTH SCIENCE CLASS

Barbara M. Hill, Syracuse Univ, Syracuse, NY and Donald Siegel, Syracuse, NY and Adam Heller, Syracuse Univ, Syracuse, NY and Michelle Balmeo, Syracuse Univ, Syracuse, NY and Ashley Feingold, Syracuse Univ, Syracuse, NY and Joe Belknap, Syracuse Univ, Syracuse, NY

25400 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

OBJECT-ORIENTED PARADIGM: AN EFFICIENT TOOL FOR TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY

Hassan A. Babaie, Georgia State Univ, Atlanta, GA and Abbed Babaei, Cleveland State Univ, Cleveland, OH

25589 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

PROJECT GO: ARKANSAS' GEOLOGICAL ORIENTATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL-LEVEL STUDENTS

John David McFarland, Arkansas Geol Commission, Little Rock, AR and Kirby Shofner, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, AR and Bob Rahrle, Brookland Public Schools, Brookland, AR and Diane Montgomery, Brookland Public Schools, Brookland, AR and Wendi J.W. Williams, Univ of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR

26421 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

INTERDISCIPLINARY HYDROGEOLOGICAL, GEOCHEMICAL, AND GEOPHYSICAL STUDY AT THE UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL

Karen Salvage, Binghamton Univ, Binghamton, NY and Joseph Graney, Binghamton Univ, Binghamton, NY and Jeffrey Barker, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY

27053 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

PALEOMAGNETIC ANALYSIS PROGRAM FOR RESEARCH AND UNDERGRADUATE LABS

Chunfu Zhang, Purdue Univ, West Lafayette, IN and James G. Ogg, Purdue Univ, West Lafayette, IN

27054 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

THE NEMO EXPLORER WEB SITE: VIRTUAL EXPLORATION OF THE NEMO SEAFLOOR OBSERVATORY, AXIAL VOLCANO, JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE

Charles Weiland, Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA and Bill Chadwick, Hatfield Marine Sci Ctr, Newport, OR and Robert Embley, Hatfield Marine Sci Ctr, Newport, OR

27141 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

THE WEST GEORGIA WATERSHED ASSESSMENT AND UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH: FIELD AND LABORATORY EXPERIENCE WITH REAL WORLD RESEARCH

Curtis L. Hollabaugh, State Univ of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA and Julie K. Bartley, State Univ of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA and Randy Kath, State Univ of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA and Johnny A. Waters, State Univ of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA

27464 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

GEOINFORMATICS: A GEOTECHNICAL DEGREE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Nancy Winiarz, Baylor University, Waco, TX

27494 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

TEACHING UNDERGRADUATE HYDROGEOLOGY USING AN ON-CAMPUS WELL FIELD: BALANCING THEORY AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION

James R. Mayer, State Univ of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA

27714 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

INTEGRATION OF GIS AND GPS INTO BALL STATE UNIVERSITY'S FIELD CAMP

Alan C. Samuelson, Ball State Univ, Muncie, IN and Michael Kutis, Ball State Univ, Muncie, IN

27805 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

K-12 HANDS-ON EARTH HISTORY ACTIVITIES AT THE EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION NETWORK, KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Carol L. Ruthven, Kentucky Geol Survey, Lexington, KY and Stephen F. Greb, Kentucky Geol Survey, Lexington, KY and Donald R. Chesnut, Kentucky Geol Survey, Lexington, KY

28072 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

PROJECT MAMMOTH PARK: CONNECTING SCIENTISTS AND TEACHERS

Edith S. Gummer, Oregon State Univ, Corvallis, OR

28218 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

TEACHING ASSISTANTS, AN UNDERUTILIZED RESOURCE IN GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION

Iris Moreno Totten, Univ of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

28554 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

IDEAS FOR VISUALIZING RISKY FUTURES BASED ON ENSEMBLES OF STOCHASTIC SIMULATIONS

Timothy Lutz, West Chester University, West Chester, PA