T115 We Can Do Better: Alternatives to the Same Old Lab-Lecture Format in the College Classroom

Monday, 8 November 2004
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Presentations

• 1:30 PM
  DESIGNING A CLASS: STRATEGIES AND WEB-RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPING STRONG LEARNING EXPERIENCES
  Cathryn A. Manduca, Carleton College, Northfield, MN and R. Heather Macdonald, College William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA and David W. Mogk, Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT and Mary Savina, Carleton College, Northfield, MN and Barbara J. Tewksbury, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
  77515 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:45 PM
  MAKING A FIELD-BASED GEOSCIENCE CURRICULUM WORK BY TEACHING ONE CLASS AT A TIME: THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-WESTERN
  Robert Thomas, University of Montana Western, Dillon, MT and Sheila M. Roberts, Univ of Montana Western, Dillon, MT
  73936 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:00 PM
  A COMPARISON OF UNDERGRADUATE GEOSCIENCE COURSE OFFERINGS: ONLINE VERSUS ON-GROUND
  Richard B. Schultz, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL
  75407 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:15 PM
  MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES IN GEOSCIENCE CLASSROOMS: BEYOND LECTURES, LABS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
  Mary E. Savina, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
  80801 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:30 PM
  "SCAFFOLDING" TO ENHANCE LEARNING IN A STUDIO (PETROLOGY) CLASSROOM
  Dexter Perkins, Univ of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
  77674 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:45 PM
  STUDIO CLASSROOM AND STUDENT CENTERED LEARNING IN TRADITIONALLY ISOLATIONIST GEOLOGY MICROSCOPY COURSES
  Elizabeth M. King, Illinois State Univ, Normal, IL
  74119 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:00 PM
  WHEN “LECTURE” AND “LAB” ARE IN THE SAME ROOM: STRUCTURING CLASS TIME AROUND LEARNING OBJECTIVES, NOT THE DAY OF THE WEEK
  Karen S. Bartels, Northeastern Illinois Univ, Chicago, IL
  81034 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:30 PM
  USING PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING (PBL) TO TEACH INTRODUCTORY EARTH SCIENCE
  Karl R. Wirth, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
  80751 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:45 PM
  USING A RELEVANT GEOLOGY THEME TO DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED SCIENCE LIBERAL STUDIES COURSE
  Deb Hemler, Fairmont State Univ, Fairmont, WV and Tom Repine, West Virginia Geol and Economic Survey, Morgantown, WV and Andreas Baur, Fairmont State Univ, Fairmont, WV and Galen Hansen, Fairmont State Univ, Fairmont, WV and Phil Mason, Fairmont State Univ, Fairmont, WV
  79483 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:00 PM
  NEW APPROACHES TO EFFECTIVE TEACHING IN THE GEOSCIENCES
  Susan Vajoczki, McMaster Univ, Hamilton, ON and Carolyn H. Eyles, McMaster Univ, Hamilton, ON
  79828 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:15 PM
  ONE-HUNDRED PERCENT PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN A SEDIMENTOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY COURSE
  Thomas A. Hickson, Univ of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
  80272 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:30 PM
  BRINGING ANOTHER DIMENSION TO THE CLASSROOM: ANAGLYPH MAPS & STEREO-PROJECTION
  Kent C. Kirkby, Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN and Paul J. Morin, Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  79030 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:45 PM
  LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM: ASSIGNMENTS THAT ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT SUBJECT MATTER
  Prajukti Bhattacharyya, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, Whitewater, WI and Joy Branlund, Southwestern Illinois College, Granite City, IL
  78040 (Technical Sessions)
• 5:00 PM
  A WALK THROUGH TIME: TEACHING HISTORICAL GEOLOGY AS A NON-MAJOR COURSE
  Suzanne M. Smaglik, Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY and Steve McAllister, Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY
  81026 (Technical Sessions)
• 5:15 PM
  PALEONTOLOGICAL SONIFICATION IN THE CLASSROOM: USING SOUND TO TEACH THE SHAPES OF FOSSILS
  A.A. Ekdale, Univ of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
  76439 (Technical Sessions)