Geological Society of America

T204 The Future of Geoscience Field Courses I

Wednesday, 31 October 2007
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Presentations

8:05 AM

FIELD CAMPS REMAIN AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY GEOLOGICAL CURRICULUM, BUT MUST BE RELEVANT

B. Clark Burchfiel, MIT, Cambridge, MA

123736 (Technical Sessions)
8:20 AM

OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FRONT LINES OF A SUMMER FIELD COURSE: “WE CAN'T DO EVERYTHING IN A SIX CREDIT COURSE”

William K. Hart, Miami University, Dubois, WY and Brian S. Currie, Miami University, Dubois, WY and J. Christopher Haley, Miami University, Dubois, WY

127535 (Technical Sessions)
8:35 AM

TO MAP OR NOT TO MAP: WHY FIELD MAPPING AS A PRIMARY EMPHASIS FOR GEOLOGY FIELD COURSES IS IMPORTANT

Stephen B. Harper, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

132513 (Technical Sessions)
8:50 AM

YBRA-TRADITION AND LEADERSHIP ROLE IN FIELD COURSE EDUCATION FOR 79 YEARS

Marvin Kauffman, University of Montana-Western, Red Lodge, MT

124657 (Technical Sessions)
9:05 AM

EARTH SCIENCE FIELD COURSES AT THE YELLOWSTONE-BIGHORN RESEARCH ASSOCIATION YBRA

Robert Giegengack, Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA and Yvette Bordeaux, Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA and Jennifer Smith, Washington Univ, St. Louis, MO

132086 (Technical Sessions)
9:20 AM

FIELD GEOLOGY INSTRUCTION AT THE FLAGSHIP INSTITUTION IN ONE OF THE POOREST STATES IN THE USA

John W. Geissman, University of New Mexico, Albuqueruqe, NM and Grant Meyer, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM and Scott Muggleton, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

126140 (Technical Sessions)
9:35 AM

ADVANCED SUMMER FIELD GEOLOGY STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

Karl E. Karlstrom, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM and Laura J. Crossey, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM and Tobias P. Fischer, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

130191 (Technical Sessions)
9:50 AM

PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF GEOLOGY FIELD CAMP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

LaVerne M. Friberg, Akron, OH

130682 (Technical Sessions)
10:05 AM

PRECAMBRIAN FIELD CAMP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH

James D. Miller, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN and Dean M. Peterson, Duluth, MN and George J. Hudak, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI

126521 (Technical Sessions)
10:20 AM

USING TRADITIONAL FIELD METHODS TO HELP STUDENTS IMPROVE OBSERVATIONAL SKILLS AND DEVELOP EVIDENCE-BASED INTERPRETATIONS

James O. Puckette, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK and Neil H. Suneson, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

127381 (Technical Sessions)
10:35 AM

THE FUTURE OF FIELDWORK: IT'S NOT JUST THE COGNITIVE DOMAIN

Alan P. Boyle, Univ of Liverpool, Liverpool, N/A

126929 (Technical Sessions)
10:50 AM

THE ROLE OF FIELD CAMPS IN UNDERGRADUATE GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION – VIEWS FROM ACROSS THE POND

Alison Stokes, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, N/A and Mark W. Anderson, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, N/A

125043 (Technical Sessions)
11:05 AM

TEACHING GEOLOGY FIELD COURSES – A WEST OF IRELAND EXPERIENCE

Ronan W. Hennessy, OÉ Gaillimh, Galway, N/A and Martin Feely, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, N/A

130039 (Technical Sessions)
11:20 AM

SPOILT FOR CHOICE: A GEOLOGY FIELD CAMP ON AN ACTIVE PLATE BOUNDARY

Leslie J. Singh, Geological Education Services, Wellington, N/A

127985 (Technical Sessions)
11:35 AM

UNDERSTANDING THE EXISTING ROLE OF TRADITIONAL FIELD COURSES IN THE EARTH SCIENCES: INSIGHTS FROM THE NAGT/USGS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY

Gregory S. Baker, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

132492 (Technical Sessions)