Geological Society of America

8:00 AM

AN INTEGRATED GIS—GPS—FIELD COMPTUTER ASSIGNMENT FOR INTRODUCTORY PALEONTOLOGY: INTRODUCING SKILLS IN FIELD DATA MANAGEMENT AND PRESENTATION

Russell S. Shapiro, California State University-Chico, Chico, CA

135663 (THEME SESSIONS)

8:20 AM

AN INCREMENTAL APPROACH FOR TEACHING FIELD MAPPING USING RUGGED TABLET COMPUTERS AND GIS

Mark F. Manone, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ and Paul J. Umhoefer, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ and Abe Springer, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ and Thomas Hoisch, Northern Arizona Univ, Flagstaff, AZ and Shawn Newell, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

135309 (THEME SESSIONS)

8:40 AM

USING TABLET COMPUTERS IN LARGE LECTURES

James Sample, Northern Arizona Univ, Flagstaff, AZ and David M. Best, Northern Arizona Univ, Flagstaff, AZ and Mark Manone, Northern Arizona Univ, Flagstaff, AZ and Alex J. Csar, Northern Arizona Univ, Flagstaff, AZ and Shawn Newell, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ and Thomas Hoisch, Northern Arizona Univ, Flagstaff, AZ and Fred Solop, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

135328 (THEME SESSIONS)

9:00 AM

STUDENT-BASED LEARNING USING GOOGLE EARTH IN SEDIMENTOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY COURSES

T.J. Greene, California State University-Chico, Chico, CA and R.S. Shapiro, California State University-Chico, Chico, CA

135432 (THEME SESSIONS)

9:20 AM

USING THE GEOSCIENCE CONCEPT INVENTORY (GCI) TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ONLINE BLENDED INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY CLASS AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY

Gary H. Girty, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA and Taylor Carrasco, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

134565 (THEME SESSIONS)

9:40 AM

SENSES OF PLACE: PLACE ATTACHMENT IN GEOLOGY STUDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Tracy Perkins, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ and Steven Semken, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

135224 (THEME SESSIONS)

10:20 AM

SITUATING EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES IN SUPERIOR: TOWARD PLACE-BASED K-12 EDUCATION IN A CULTURALLY AND GEOLOGICALLY DIVERSE SOUTHWESTERN REGION

Steven Semken, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ and Deborah Williams, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

135201 (THEME SESSIONS)

10:40 AM

DEEP-TIME, THE TEACHABLE MOMENT AT GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK

Eve H. Iversen, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

133960 (THEME SESSIONS)

11:00 AM

DEVELOPING GEOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR BLM'S SLOAN CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA: PRESENTING THE MIOCENE VOLCANIC HISTORY OF THE NORTHERN MCCULLOUGH MOUNTAINS, SOUTHERN NEVADA TO THE PUBLIC

Denise K. Honn, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV and Racheal Johnsen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV and Eugene Smith, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

135477 (THEME SESSIONS)

11:20 AM

HOW TO REBUILD GEOSCIENCE DEPARTMENTS AND FUEL THE REVOLUTION IN EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE EDUCATION

Elizabeth B. Lewis, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

134355 (THEME SESSIONS)

11:40 AM

FOSTERING EXCITEMENT FOR SCIENCE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH TEACHING LOCAL GEOLOGY

Esther M. Kingsbury, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID and Carri Thomason, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID

135488 (THEME SESSIONS)

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