T75 Innovations and Challenges in Non-Major Instruction in Two- and Four-Year Colleges I

Monday, 5 November 2012
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
209AB

Presentations

• 8:05 AM
  THE RISE OF TWO-YEAR COLLEGES IN GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
  Robert H. Blodgett, Austin Community College, Austin, TX
  210620 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:20 AM
  GOING TO THE SOURCE: STUDENT PERSPECTIVES ON FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE LEARNING IN COLLEGE-LEVEL INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY COURSES
  Laura A. Lukes, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC and David McConnell, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
  211548 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:35 AM
  SCHEDULING APPROACHES FOR ACCOMODATING NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS
  Deborah Hyde, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK
  208789 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:50 AM
  WHAT'S SCIENCE GOT TO DO WITH IT? NATURE OF SCIENCE INSTRUCTION IN GENERAL EDUCATION GEOLOGY COURSES
  L. Lynn Marquez, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Millersville, PA
  211843 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:05 AM
  ENGAGEMENT AND STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH INFUSION OF ENERGY SCIENCE THEMES IN GENERAL SCIENCE COURSES AT TWO-YEAR COLLEGES
  Benjamin A. Wolfe, Metropolitan Community College-Blue River, Independence, MO and Tristan Londre, Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO and Todd C. Martin, Metropolitan Community College-Blue River, Independence, MO
  210644 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:20 AM
  A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO TEACHING SUSTAINABILITY: CORN ETHANOL ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
  David Szymanski, Bentley University, Waltham, MA and Eric A. Oches, Bentley University, Waltham, MA and Bryan J.S. Snyder, Bentley University, Waltham, MA and Girish J. Gulati, Bentley University, Waltham, MA and P. Thompson Davis, Bentley University, Waltham, MA
  209541 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:35 AM
  PURPOSEFUL INTEGRATION OF CASE STUDIES AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY COURSES
  Amanda Colosimo, Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY
  213302 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:50 AM
  USING TEAM BASED LEARNING TECHNIQUES IN A GENERAL EDUCATION EARTH HISTORY CLASS
  Mary Anne Connors, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
  213263 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:20 AM
  "RETHINKING ROCKS" TO OPTIMIZE GEOSCIENCE TEACHING FOR ALL
  Danita S. Brandt, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
  206715 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:35 AM
  BRINGING GEOLOGY TO LIFE: USING LITERARY METHODS TO CONSTRUCT KNOWLEDGE IN GEOLOGY
  LeAnne Teruya, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
  213183 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:50 AM
  THE BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF INCLUDING STUDENTS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES IN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY COURSES AT TWO-YEAR COLLEGES
  Christine Bradford, Lone Star College - Tomball, Tomball, TX
  210783 (Technical Sessions)
• 11:05 AM
  STIMULATING INTEREST OF NON-SCIENCE MAJORS WITH COURSE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THEIR OWN SURROUNDINGS AND LIVES
  Elizabeth Nagy, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
  211325 (Technical Sessions)
• 11:20 AM
  THE SPECIAL PLACE PROJECT: ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A PLACE-BASED WRITING PROJECT ON GEOSCIENCE LEARNING BY GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN 2-YR AND 4-YR COLLEGE ENVIRONMENTS
  Sadredin C. Moosavi, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, MN
  207567 (Technical Sessions)
• 11:35 AM
  MAKING FIELD SCIENTISTS OUT OF GEOSCIENCE NON-MAJORS: A PLACE-BASED APPROACH
  JoAnn Thissen, Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY
  206444 (Technical Sessions)