T177 Undergraduate Research Experiences at the Introductory Level in Two- and Four-Year Colleges

Monday, 28 October 2013
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room 405

Presentations

• 1:15 PM
  A SEMESTER-LONG RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION FOR INTRODUCTORY STUDENTS
  Karen M. Kortz, Community College of Rhode Island, Lincoln, RI and Nadine Evans, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI and Nicholas Podmaska, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI and Allen Tevyaw, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
  226818 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  THE CHALLENGE OF STUDENT OWNERSHIP OF RESEARCH PROJECTS IN INTRODUCTORY GENERAL EDUCATION GEOSCIENCE COURSES
  Kimberly A. Hannula, Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO and Lisa Snyder, Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO
  224017 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:45 PM
  RESULTS OF THE 2YC RESEARCH PROGRAM S.O.L.A.R.I.S. (STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES IN LEARNING ADVANCED RESEARCH IN THE GEOSCIENCES) IN STUDENT RETENTION AND SUCCESS AT EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
  Joshua Villalobos, El Paso Community College, El Paso, TX
  225414 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:00 PM
  USING TREE-RING RESEARCH AND RADIOCARBON DATING FOR CLASS PROJECTS AND UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH—CENTRALIA COLLEGE TREE-RING LAB
  Patrick T. Pringle, Centralia College, Centralia, WA
  227064 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:15 PM
  INTEGRATING EARLY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH INTO THE 2-YEAR COLLEGE CURRICULUM
  Suzanne M. Smaglik, Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY
  233798 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:00 PM
  CREATING  UNIQUE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR TWO-YEAR COLLEGE FACULTY AND STUDENTS (URECAS): AN INTEGRATED RESEARCH AND TRANSFER PROGRAM FOR TWO-YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS IN THE EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES
  Pranoti Asher, Washington, DC and Bethany Adamec, Washington, DC
  221900 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:15 PM
  EARLY EXPOSURE TO UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH: COMMUNITY COLLEGES BUILDING SKILLS AND INCREASING INTEREST IN STEM
  Niccole V. Cerveny, Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ
  230186 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:30 PM
  AUTHENTIC, LOW/NO COST RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN INTRODUCTORY COURSES AND LABS: PROMISING STRATEGIES USING GEOINFORMATICS RESOURCES AND REMOTELY OPERABLE INSTRUMENTATION
  Jeffrey Ryan, Univ. South Florida School of Geosciences, Tampa, FL
  227803 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:45 PM
  CAN NINETY-NINE NON-SCIENCE MAJORS DESIGN AND EXECUTE RESEARCH PROJECTS IN AN INTRODUCTORY OCEANOGRAPHY CLASS? USING SIMPLE GEOGRAPHIC VISUALIZATION TOOLS AND REAL-WORLD DATA TO IMPROVE ENGAGEMENT AND ACHIEVE MANDATED LEARNING OUTCOMES
  Rebecca L. Freeman, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
  230762 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:00 PM
  PAYING THE 48TH NOBEL CONFERENCE FORWARD: USING STUDENT CAPSTONES TO CREATE A CURRICULUM ON CONTEMPORARY OCEAN ISSUES
  Beth A. Johnson, Menasha, WI and Shawn Kargus, Menasha, WI and Jonathan Steffen, Appleton, WI and Michelle Van Cuyk, Menasha, WI and Eric Balza, Menasha, WI and Andrew Shears, Mansfield, PA
  226878 (Technical Sessions)