38 Innovative, Multidisciplinary, and Research-Oriented Approaches to Geoscience Courses

Friday, 11 April 2014
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Smithfield

Presentations

• 1:00 PM
  INTEGRATING STRUCTURE, STRATIGRAPHY AND TECTONICS IN UNDERGRADUATE BA AND BS CURRICULA
  Lynn S. Fichter, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA and Steve Whitmeyer, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
  237149 (Theme Sessions)
• 1:20 PM
  INTEGRATING SEDIMENTOLOGY/STRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY/TECTONICS UNDERGRADUATE COURSES INTO A TWO-SEMESTER BASIN & DEFORMATION ANALYSIS SEQUENCE
  David Sunderlin, Lafayette College, Easton, PA and Lawrence Malinconico, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
  237362 (Theme Sessions)
• 1:40 PM
  INTEGRATING BASIC FIELD SKILLS, RESEARCH AND SERVICE IN A 300 LEVEL GEOENVIRONMENTAL FIELD CLASS: RESULTS FROM THE FIRST OFFERING
  Mark Krekeler, Miami University Hamilton, Hamilton, OH and Michelle Burke, Miami University, Oxford, OH and Kelly C. McHugh, Miami University, Oxford, OH and Joshua Silverstein, Miami University, Oxford, OH
  236872 (Theme Sessions)
• 2:00 PM
  WATER QUALITY RESEARCH THROUGH THE LENS OF ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM – THE ROLE OF IMMERSIVE LEARNING
  Adam J. Kuban, Ball State University, Muncie, IN and Lee J. Florea, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
  236849 (Theme Sessions)
• 2:20 PM
  EXPANDING AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY FOR RESEARCH PREPARATION AND FACILITATION: INVESTIGATIONS USING REMOTELY OPERATED EPMA AND SEM INSTRUMENTS IN INTRODUCTORY AND UPPER-LEVEL GEOSCIENCE COURSES
  Jeffrey Ryan, University of South Florida School of Geosciences, Tampa, FL and Rosemary Hickey-Vargas, Florida International University, Miami, FL and James H. MacDonald, Dept. of Marine and Ecological Science, Fort Myer, FL and Mary A. Beck, Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL
  237514 (Theme Sessions)
• 2:40 PM
  BUILDING ESSENTIAL PROFESSIONAL SKILLS THROUGH RESEARCH IN THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
  R. Kelly Vance, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA and Charles H. Trupe, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA and Gale A. Bishop, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA and Frederick J. Rich, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA and Kathlyn M. Smith, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA and James S. Reichard, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
  237472 (Theme Sessions)
• 3:15 PM
  EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION WITH THE CLICK OF A BUTTON: CLICKERS AS A HIGH-IMPACT PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICE IN GEOSCIENCES
  John Chermak, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA and Kathryne Drezek McConnell, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
  237344 (Theme Sessions)
• 3:35 PM
  ENGAGING NON-MAJOR EPS STUDENTS WITH MOBILE DEVICES AND LEARNING CATALYTICS
  Declan G. De Paor, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
  237148 (Theme Sessions)
• 3:55 PM
  USING TEAM BASED LEARNING TECHNIQUES IN A GENERAL EDUCATION EARTH HISTORY CLASS: RESULTS FROM AN ONGOING STUDY
  Mary Anne Connors, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
  237531 (Theme Sessions)
• 4:15 PM
  HOW IMPORTANT ARE TA’S? COMPARING STUDENT KNOWLEDGE RETENTION IN ONLINE AND CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
  Rachel L. Salter, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC and Michael Meyer, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC and Jennifer Sliko, Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown, PA
  237355 (Theme Sessions)
• 4:35 PM
  COMPARING STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN TRADITIONAL AND FLIPPED CLASSES: SHOULD WE FLIP?
  Jennifer Sliko, Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown, PA and Michael Meyer, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC and Blair Tormey, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
  237502 (Theme Sessions)