29 In the Spotlight: Paleontology and the Public, and Virtual Field Trips

Wednesday, 6 April 2016
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Meeting Room 200 AB

Presentations

• 1:30 PM
  BRINGING GRAND CANYON TO THE CAMPUS QUAD: ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT MOTIVATION AND STUDENT LEARNING IN THE GEOSCIENCES THROUGH VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS FOR MOBILE SMART-DEVICES
  Natalie Bursztyn, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA and Andrew Walker, Houston, TX and Joel Pederson, Utah State University, Logan, UT and Brett Shelton, Boise State University, Boise, ID
  274140 (Theme Sessions)
• 1:50 PM
  CREATING INEXPENSIVE AND INTERACTIVE ONLINE EXPERIENCES FOR SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION
  Gabriel-Philip Santos, Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, Claremont, CA
  274762 (Theme Sessions)
• 2:10 PM
  MORE THAN JUST MARKETING: SOCIAL MEDIA AS AN EXHIBIT DEVELOPMENT TOOL
  Alton C. Dooley, Western Science Center, Hemet, CA
  274424 (Theme Sessions)
• 2:30 PM
  SCIENCE BLOGGING AS A GATEWAY TO PALEONTOLOGY: EXPERIENCES FROM K-12 STUDENTS AND BEYOND
  Taormina Lepore, The Webb Schools, Claremont, CA and Adriana Guillen, Pomona, CA and Jocelyn Escoto, Pomona, CA and Joey Hernandez, Pomona, CA
  274034 (Theme Sessions)
• 2:50 PM
  PARTNERING TO PRESERVE THE PAST: THE IMPORTANCE OF VOLUNTEERS IN PROMOTING AND ADVANCING PALEONTOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND OUTREACH
  Eric Scott, Dr. John D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center, Santa Ana, CA
  274719 (Theme Sessions)
• 3:10 PM
  THE ORANGE COUNTY DISPERSED NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
  Jere H. Lipps, John D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center, Santa Ana, CA
  274568 (Theme Sessions)