T221 Supporting Diverse Student Populations: Innovations and Strategies for Geo-Success

Tuesday, 27 September 2016
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Mile High Ballroom 4EF

Presentations

• 1:35 PM
  "UNDERREPRESENTED" IS NOT JUST A BUZZWORD: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE LACK OF ETHNIC AND RACIAL DIVERSITY IN THE GEOSCIENCES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS
  Robyn Mieko Dahl, UC Riverside, Riverside, CA and Kylie Caesar, UC Riverside, Riverside, CA and Ian Hughes, 3674 Larchwood Place, Riverside, CA
  284916 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:50 PM
  AN INVESTIGATION OF HIGH DROPOUT RATES AMONG INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS STUDYING IN STEM MAJORS IN THE U.S. THROUGH ANALYSIS OF THE KOREAN GEOPHYSICS CLASSROOM
  Seth L. King, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
  283154 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:05 PM
  PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF FIELD-BASED ACCESSIBILITY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF U.S. GEOSCIENCE DEPARTMENTS
  Ivan Carabajal, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH and Christopher Atchison, Cincinnati, OH
  282314 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:20 PM
  TRADITIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN STORY TELLING ENHANCES GEOSCIENCE PEDAGOGY
  Niccole V. Cerveny, Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ and Eddie Webb, Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ
  287347 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:35 PM
  ACCOMMODATIONS FOR VISUALLY IMPARED STUDENTS IN GEOLOGY LAB
  Daniel J. Gardner, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
  282939 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:50 PM
  A STUDENT’S PERSPECTIVE OF STRATEGIES FOR FACULTY WITH STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
  David J. Gatesy, San Jose City College, San Jose, CA and Jessica Smay, San Jose City College, San Jose, CA
  286819 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:05 PM
  ADDRESSING CHALLENGES DURING AT-SEA RESEARCH
  Kiel Callahan, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC
  287624 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:45 PM
  PROMOTING DIVERSITY THROUGH DELIBERATE INCLUSIVE APPROACHES TO MAKE THE GEOSCIENCES MORE ACCESSIBLE
  Wendi J.W. Williams, NorthWest Arkansas Community College, Bentonville, AR
  283753 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:00 PM
  EXPANDING ACCESS TO FIELD-BASED LEARNING THROUGH THE USE OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES AND MIXED-ABILITY STUDENT GROUPING
  Christopher Atchison, Cincinnati, OH and Steven J. Whitmeyer, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA and Jennifer Piatek, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT and Anita M. Marshall, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Ivan Carabajal, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH and Eric Pyle, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA and Declan De Paor, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA and Susan Eriksson, Davis, CA
  282315 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:15 PM
  DISCOVERING NEW DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS AND FOOT TRACKS USING STRUCTURE FROM MOTION DATA
  Valeria V. Martinez, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX and Laura F. Serpa, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX
  282023 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:30 PM
  INNOVATING GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES BY INTRODUCING TECHNOLOGICAL FIELD-BASED LEARNING
  Emily Blythe Hayes, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
  285201 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:45 PM
  USING SYSTEMIC EFFORTS HORIZONTALLY AND VERTICALLY TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY AND OPPORTUNITY IN GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
  Roderic I. Brame, Keystone Prep High School, Odessa, FL
  287860 (Technical Sessions)