T192 Large Intro Courses That Work: Sharing Exciting and Effective Teaching Strategies (Posters)

Tuesday, 4 November 2003
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Presentations

• 1:30 PM
  DETERMINING WHAT STUDENTS KNOW IN REAL TIME, NOT GEOLOGIC TIME, IN LARGE CLASSES
  Stuart Birnbaum, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX and Carmen Fies, Univ Texas San Antonio, San Antonio, TX and Eric Swanson, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
  58889 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  INCREASING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF COURSE EVALUATION IN LARGE-ENROLLMENT GEOSCIENCE CLASSES
  Walter E. Martin, Univ of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC and Scott P. Hippensteel, Univ of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
  60303 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  MAKING YOUR CLASS A DISASTER...ON PURPOSE!: AUTHENTIC SCIENCE IN A LARGE ENROLLMENT GEN-ED CLASS
  Kevin P. Furlong, Penn State Univ, University Park, PA and Jaime Whitlock, Colorado State Univ, Fort Collins, CO
  60799 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  CALIBRATED PEER REVIEW FOR THE EARTH SCIENCES: A PROTOTYPE ASSIGNMENT ON EARTHQUAKES AND PLATE TECTONICS
  Cinzia Cervato, Iowa State Univ, Ames, IA and James A. Rudd, California State Univ, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA and Robert Ridky, United States Geol Survey, Reston, VA
  61373 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  USING NEWS MEDIA DATABASES (LEXISNEXIS) TO IDENTIFY RELEVANT TOPICS FOR INTRODUCTORY EARTH SCIENCE COURSES
  Joan Jach, Iowa State Univ, Ames, IA and Cinzia Cervato, Iowa State Univ, Ames, IA and Robert Ridky, United States Geol Survey, Reston, VA
  61601 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  REDESIGN OF PRESERVICE SCIENCE COURSES TO INCORPORATE INQUIRY AND CASE-BASED STUDIES
  Pamela A. Buzas-Stephens, Midwestern State Univ, Wichita Falls, TX and Bambi Bailey, Midwestern State Univ, Wichita Falls, TX
  61994 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  ENGAGING STUDENTS THROUGH ACTIVE-LEARNING IN LARGE ENTRY LEVEL GEOSCIENCE CLASSES
  Susan Vajoczki, McMaster Univ, Hamilton, ON and Carolyn H. Eyles, McMaster Univ, Hamilton, ON
  62002 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  ONLINE TOOLS THAT SUPPORT STUDENT INVESTIGATIONS USING EARTH DATA IN A GENERAL EDUCATION OCEANOGRAPHY CLASS
  William Prothero, Univ of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
  64335 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING IN LARGE CLASSES VIA TECHNOLOGY-ASSISTED LECTURE ACTIVITIES
  James D. Myers, Univ of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
  64384 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  THE I-70 ROADCUT (COLORADO), A VIRTUAL GATEWAY TO INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY
  Bruce F. Rueger, Colby College, Waterville, ME
  64598 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  USING CONCEPTESTS IN MULTIPLE INTRODUCTORY COURSES
  David McConnell, Univ of Akron, Akron, OH and Stephen Van Horn, Muskingum College, New Concord, OH and David Steer, Univ of Akron, Akron, OH and Kathie Owens, Univ of Akron, Akron, OH and Walter Borowski, Eastern Kentucky Univ, Richmond, KY and Jeffrey Dick, Youngstown State Univ, Youngstown, OH and Jeffrey Knott, California State Univ, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA and Alvin Konigsberg, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY and Michelle Malone, Western Washington Univ, Bellingham, WA and Heidi McGrew, Univ of Dayton, Dayton, OH
  64604 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  GROUP EXERCISES THAT WORK WELL IN LARGE NON-LAB BASIC EARTH SCIENCE CLASSES
  Paul T. Ryberg, Clarion Univ, Clarion, PA
  65178 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  RECIPE FOR THE SUCCESSFUL ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY CURRICULUM AT SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY
  Patrick A. Burkhart, Slippery Rock Univeristy, Slippery Rock, PA and Michael Jahn, Slippery Rock Univeristy, Slippery Rock, PA and Ashley Van Dyne, Slippery Rock Univeristy, Slippery Rock, PA
  65238 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  MAKING A MESS OF LECTURE: USING FUN, INTERACTIVE PHYSICAL DEMONSTRATIONS IN A LARGE LECTURE SETTING
  Eric Butler, Univ of Vermont, Burlington, VT and Paul Bierman, Univ of Vermont, Burlington, VT
  66901 (Technical Sessions)