E. Christa Farmer

Geology, Environment, and Sustainability

Hofstra University

Workshop Participant, Webinar Participant, Website Contributor

Website Content Contributions

Activities (2)

Poleward Heat Transport Jigsaw part of Hurricanes-Climate Change Connection:Activities
Based on great plate tectonic exercise by Sawyer et al. (2005 JGE), this small-group exercise with maps of data about earth's energy balance helps students visualize poleward heat transport.

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Rayleigh fractionation visualization part of Climate Change:Activities
A MS Excel spreadsheet gives an account of Rayleigh fractionation, the progressive removal of the heavier oxygen isotope as a moist air parcel moves from the subtropics to the high latitudes. This exercise is ...

Conference Presentations (2)

Comparing Student Satisfaction with Textbook Chapters and Adaptive Learning Lessons in an Environmental Geology Course part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2018:Program:Oral Sessions:Monday A
Educational technologies offer students an alternative to accessing supplemental class material through static print. More specifically, adaptive learning offers the learner a dynamic and personalized educational ...

Comparing Textbook Chapters and Adaptive Learning Lessons: Assessing Student Learning Motivation in the Earth Sciences part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2017:Program:Poster Sessions:Wednesday
Do differences exist in how students feel about their learning experiences using an adaptive learning platform versus a traditional textbook? There is a gap in the literature comparing learning motivation between ...

Other Contributions (3)

Environmental Geology and Natural Hazards (GEOL005) at Hofstra University part of Math You Need:Implementations
Instructor: E. Christa Farmer Enrollment: 24 Challenges to using math in introductory geoscience Hofstra University's Geology Department has several learning goals and objectives (as stated in the 12 July ...

E. Christa Farmer part of Hurricanes-Climate Change Connection:Workshop 08:Participant Profiles
E. Christa Farmer Geology Department Hofstra University 145 Gittleson Hall Hempstead, NY 11549 516.463.5566 516.463.5120(fax) geoecf@hofstra.edu Hello Hurricane - Climate Change "Workshop" participants, I ...

Monday A: Course Development to Engage your Students part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2018:Program:Oral Sessions:Monday A
Skip to Main ContentSkip to Navigation Your Account Earth Educators' RendezvousLawrence, KS, July 16-20, 2018 View the Program | Search the ...

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Workshop Participant (13 workshops)

Webinar Participant (6 webinars)