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Carol Ormand

Geoscience Content Developer

Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College
608-213-1618; cormand@carleton.edu
Projects * Publications * Experience * Education * Hobbies

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Projects

I started working for SERC in the fall of 2005. I had been a visiting assistant professor at a couple of small liberal arts colleges for the previous five years, so I was well-prepared for my first assignment: developing websites of resources for Early Career Faculty in the Geosciences and for graduate students and postdocs Preparing for an Academic Career in the Geosciences. I also help facilitate the associated Cutting Edge workshops. In 2008 I helped facilitate our workshop and developed the Cutting Edge website on the Role of Metacognition in Teaching Geoscience.

Over time, my responsibilities have expanded to include similar work for other projects, including our Building Strong Geoscience Departments project -- developing our online collections of resources and facilitating the associated workshops.

For On the Cutting Edge:
  • The Role of Metacognition in Teaching Geoscience (2008)
  • Early Career Geoscience Faculty: Teaching, Research, and Managing Your Career, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • Preparing for An Academic Career in the Geosciences: Workshop for Graduate Students and Post-doctoral Fellows, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
For Building Strong Geoscience Departments:

I'm also involved in a research project through SILC: the Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center. We are investigating the development of spatial thinking skills, and particularly what instructional strategies are most helpful for novices developing these skills. My background in structural geology comes in handy for this.


Selected Publications and Presentations

Geoscience Education

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2009

2008

  • Macdonald, R. Heather, Richelle M. Allen-King, Robyn Wright Dunbar, Cathryn A. Manduca and Carol J. Ormand (2008). A Course of One's Own: Issues, Challenges, and Resources for Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Early Career Faculty: Geological Society of America annual meeting (Houston, TX). See abstract.
  • Manduca, Cathryn, R. Heather Macdonald, P. Geoffrey Feiss, Randall M. Richardson, and Carol J. Ormand (2008). Building Strong Geoscience Departments: Resources and Opportunities (Acrobat (PDF) 3.4MB Dec11 08): American Geophysical Union fall meeting (San Francisco, CA). Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED31A-0577.
  • Manduca, Cathryn, R. Heather Macdonald, P. Geoffrey Feiss, Randall M. Richardson, Timothy J. Bralower, Carolyn H. Eyles, and Carol J. Ormand (2008). Geoscience Departments and the Workforce: Bringing Together Student Interests and Industry Needs: Geological Society of America annual meeting (Houston, TX). See abstract.
  • Manduca, Cathryn, Dedre Gentner, Mark P. Holden, Carol J. Ormand, Benjamin Jee, Bradley B. Sageman, Thomas F. Shipley, Basil Tikoff and David H. Uttal (2008). Geoscience Perception: Expert and Novice Experience of Graphs, Outcrops, and Landscapes: Geological Society of America annual meeting (Houston, TX). See abstract.
  • Ormand, Carol, Karin Kirk, R. Heather Macdonald, Cathryn Manduca, and Barbara Tewksbury (2008). NEW Online Resources for Teaching Introductory-Level Geoscience Courses (Acrobat (PDF) 24MB Oct14 08): Geological Society of America annual meeting (Houston, TX). See abstract.
  • Richardson, Randall M. and Carol J. Ormand (2008). Survey of Geoscience Departments Finds Shared Goals and Challenges. (Acrobat (PDF) 415kB Oct1 08) Eos, v. 89, n. 27, p. 242-243. Abstract available on the AGU site.

2007 and prior

Van Hise Rock, Baraboo, WI

Structural Geology

Experience

Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, 2005-present
Visiting Assistant Professor, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH, 2002-2005
Visiting Assistant Professor, St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI, 2000-2002
Graduate Assistant, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1992-2000
Adjunct Instructor, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, 1997

Education

Ph. D. in Structural Geology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2000

B. A. in Mathematics, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, 1989

Hobbies

I'm a bit of a fanatic about traditional American contra and square dancing and music; to see what I mean, check out my dance homepage.

I also enjoy quilting. For my first quilting project, I combined these two interests and made a dance t-shirt quilt, as you can see in this photo. (Click on the image to see it up close and personal.)


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