Workshop Program

Thursday, August 12: Optional GeoPads Field Day

Overlap day with some participants from Using GIS and Remote Sensing to Teach Geoscience workshop. Wear comfortable hiking clothes and lightweight hiking boots or sturdy sneakers (no sandals, please). Bring a hat, rain gear, and sunscreen.

7:00 AM meet at MSU Student Union for Coffee/Continental Breakfast and to pack lunch for the day; SUB Ballroom B
7:30 AM Drive to Paradise Valley

8:45 AM - 5:30 PM Participants will split into 4 groups and rotate between four field stations

8:45 - 10:45 AM Station 1
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Station 2
1:15 - 3:15 PM Station 3
3:30 - 5:30 PM Station 4

6:00 - 7:00 PM Soak at Chico
7:00 - 8:00 PM BBQ
9:00 PM Return to Bozeman

Friday, August 13

7:00-8:00 Continental breakfast, pack lunches for the day hike. We probably won't have time to get everyone back to the hotel in time for the opening session, so bring posters and any materials you want to have for the opening session later tonite. -- SUB Ballroom B

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM DAY TRIP for early arrivals: meet at SUB before 8 AM, pack lunch; Hike to Hyalite Peak or Bear Basin; check out our on-line Trail Guides to a) Hyalite Peak (Absaroka Volcanics south of Bozeman, b) Bear Basin (Archean basement near Big Sky), and c) Sacagawea Peak (Bridger Range north of Bozeman, Paleozoic sediments and sevier- and laramide-style faulting--we'll do this hike on Sunday!)

5:00 PM Beer/Wine Reception - Informal Poster Session (posters will stay posted for the duration of the workshop for continuing discussion)--SUB Ballroom B
6:00 PM Dinner
7:00 - 8:30 PM Opening Plenary Session -- SUB Ballroom C

• Introduction to the workshop and it's goals and expectations
• Round Table Discussion
• Field Work is Good BUT what is the evidence?
• How can we make the case that field instruction is essential to geoscience training?
• What is the value of field instruction: to students, to programs, professional development?
• What are the expected learning goals, outcomes?

Saturday, August 14

7:00-8:00 Coffee/continental breakfast service -- SUB Ballroom B

8:15 Charge of the day -- SUB Ballroom C

8:30 -10 Session I (Classrooms in Gaines Hall; each group of talks will be offered twice; presented here in small groups to optimize discussion/interaction; Recorder in each session to post "lessons learned", "best practices" on Workspace

Project Based Learning I-- Gaines Hall 043

• Scott Eaton, Christine May, and Steve Whitmeyer, Integrating student-led research in environmental geology into traditional field courses: a case study from James Madison University's field course in Ireland (PowerPoint 4.6MB Aug14 10)
• Paul Ryberg, Small details to big picture – field study of a glacio-fluvial gravel quarry near Rotterdam Junction, New York (PowerPoint 11.6MB Aug6 10)
• Larry Malinconico and David Sunderlin, Integration of Field and Laboratory Exercises into a One-Year Sed/Strat and Structure Course Leading to a Capstone Field Mapping Project (PowerPoint 11.2MB Aug16 10)
  

Instrumentation in Field Instruction Gaines Hall 143

• Larry Braile, Field Geophysics at SAGE: Strategies for Effective Education (PowerPoint 6.2MB Aug14 10)
  
• Sarah Kruse, Teaching Near Surface Geophysics in the Field (PowerPoint 4MB Aug14 10)
• Bob Bauer, Seismic refraction and reflection studies and the traditional field camp (PowerPoint 8.3MB Aug14 10)

10:00-10:30 Break

10:30-12:00 Session II

Project Based Learning II -- Gaines Hall 043

• Shelley Judge, Independent Study Field Based Research (PowerPoint 5.8MB Aug9 10)
• Chuck Bailey, Field-based undergraduate research projects: delights and challenges?
• Dave Mogk, REU Field Experiences--Project Design, Lessons Learned (Not an alternative to field camp!) (PowerPoint 6.5MB Mar7 11)

Environmental/Geohydro -- Gaines Hall 143

• Mark Hendrix, Mapping and estimating the volume of a mine tailings pile using total station surveying
• Steve Custer, A Field Course in the Snow! Learning Goals, Preparation, and Assessment (PowerPoint 5.6MB Aug24 10)
• Snow Stratigraphy Exercise Grading Rubric (Excel 21kB Aug4 10)
  
• Tara Curtin, Top-Down and Bottom-Up: Investigating Perturbations to a Lake Ecosystem (Acrobat (PDF) 17.5MB Aug11 10)
  

12:00 Lunch

1:00-2:00 Panel I Cross-Cutting Issues Sustainability/Liability/Safety -- SUB Ballroom C

Bob Bauer (session leader), Jim Miller, Steve Custer, Paul Umhoefer

• Panel presentation (PowerPoint 102kB Aug14 10), round table discussions, group report outs

2:00-3:30 Session III

Pedagogical Approaches -- Gaines Hall 043

• Michael Stewart, Field Sketching Exercises and Accessing Student Understanding While Instructing Proper Recording of Field Notes (PowerPoint 12.1MB Aug9 10)
• Becca Walker, Field and classroom strategies to improve critical thinking in introductory geoscience courses (PowerPoint 6.2MB Aug13 10)
• Dave Mogk, Cognitive Strategies Learned in Field Experiences (PowerPoint 3.4MB Aug11 10)

Alternative Approaches -- Gaines Hall 143

• Dyk Eusden, Geology of the Maine Coast by Sea Kayak: a field methods course (PowerPoint 4.9MB Aug14 10)
• Alex Moore, The Carbon Neutral Field Camp (PowerPoint 2.2MB Aug14 10)
• Jim Miller, A Field Mapping Exercise to Emphasize the Interpretive Nature of Bedrock Geologic Maps in Glaciated Terranes (Acrobat (PDF) 11.1MB Aug24 10)

3:30-4:00 Break

4:00-5:30 Session IV

Project Based Learning I -- Gaines Hall 043

• Scott Eaton, Christine May, and Steve Whitmeyer, Integrating student-led research in environmental geology into traditional field courses: a case study from James Madison University's field course in Ireland (PowerPoint 4.6MB Aug14 10)
• Paul Ryberg, Small details to big picture – field study of a glacio-fluvial gravel quarry near Rotterdam Junction, New York (PowerPoint 11.6MB Aug6 10)
• Larry Malinconico and David Sunderlin, Integration of Field and Laboratory Exercises into a One-Year Sed/Strat and Structure Course Leading to a Capstone Field Mapping Project (PowerPoint 11.2MB Aug16 10)

Instrumentation in Field Instruction -- Gaines Hall 143

• Larry Braile, Field Geophysics at SAGE: Strategies for Effective Education (PowerPoint 6.2MB Aug14 10)
  
• Sarah Kruse, Teaching Near Surface Geophysics in the Field (PowerPoint 4MB Aug14 10)
• Bob Bauer, Seismic refraction and reflection studies and the traditional field camp (PowerPoint 8.3MB Aug14 10)

5:30 Wrap up; plans for tomorrow; road check -- SUB BALLROOM C

6:00 Dinner down town, small groups, on your own

Sunday, August 15

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Looking north at the saddle between Sacagawea and Hardscrabble peak. Photo by Travis Corthouts.

7:00-8:00 Continental Breakfast, pack lunches; MEET AT HANNON HALL, NOT THE SUB!

Day hike to Sacagawea peak; Given this field setting, what field exercises would you develop?

Lunch on the Ridge

2:00-3:30 Panel II: Assessing Learning In the Field Evaluation -- SUB BALLROOM C

• Eric Pyle, A Faculty-Student Dialogue on Assessment: Rubrics as Vehicles for Communicating Learning Expectations in the Field (PowerPoint 1.7MB Aug13 10)
• Josh Caulkins, Development and implementation of in-field assessment protocols for two geology field courses at the University of British Columbia
• John Geissman, Real-time assessment in the field setting
• Andy Barth, Field Course as a capstone and assessment of student learning (Acrobat (PDF) 2.1MB Aug14 10)

3:30-5:00 Working Groups (Suggested topics) -- Rooms in the SUB and Gaines Hall

• Peer Review Submitted Activities
• Regional Road Log/Field Guide collections
• Assessments of Learning in the Field
• Design a field activity for....a "core" geoscience class, as an introductory exercise (perhaps for recruitment), for a set of learning goals....
• Field in Introductory Courses

5:00 Working Group Report Out, end of day summary; -- SUB BALLROOM C

6:00 Dinner, catered at Johnny Carino's Italian restaurant

Monday, August 16

7:00-8:00 Coffee/continental breakfast service -- SUB BALLROOM B

8:00 Charge of the day -- SUB BALLROOM C

8:15-9:15 Panel III Teaching Introductory Geology in the Field-- SUB BALLROOM C

• Cheryl Resnick, Building Bridges - Connecting the Classroom to the Field
• Anne Hall, Creating Positive Field Experiences in Introductory and Interdisciplinary Courses (PowerPoint 42.5MB Aug24 10)
• Lyn Gualtieri, Seattle University; Keeping it simple and fun: field geology for non-majors (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 15.9MB Aug9 10)
• Wendy Van Norden; Teaching Teachers in the Field
  

9:15-9:30 Break

9:30-11:00 Session V

Project Based Learning II --Gaines Hall 043

• Shelley Judge, Independent Study Field Based Research (PowerPoint 5.8MB Aug9 10)
• Chuck Bailey, Field-based undergraduate research projects: delights and challenges?
• Dave Mogk, REU Field Experiences--Project Design, Lessons Learned (Not an alternative to field camp!) (PowerPoint 6.5MB Mar7 11)

Environmental/Geohydro -- Gaines Hall 143

• Mark Hendrix, Mapping and estimating the volume of a mine tailings pile using total station surveying'
• Steve Custer, A Field Course in the Snow! Learning Goals, Preparation, and Assessment (PowerPoint 5.6MB Aug24 10)
• Snow Stratigraphy Exercise Grading Rubric (Excel 21kB Aug4 10)
  
• Tara Curtin, Top-Down and Bottom-Up: Investigating Perturbations to a Lake Ecosystem (Acrobat (PDF) 17.5MB Aug11 10)
  

11:00-12:30 Session VI

Pedagogical Approaches -- Gaines Hall 043

• Michael Stewart, Field Sketching Exercises and Accessing Student Understanding While Instructing Proper Recording of Field Notes (PowerPoint 12.1MB Aug9 10)
• Becca Walker, Field and classroom strategies to improve critical thinking in introductory geoscience courses (PowerPoint 6.2MB Aug13 10)
• Dave Mogk, Cognitive Strategies Learned in Field Experiences (PowerPoint 3.4MB Aug11 10)

Alternative Approaches -- Gaines Hall 143

• Dyk Eusden, Geology of the Maine Coast by Sea Kayak: a field methods course (PowerPoint 4.9MB Aug14 10)
• Alex Moore, The Carbon Neutral Field Camp (PowerPoint 2.2MB Aug14 10)
• Jim Miller, A Field Mapping Exercise to Emphasize the Interpretive Nature of Bedrock Geologic Maps in Glaciated Terranes (Acrobat (PDF) 11.1MB Aug24 10)

12:30-1:30 Lunch

1:30-3:00 Panel IV: Technology in the Field:The Good, the Bad, The Ugly -- SUB BALLROOM C

• Paul Umhoefer and Mark Manone, An Incremental Approach For Teaching Advanced Field Mapping Using Tablet Computers and GIS (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 7.1MB Aug11 10)
• Bob Ford Virtual field trip, blogs, Google Earth to engage students
• Terry Pavlis, Advantages and Pitfalls for Successful Use of Computer-Based GIS Systems for Field Geology
• Steve Whitmeyer, Computer-based field instruction; Lessons learned

3:00-4:30 Small Working Groups II; Finish your plans, post materials to the website --Rooms in Gaines Hall and SUB

4:30-5:30 Town Hall Meeting:; what have we learned? What next? Report out ` of Working Group action plans....workshop evaluation... SUB BALLROOM C

Dinner: BBQ at Hyalite Reservoir (including short hike to Palisades Falls, campfire)

Tuesday, August 17

Tuesday Aug 17 Optional Field Trip: Pick up at the dorms 7:30, Grantree 7:45.