Theme: Research for Undergrads
The programming listed below seeks to address the topic of Research for Undergrads.
- Course Resources
- Curriculum Design
- Developing Geocompetencies
- Geoscience Education Research
- Implementing InTeGrate
- Online Education
- Professional Development for Undergrads, Grads and Faculty
- Program Design
- Recruiting, Retention, Diversity
- Research for Undergrads
- Student Learning
- Teacher Preparation, Professional Development and Policy Issues
- Teaching About Climate Change
Utilizing the Paleobiology Database to Provide Hands-On Research Opportunities for Undergraduates
POSTER SESSION
Numerous studies indicate that student participation in undergraduate research experiences can result in increased recruitment and retention of science majors. Many undergraduate students' only exposure to ...
The Pet Rock Project, a course-embedded research project in undergraduate geoscience education: introduction to research, development of communication skills and means of programmatic assessment
POSTER SESSION
The Pet Rock Project, a course-embedded research project, in the junior-level Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology course at LSU has been a successful vehicle to provide all undergraduate geology students with a ...
Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences at Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, Utah
POSTER SESSION
Nationally there is a growing need for more geology majors especially from underrepresented groups. Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is the only two-year college in the most populous part of Utah and is the ...
Use of Data and Visualization in the Space Weather Classroom
POSTER SESSION
Engaging students in using real data to address scientific questions is an integral aspect of aerospace education. The goal of this study is to examine how space weather students used, analyzed, and understood ...
Making Undergraduate Research a Key Part of Your Class or Curriculum
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Undergraduate research is an exciting way to introduce students to the scientific method and to engage them in critical thinking and problem solving skills. Research can also increase relevance of the topics at ...