Theme: Developing Geocompetencies
The programming listed below seeks to address the topic of Developing Geocompetencies.
- 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 for Quantitative Literacy in Undergraduate Geoscience Courses
WORKSHOP
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
8:30am-11:30am
Lindley: 307
Jennifer Wenner, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Participants will work in small groups to integrate quantitative literacy into a pre-existing geoscience course (both introductory and upper-level courses are appropriate). Groups will consider appropriate ...
Supporting Spatial Thinking
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Monday
1:30pm-4:00pm
Slawson: G175
Carol Ormand Ph.D., Carleton College
This session is for anyone who is interested in translating research on spatial thinking into practice. After a brief overview of key findings from research on spatial cognition, participants will have a chance to ...
Comparing Student Satisfaction with Textbook Chapters and Adaptive Learning Lessons in an Environmental Geology Course
ORAL SESSION
Monday
1:30pm
Ritchie Hall: 366
E. Christa Farmer, Hofstra University
Amy Catalano, Hofstra University
Adam Halpern, Hofstra University
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 ...
Utilizing InTeGrate's "Systems Thinking" across multiple student audiences
ORAL SESSION
Monday
2:15pm
Ritchie Hall: 366
Jessica Martin, University of Providence
Thinking about the natural world in terms of functional systems is a key approach across the physical and biological sciences. At the University of Providence, a small private Catholic university in central ...
What kinds of questions do undergraduates generate while exploring data visualizations pertaining to sea level rise and climate change?
ORAL SESSION
Monday
2:45pm
Ritchie Hall: 366
Kim Kastens, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Melissa Zrada, The College of New Jersey
Margie Turrin, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Question-asking is a necessary step towards generating hypotheses, making decisions, and solving problems, and is Practice #1 in the Next Generation Science Standards. However, research on student question-asking ...
Teaching for Community Science Literacy
ORAL SESSION
Monday
3:30pm
Ritchie Hall: 368
Rajul Pandya, AGU
Cathy Manduca, Carleton College
In a recent report, the National Academies recognized and described a new kind of science literacy - community science literacy. Community science literacy is "a community having sufficient shared resources ...
Improving Scientific Literacy in Introductory Geoscience Classes with Data-driven Inquiry
POSTER SESSION
Wednesday
4:30pm-5:45pm
Beren Auditorium
Lily Claiborne, Vanderbilt University
Neil Kelley, Vanderbilt University
Ajayi, Moyosore, Vanderbilt University
Kristy Barnes, Vanderbilt University
Steven Goodbred, Vanderbilt University
Garrett Tate, Vanderbilt University
Inquiry-based learning is shown to improve scientific literacy (Brickman et al. 2009). Availability of cutting-edge scientific data and imagery online provides new educational opportunities to have students pursue ...
BLOSSM: STEM Education through Citizen Seismology
POSTER SESSION
Wednesday
4:30pm-5:45pm
Beren Auditorium
Jefferson Chang, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Molly Yunker, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Jacob I. Walter, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
The BLOSSM in Oklahoma program (Bridging Local Outreach & Seismic Signal Monitoring) aims to provide educational resources to public schools and free-choice learning environments, while supplementing the ...
Improving of student accuracy at determining soil texture by feel
POSTER SESSION
Wednesday
4:30pm-5:45pm
Beren Auditorium
Judith Turk, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Rebecca Young, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Determining the soil texture by feel is an important field skill for soil scientists and other earth scientists, but it is difficult for students to master. Current instructional tools include flowcharts and keys ...
Supporting Interdisciplinary Teaching about the Earth for a Sustainable Future through the InTeGrate Project
POSTER SESSION
Wednesday
4:30pm-5:45pm
Beren Auditorium
Monica Bruckner, Carleton College
Cathy Manduca, Carleton College
John McDaris, Carleton College
Cailin Huyck Orr, Carleton College
InTeGrate supports teaching about Earth in the context of sustainability across the curriculum through curricula development and strengthening programs to increase undergraduate students' Earth literacy and ...
Undergraduate Perceptions of Climate Change
POSTER SESSION
Wednesday
4:30pm-5:45pm
Beren Auditorium
Steph Courtney, Auburn University Main Campus
karen mcneal, Auburn University Main Campus
Creating resilient communities that successfully adapt to climate change will require a public is that is literate about climate change and the potential impacts. In recent years, a flood of information concerning ...
Assessment of student learning – field application
POSTER SESSION
Wednesday
4:30pm-5:45pm
Beren Auditorium
Lily Pfeifer, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Lynn Soreghan, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Michael Soreghan, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Our research, Landscapes of Deep Time in the Red Earth of France (NSF International Research Experience for Students project), aims to mentor U.S. undergraduate science students from underserved populations (e.g. ...
Reasoning about Feedback Loops
POSTER SESSION
Wednesday
4:30pm-5:45pm
Beren Auditorium
Rebekah Banerjee, Temple University
Tim Shipley, Temple University
Understanding the role of feedback loops in the geosciences and related fields is an important yet challenging topic for students and teachers alike. Grasping the patterns that tend to arise in dynamic systems, and ...
Understanding and Fostering Geoscience Student attitudes toward Agricultural Careers
POSTER SESSION
Wednesday
4:30pm-5:45pm
Beren Auditorium
Jeremy Aber, Middle Tennessee State University
Henrique Momm, Middle Tennessee State University
Racha El Kadiri, Middle Tennessee State University
Dawn Lemke, Alabama A & M University
Recent studies have shown only three percent of college graduates would consider a career in agriculture. Conversely, the overwhelming challenge for increased food production is being met with technological ...
Communicating Science to the General Public
WORKSHOP
Thursday, Friday
8:30am-11:30am
Ritchie Hall: 368
Beth Bartel, UNAVCO
Wendy Bohon, IRIS Consortium
Effective communication skills enable practitioners to engage non-experts, inform public opinion and policymakers, inspire the next generation of scientists and voters, and improve our own research process. This ...
GETSI (GEodesy Tools for Societal Issues): Teaching with the GETSI module "GPS, Strain, and Earthquakes"
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Thursday
1:30pm-4:00pm
Ritchie Hall: 164
Vince Cronin, Baylor University
The module GPS, Strain and Earthquakes by the GETSI project (GEodesy Tools for Societal Issues) facilitates learning about high precision GPS data through the lens of earthquake hazards, risk, and preparedness. The ...
Using Excel for Quantitative Skill Development
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Thursday
1:30pm-4:00pm
Lindley: 307
Ben Maas, Metropolitan State University
This workshop is designed for all geoscience educators who are interested in incorporating data analysis, interpretation, and collection into their classes using Microsoft Excel. During the two and a half hour ...
Engaging Introductory Students with Data Discovery and Visualizations Using GeoMapApp
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Thursday
1:30pm-4:00pm
Slawson: G177
Andrew Goodwillie, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Bringing research-grade geoscience data into the classroom empowers students and enriches understanding. In this hands-on workshop, we use GeoMapApp, a free map-based data discovery and visualisation tool from ...
Hooked on Active Tectonics: An Affective Comparison of Study Abroad and Local Students in New Zealand
ORAL SESSION
Thursday
1:45pm
Ritchie Hall: 368
Alison Jolley (AJ), University of Waikato
Samuel Hampton, Frontiers Abroad
Erik Brogt, University of Canterbury
ben kennedy, University of Canterbury
Lyndon Fraser, University of Canterbury
Students who have studied abroad report greater self-confidence, long-lasting impacts on their worldview, and development of skillsets that influenced their future career paths. Field experiences offer similar ...
Dispositional Characteristics: An Important Dimension to Consider in the Development of an Inclusive Educational Organization.
ORAL SESSION
Thursday
2:45pm
Ritchie Hall: 368
Dave Gosselin, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Ron Bonnstetter, TTI Success Insights
An ongoing challenge for higher education is preparing all students to effectively contribute to solutions for the many "wicked problems" and "grand challenges" that society faces. As ...
Friday Fun Day: Readings to improve Participation, Peer Support, and Content Knowledge
ORAL SESSION
Thursday
3:00pm
Ritchie Hall: 368
Kyle Fredrick, Pennsylvania Western University - California
While the action of reading is not a common barrier for science majors, reading comprehension is a limiting factor for many students. Geoscience students' performance depends on their ability to access and ...
Finding the front: Two Approaches to Teaching with Weather Maps
Friday
1:50pm-2:10pm
Ritchie Hall: 366
Sarah Glancy, University of Hawaii-West Oahu
Robert Glancy, Metropolitan State University of Denver
The authors present how they use the same surface weather map from the National Weather Service to teach about weather for two different courses (introductory meteorology and climate and introductory earth science) ...
Beyond Sustainability: The Anthropocene as a paradigm for thinking about the Earth Across Disciplines
Friday
2:30pm-2:50pm
Ritchie Hall: 366
Gary Gomby, Central Connecticut State University
The Anthropocene has been defined as the period during which humans have become a global geophysical force. The concept of the Anthropocene can be expanded beyond this "narrow" definition to a more ...
Student choices, outcomes, and engagement with Self-guided introductory field experiences using the Flyover Country app
POSTER SESSION
Friday
3:00pm-4:00pm
Beren Auditorium
Avery Shinneman, University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Amy Myrbo, Science Museum of MN
Shane Loeffler, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Field experiences are an integral and attractive part of an education in the geosciences, and considered formative by many students. However, at many institutions class sizes, transportation, and other barriers ...
Geodesy for everyone: Educational resources to incorporate geodetic data and concepts into instruction and activities
POSTER SESSION
Friday
3:00pm-4:00pm
Beren Auditorium
Beth Bartel, UNAVCO
Donna Charlevoix, EarthScope Consortium
Aisha Morris, National Science Foundation
Shelley E Olds, EarthScope Consortium
Beth Pratt-Sitaula, EarthScope Consortium
Kelsey Russo-Nixon, EarthScope
Dan Zietlow, UNAVCO
Geodesy is the study of Earth's shape, gravity field, and rotation. Geodetic applications and data are used to understand many societal issues such as land surface change, drought monitoring, climate change, ...
Incorporating writing into large and very large courses
POSTER SESSION
Friday
3:00pm-4:00pm
Beren Auditorium
Lisa Tutty, Lakehead University
In my large (100+ students) and very large courses (400-1000 students) I have been increasingly incorporating writing into the curriculum. This entails short and long answer questions on tests and examinations in ...
Tools & Support for Integrating Real Environmental Data into Education
POSTER SESSION
Friday
3:00pm-4:00pm
Beren Auditorium
Liza Brazil, Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc
Jon Pollak, Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc
Using real data in a classroom setting can help students better understand scientific concepts. By working with data from a place they are familiar with they can form deeper connections to the research or they can ...
What should we teach undergraduates about plate kinematics now, a half century after the revolution?
POSTER SESSION
Friday
3:00pm-4:00pm
Beren Auditorium
Vince Cronin, Baylor University
Much of what is presented in undergraduate textbooks about plate kinematics represents a first-generation model from the early-1970s. In some cases, obsolete ideas (expanding/contracting Earth, geosynclines, ...
Measuring coseismic deformation with differential topography in undergraduate courses
POSTER SESSION
Friday
3:00pm-4:00pm
Beren Auditorium
Chelsea Scott, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
Ramon Arrowsmith, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
Christopher Crosby, UNAVCO
When a fault ruptures the surface in an earthquake, the fault scarp is observable in a topographic hillshade produced from meter to sub-meter scale resolution imagery. Frequently, earthquakes are now imaged by ...
Dueling Sandboxes: Revising a Physical Geology Lab Course
POSTER SESSION
Friday
3:00pm-4:00pm
Beren Auditorium
Christopher Berg, Orange Coast College
Randa Harris, University of West Georgia
The Physical Geology Laboratory is a two-hour weekly standalone course commonly taken by non-STEM majors to fulfill core science requirements at the University of West Georgia; most students are co-enrolled in the ...
Science communication as a conduit for geoscience engagement in non-major students
POSTER SESSION
Friday
3:00pm-4:00pm
Beren Auditorium
Kelly Lazar, Clemson University
Stephen Moysey, East Carolina University
Many students find their way into geoscience majors and careers through a spark originating from their introductory geoscience course. Cultivating the triggered situational interest in these students is essential ...
TEACHING COASTAL GEOLOGY USING INTERACTIVE GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY
POSTER SESSION
Friday
3:00pm-4:00pm
Beren Auditorium
Charles Carlson, Old Dominion University
Jennifer Georgen, Old Dominion University
The use of Google technology within the classroom provides a captivating, progressive, and hands-on strategy for teaching undergraduate science lessons. This Google TourBuilder activity provides an online ...