Theme: Program Design
The programming listed below seeks to address the topic of Program Design.
- Community Engagement
- Course Resources
- Curriculum Design
- Developing Geocompetencies
- Geoscience Education Research
- Implementing InTeGrate
- Online Education
- Place-based Learning
- Professional Development for Undergrads, Grads and Faculty
- Program Design
- Recruiting, Retention, Diversity
- Research for Undergrads
- Student Learning
- Teacher Preparation, Professional Development and Policy Issues
Best Practices for Implementing Dual Enrollment Programs
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Monday
12-2:30pm PT / 1-3:30pm MT / 2-4:30pm CT / 3-5:30pm ET
Online
Joel Johnson, The University of Texas at Austin
Kathy Ellins, The University of Texas at Austin
Alison Mote
Dual enrollment college courses for high school students have great potential to expand geoscience education, to ease students into college rigor and improve college outcomes, and to attract students from ...
Toward an undergraduate certificate program in natural hazards planning and mitigation
POSTER SESSION
Wednesday
12:00-12:30pm PT / 1:00-1:30pm MT / 2:00-2:30pm CT / 3:00-3:30pm ET
Online
Steven Semken, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
Heather Fischer, Oregon State University
Elizabeth Wentz, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
Patricia Gober, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
Natural hazards pose risks to people, institutions, and infrastructure. These risks are rendered more extreme, more complex, and more challenging to manage by global climate change. Recent extreme events including ...
So what does a degree in geology actually mean? A review of commonly required courses
POSTER SESSION
Wednesday
12:00-1:00pm PT / 1:00-2:00pm MT / 2:00-3:00pm CT / 3:00-4:00pm ET
Online
Annie Klyce, Vanderbilt University
Katherine Ryker, University of South Carolina-Columbia
Unlike other fields such as chemistry (ACS, 2019), engineering, physics (ABET, 2019) and biology (ASBMB, 2019), the geosciences have no greater accrediting body. In terms of the classes that are required, there is ...
Community College: Academic Rigor in Online Earth Science Courses vs Traditional Classroom Formats
POSTER SESSION
Wednesday
12-2:30pm PT / 1-3:30pm MT / 2-4:30pm CT / 3-5:30pm ET
Online
Dr. Marico Bryant-Howe, University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College
Katina White, Forest Heights Middle school
CONSTANCE MEADORS, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Maintaining rigor across modalities is important at the University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College (UA-PTC) because our goal is to deliver a high-quality educational experience regardless of the method of ...
The nature of undergraduate field learning experiences: A framework to guide program design and research
POSTER SESSION
Wednesday
12:00-2:00pm PT / 1:00-3:00pm MT / 2:00-4:00pm CT / 3:00-5:00pm ET
Online
Kari O'Connell, Oregon State University
Kelly Hoke, Oregon State University
Michael Giamellaro, Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
Alan Berkowitz, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Undergraduate field learning experiences have a rich history of preparing students for careers in the earth sciences and other field-based sciences, yet what constitutes an effective field experience is not ...
A Retrospective Study of Geoscience Early Career Workshop Participants: Understanding the Lasting Influences on Faculty Professional Lives
ORAL SESSION
Wednesday
12:50 PT / 1:50 MT / 2:50 CT / 3:50 ET
Online
Ellen Iverson, Carleton College
Kristin O'Connell, Carleton College
Kathryn Sheriff, Mercer University
We investigated the influence of The NAGT Workshop for Early Career Geoscience Faculty: Teaching, Research, and Managing One's Career on past participants through a retrospective interview and survey study. ...
Communicating Beyond Visuals: Materials to Support Blind and Visually-Impaired Students in an Introductory Geology Course
SHARE-A-THON
Wednesday
1:30-2:30pm PT / 2:30-3:30pm MT / 3:30-4:30pm CT / 4:30-5:30pm ET
Online
Annie Klyce, Vanderbilt University
Katherine Ryker, University of South Carolina-Columbia
An introductory geology course can be daunting to students even with full use of their eyes, but students who are blind or visually-impaired experience a new world of challenges. Common, visual-based tasks include ...
Analyzing pedagogical practices in Geoscience Programs
POSTER SESSION
Wednesday
1:30-2:00pm PT / 2:30-3:00pm MT / 3:30-4:00pm CT / 4:30-5:00pm ET
Online
Denise Bacci, Universidade de Sao Paulo
The present research addressed the theoretical references of pedagogy and geosciences education, analyzing teacher´s practices in five undergraduate programs in two São Paulo State universities in Brazil. It ...
Teaching experimental design in a sophomore-level lab class
ORAL SESSION
Wednesday
2:15 PT / 3:15 MT / 4:15 CT / 5:15 ET
Online
Allison Luengen, University of San Francisco
Amalia Kokkinaki, University of San Francisco
Air and Water lecture and lab is a required second-year course in our environmental science undergraduate degree. The course is an introductory environmental chemistry course. To revamp the labs, we asked, ...
Theories of Change and Logic Models
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Thursday
1:30-4:00pm PT / 2:30-5:00pm MT / 3:30-6:00pm CT / 4:30-7:00pm ET
Online
Ellen Iverson, Carleton College
Increasingly theories of change are expected to be a central component articulated within education research grant proposals and manuscripts. At the end of this short workshop, participants will be able to ...