About Profiles
Hide
Paul Kelso
Geology and Physics
Lake Superior State University
Paul Kelso is a Professor of Geology at Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. I enjoy assisting students as they grow and mature as geoscientist and I am always looking for more effective ways to engage students in learning. I have incorporated problem based learning into many of my classes and often these projects have a field focus. My research interests, in addition to geoscience education, include rock magnetism and paleomagnetism which are often applied to tectonic problems. I am also involved in engaging high school students and minorities, particularly Native Americans, in field based geoscience activities.
pkelso@lssu.edu
Website Content Contributions
Activities (2)
Using Geophysical Field Studies as the Focus for Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in an Introductory Geophysics Course part of Geophysics:Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
Using field geophysics projects as the focus of problem based learning activities in an introductory geophysics course provides students with the opportunity to work and think as geophysicists. Students are ...
Conjugate Fractures form in Clay part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Activities
Pottery clay deformed by uniaxial compression, with a standard hydraulic rock trimmer, produces conjugate fractures at approximately 30 degrees to sigma 1. This activity allows students to observe fracturing and ...
Essay (1)
Learning geoscience by doing geoscience part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching the Methods of Geoscience:Essays
Essay page detailing a geoscience educator's pedagogical shift from traditional lecture-lab formats to experiential, field-based, problem-centered learning that mirrors professional geoscientist practices, emphasizing constructivist, collaborative, and inquiry-driven methods to improve student retention and application of geoscience concepts.
Conference Presentation (1)
A project-based geology curriculum at Lake Superior State University: an overview with examples part of Rendezvous 2015:Program:Abstracts
We at Lake Superior State University designed an innovative undergraduate geology curriculum that is based on constructivist educational principles and emphasizes engagement of students in real-life projects. ...
Other Contributions (4)
Using Geophysical Field Studies as the Focus for Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in an Introductory Geophysics Course part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching the Methods of Geoscience:Course Supplement Collection
This educational resource page details an introductory geophysics course that employs problem-based learning (PBL) centered on real-world geophysical field studies, where students engage in end-to-end project work—designing surveys, collecting and interpreting data, and presenting results—mirroring professional geophysical consulting practices to teach scientific methods and practical skills.
Communities
North Central Section, Geoscience Education Research Division
July 2016 Earth Educators Rendezvous 2015
July 2015 NAGT All
Teach the Earth
NAGT Webinar Series Interest
Workshop Participant (5 workshops)
July 2015 ITG Teaching the Methods of Geoscience workshop 2012
June 2012 Geophysics Workshop 2007
August 2007