James Myers

Copper Production in the High Peruvian Andes: Geology, Economics and Politics part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching Environmental Justice: Interdisciplinary Approaches:Activities
This is a multi-component case study on copper and Peru. It attemps to look at a specific mineral resource through multiple lenses, e.g. geology, economics, regulation and political process.

Earth & Mineral Resources part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Teaching Environmental Justice: Interdisciplinary Approaches:Courses
An interdisciplinary lecture-lab course for upper division focusing on the Earth and mineral resources that are critical to maintaining a modern, industrialized society. The course follows a resource, e.g. copper, ...

GEOL3650: Energy: A Geological Perspective part of Quantitative Skills:Courses
Examines the energy needs of a modern industrialized society. Looks at the typesof energy, the natural laws that govern its use, transformation, and conservation. The different sources of energy available to modern ...

Tackling the Grand Challenges: the Role of Complexity in Student Preparation part of Complex Systems:Workshop 2010:Participant Essays
An academic essay page discussing the integration of complexity science in geoscience education to prepare students for grand challenges like energy and climate change, emphasizing interdisciplinary pedagogy, the L(SC)² teaching paradigm, and case-based learning to develop scientific literacy and citizenship skills.

Preparing Citizens: Examining the Role of Metacognition in Promoting Life-long Learning part of Metacognition:Workshop 08:Participant Essays
Participant essay from a NAGT workshop examining how metacognition enhances lifelong scientific learning and citizenship, emphasizing literacy development, self-monitoring strategies, and science-society integration in geoscience education.

Literacy Assessment part of Student Learning: Observing and Assessing:Activities
These activities are pre- and post-course surveys to assess improvement in the fundamental, technical and citizenship literacies necessary to turn scientific content into scientific knowledge and understanding. They collect background information, test quantitatively literacy proficiency and assess the student's confidence level.

James Myers part of Online Games:Workshop 08
Profile page for James Myers, University of Wyoming, detailing his work developing online geoscience simulations for teaching, including hydrocarbon exploration and mineral resource case studies, and his participation in a workshop on educational games.