E. Christa Farmer

Poleward Heat Transport Jigsaw part of Hurricanes-Climate Change Connection:Activities
Based on great plate tectonic exercise by Sawyer et al. (2005 JGE), this small-group exercise with maps of data about earth's energy balance helps students visualize poleward heat transport.

Rayleigh fractionation visualization part of Climate Change:Activities
A MS Excel spreadsheet gives an account of Rayleigh fractionation, the progressive removal of the heavier oxygen isotope as a moist air parcel moves from the subtropics to the high latitudes. This exercise is ...

Comparing Student Satisfaction with Textbook Chapters and Adaptive Learning Lessons in an Environmental Geology Course part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2018:Program:Oral Sessions:Monday A
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 ...

Comparing Textbook Chapters and Adaptive Learning Lessons: Assessing Student Learning Motivation in the Earth Sciences part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2017:Program:Poster Sessions:Wednesday
Do differences exist in how students feel about their learning experiences using an adaptive learning platform versus a traditional textbook? There is a gap in the literature comparing learning motivation between ...

Environmental Geology and Natural Hazards (GEOL005) at Hofstra University part of Math You Need:Implementations
This implementation page details the integration of "The Math You Need" quantitative skill modules—specifically unit conversions, slopes, and rearranging equations—into Hofstra University’s introductory Environmental Geology and Natural Hazards course (GEOL005), demonstrating improved student performance on lab reports and discussing challenges in student engagement and completion.

E. Christa Farmer part of Hurricanes-Climate Change Connection:Workshop 08:Participant Profiles
Profile page for E. Christa Farmer, a geology professor at Hofstra University specializing in paleoclimatology and environmental geology, detailing her research on hurricanes and climate change, contributions to the 2008 Hurricanes-Climate Change Connection workshop, and her pedagogical approaches to teaching natural hazards and climate science.

Monday A: Course Development to Engage your Students part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2018:Program:Oral Sessions:Monday A
Oral session webpage from the 2018 Earth Educators' Rendezvous featuring presentations on geoscience course development, including adaptive learning, place-based education in Hawai'i, InTeGrate module adaptation, systems thinking, data literacy, active learning assessment alignment, metacognition in online quizzes, and international climate education initiatives.