
Rory McFadden
Science Education Resource Center (SERC), Science Education Resource Center (SERC)
Carleton College
I am a Science Education Associate at SERC. Prior to joining SERC, I was an assistant professor at Gustavus Adolphus College interested in structural geology, tectonics, and geoscience education.
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Assesing the angle of subduction using GeoMapApp part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
This activity has students determine the angle of subduction using GeoMapApp. Students use datasets available within GeoMapApp to examine the influence of the age of oceanic lithosphere and convergence rate on the ...
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Reading and responding to geological journal articles part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
This a semester long activity for students in a plate tectonics course will be read one (or two) geological journal articles every other week on the major topics covered in the course. Students will submit reading ...
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Plate Tectonics part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Courses
A systematic treatment of the geology and geophysics of plate tectonics, based on present knowledge of the structure and physical properties of the Earth's interior. Included are present kinematics of plate ...
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Quantitative skills in courses for geoscience majors part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2022:Program:Poster Sessions:Wednesday Poster Session
Application of quantitative skills in geoscience courses is a source of frustration for many faculty and a significant barrier to students. One response is to remove quantitative content from geoscience courses. ...
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Thursday A: Professional Development: Faculty, graduate students and teachers part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2018:Program:Oral Sessions:Thursday A
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