Rory McFadden

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 ...

Using the Visible Geology tools to strengthen students' geoscientific skills part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2026:Program:Share-a-thon:Tuesday
Spatial and temporal reasoning are key components of geoscientific thinking, essential for both solving complex problems and preparing students for the modern workforce. We have created a set of activities that use ...

How Do I Solve Exponential Equations? Exponential Equations in the Earth Sciences part of Math You Need - Majors:Exponential Equations
An educational instructional page teaching students how to solve exponential equations using logarithms, with a focus on applications in earth sciences such as population growth and radioactive decay, featuring step-by-step examples, interactive practice elements, and graphical representations.

Increasing Spatial Thinking and 3D Visualization Skills with Visible Geology part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2026:Program:Poster Session:Tuesday Poster Session
Students often find that some of the most difficult geoscience concepts to grasp require the development and practice of spatial reasoning in three dimensions. The difficulty comes from little training in spatial ...

Assessing quantitative skills with the Geoscience Mathematics Self-Efficacy Scale (GeoMSES) for majors-level geoscience undergraduates part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2026:Program:Oral Sessions:Monday Oral Session
Self-efficacy, or one's belief in their own ability to perform a task, is often investigated as a predictor of academic persistence and performance. The Math Your Earth Science Majors Need project developed ...

The Math Your Earth Science Majors Need: Co-curricular Math and Statistics modules for Earth science majors courses part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2024:Program:Poster Sessions:Monday Poster Session
Quantitative skills are critical in Earth science and students need sustained and distributed practice to strengthen their skills. Applying quantitative approaches to Earth science questions enhances students' ...

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. ...

Supporting the NAGT community and Earth education with the NAGT webinar series part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2022:Program:Poster Sessions:Wednesday Poster Session
The annual NAGT webinar series serves the NAGT community by showcasing NAGT sponsored programs, projects, and the work of NAGT's Divisions. The webinar series provides professional development opportunities ...

Development of Workforce Skills in Geoscience Courses for Majors part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2019:Program:Poster Sessions:Wednesday
We used responses from the 2016 administration of the National Survey of Geoscience Faculty (NSGF) to investigate the extent to which courses in geoscience majors help students develop workforce skills. Respondents ...

The use of data analysis and quantitative skills in undergraduate geoscience courses part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2018:Program:Oral Sessions:Thursday A
Quantitative tools and data analysis techniques are important for the success of geoscience majors in a variety of careers, and are important for many non-scientists who need quantitative reasoning skills for ...

A comparison of self-reported teaching practices related to development of students' quantitative, data analysis, problem-solving, and communication skills in introductory geoscience courses at two-year colleges and four-year colleges part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2018:Program:Poster Sessions:Wednesday
Community colleges are a main entry point to post-secondary education for many students, particularly for minority students, first-generation college students, students from low-income families and older students. ...

Expanding the perspective and offerings of the Traveling Workshop Program part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2017:Program:Oral Sessions:Thursday B
The Traveling Workshops Program (TWP) has been strengthening departments and courses by offering workshop opportunities for departments and groups to examine such topics as program design, curriculum mapping, ...

Reformed teaching in geoscience classrooms: How engaged are our students and what can we do to engage them more? part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2017:Program:Oral Sessions:Wednesday B
A team of trained observers made direct observations of 204 unique geoscience classes across the US using the Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP). Observed classes were taught by faculty of diverse ...

Monday Oral Session part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2026:Program:Oral Sessions:Monday Oral Session
Event page for the Monday Oral Session at the 2026 Earth Educators' Rendezvous, detailing a geoscience education research-focused academic program with talk abstracts, session chair information, time, and navigation to related workshops and events.