Larry Collins

Delta State University

I am an Assistant Professor of Science Education at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi. I teach introductory biology and geoscience courses in addition to methods of teaching elementary and secondary science.

My primary research interests have made a slight shift from the Nature of Science explicitly to socioscientific issues where I study preservice teacher's perceptions of climate change.

Workshop Leader, Webinar Participant, Website Contributor, Reviewer

Website Content Contributions

Conference Presentations (4), Other Contributions (2)

Conference Presentations (4)

Locally grown fruit retains its soil signature: using the scanning electron microscope to bridge soil science to fruit spreads part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2021:Program:Poster Sessions:Wednesday:Poster Session I
The need to transform the undergraduate laboratory experience in order to provide students access to authentic research opportunities has been well documented. At Delta State University, students enrolled in ...

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To Highlight or Summarize? The Benefits of Constructive Learning in Geology. part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2020:Program:Poster Sessions:Posters
Chi and Wylie's (2014) ICAP framework identifies four modes of cognitive engagement in learning – passive, active, constructive, and interactive, defined by the overt learning activities that learners ...

Graduate Course-based Research Experiences: Lessons Learned from Mississippi State University part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2020:Program:Oral Sessions:Oral Session II
Course-based Research Experiences are a growing area of interest, because they allow learning and engagement to take place by involving students in real, broadly applicable research. At Mississippi State ...

Magnitude vs. Intensity: An Application of the Science Writing Heuristic for Physical Geology part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2019:Program:Teaching Demonstrations:Friday
The recent adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS Lead States, 2013) have established a high pedagogical standard for instructors. These standards are also important for two-year and four-year ...

Other Contributions (2)

Effective Assessments: Maximizing Integrity, Minimizing Grading Time part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2020:Program:Roundtable Discussions
The COVID-19 crisis created unprecedented challenges for instructors at all levels. One of these challenges is understanding what types of assessments are most effective in an online environment. These types of ...

Spicing Up Your Assessments: Moving beyond exams part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2019:Program:Afternoon Mini-Workshops
Are you completely satisfied with your formative and summative assessments? If so, this workshop is not for you. This workshop will focus on how to develop and implement performance-based assessments in your ...

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Member of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers
Pacific Northwest Section, Geoscience Education Research Division

On the Cutting Edge Activity Reviewer
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Teaching with Augmented and Virtual Reality Interest
Earth Educators' Rendezvous Interest Group
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EER 2020 Activity Reviewers

Workshop Leader

Earth Educators Rendezvous 2019 mini-workshop: Spicing Up Your Assessments: Moving beyond exams

Workshop Participant (19 workshops)

Webinar Participant

Navigating Life as a GER Student
October 2020