Larry Collins

Locally grown fruit retains its soil signature: using the scanning electron microscope to bridge soil science to fruit spreads part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous 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 ...

Graduate Course-based Research Experiences: Lessons Learned from Mississippi State University part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous 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 ...

To Highlight or Summarize? The Benefits of Constructive Learning in Geology. part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous 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 ...

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 ...

Case Studies and Discourse Analysis in Qualitative Geoscience Education Research part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2023:Program:Morning Workshops:Qualitative Methods and Designs in Geoscience Education Research
The goal of this workshop is to identify the types of research problems/questions that can be answered within qualitative education research frameworks. The primary focus will be on evaluating how decisions are ...

Applying a Fidelity of Implementation Framework to your Geoscience Education Research part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2023:Program:Afternoon Mini-Workshops
Fidelity of Implementation is a framework that has been studied in other disciplines such as healthcare. While DBER scholars are interested in conducting research on active learning strategies, we want to recognize ...

Effective Assessments: Maximizing Integrity, Minimizing Grading Time part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous 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 ...