ED42B:
Transformative Innovations in Earth, Oceans, and Atmospheric Science Education for Undergraduates Supported by the NSF Educational Funding Programs, and New Needs and Directions II

Thursday, 18 December 2014: 10:20 AM-12:20 PM
Chairs:  Jeffrey G Ryan, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States and Jill Singer, SUNY College at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
Primary Conveners:  Jeffrey G Ryan, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
Co-conveners:  Jill Singer, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY, United States
OSPA Liaisons:  Jeffrey G Ryan, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

10:20 AM
ED42B-01
 
GEodesy Tools for Societal Issues (GETSI): Undergraduate curricular modules that feature geodetic data applied to critical social topics
Bruce James Douglas1, Beth Pratt-Sitaula2, Becca Walker3, Meghan Samantha Miller2 and Donna Charlevoix4, (1)Indiana University Bloomington, Geological Sciences, Bloomington, IN, United States, (2)UNAVCO, Inc. Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, (3)Mt. San Antonio College, Earth Sciences and Astronomy, Walnut, CA, United States, (4)UNAVCO, Inc. Boulder, Education and Community Engagement, Boulder, CO, United States
10:35 AM
ED42B-02
 
GETSI Project: Using geodetic data to each about changes in ice mass and sea level in introductory courses
Leigh A Stearns, University of Kansas, Department of Geology, Lawrence, KS, United States, Becca Walker, Mt. San Antonio College, Earth Sciences and Astronomy, Walnut, CA, United States and Beth Pratt-Sitaula, UNAVCO, Inc. Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
10:50 AM
ED42B-03
 
Designing Geoscience Educational Innovations That Propagate
Peter Lea, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, United States
11:05 AM
ED42B-04
 
Google Earth Grand Tour Themes
Declan G De Paor1, Steven J Whitmeyer2, Callan Bentley3 and Mladen M Dordevic2, (1)Old Dominion Univ, Norfolk, VA, United States, (2)James Madison Univ, Harrisonburg, VA, United States, (3)Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, Geology, Annandale, VA, United States
11:20 AM
ED42B-05
 
Transforming Spatial Reasoning Skills in the Upper-Level Undergraduate Geoscience Classroom Through Curricular Materials Informed by Cognitive Science Research
Carol J Ormand1,2, Thomas F. Shipley3, Barbara L Dutrow4, Laurel B Goodwin2, Thomas A Hickson5, Basil Tikoff2, Kinnari Atit6, Kristin Michod Gagnier3 and Ilyse Resnick3, (1)Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College, Northfield, MN, United States, (2)Univ Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, United States, (3)Temple University, Psychology, Philadelphia, PA, United States, (4)Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, (5)University of St. Thomas, Geology, St. Paul, MN, United States, (6)Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
11:35 AM
ED42B-06
 
Observations of Undergraduate Geoscience Instruction in the US: Measuring Student Centered Teaching
Rachel Teasdale, California State University Chico, Chico, CA, United States, Cathryn A Manduca, Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College, Northfield, MN, United States, David A Mcconnell, North Carolina State University at Raleigh, Raleigh, NC, United States, Julie K Bartley, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN, United States, Monica Z Bruckner, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, United States, Dori Farthing, SUNY at Geneseo, Geological Sciences, Geneseo, NY, United States, Ellen A R Iverson, Carleton College, SERC, Northfield, MN, United States and Karen M Viskupic, Boise State University, Boise, ID, United States
11:50 AM
ED42B-07
 
NAGT-GER: A Community of Practice to Support the Emerging Field of Geoscience Education Research
Laura Lukes, George Mason University Fairfax, Fairfax, VA, United States, Nicole LaDue, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, United States, Kim Cheek, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, United States and Katherine Ryker, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, United States
 
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