ED14B:
Engaging Undergraduates in Learning about the Earth, Oceans, and Atmospheric Sciences through NSF Educational Funding Programs I


Session ID#: 8615

Session Description:
NSF programs such as CCLI, TUES, and IUSE support projects that changed the way undergraduates learn about the earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences. These programs have also provided faculty development opportunities and helped build communities of users. This session seeks to highlight the accomplishments and impacts of past and current NSF-funded efforts that seek to improve the quality of undergraduate education in the geosciences. Projects that have focused on recruiting geoscience majors, increasing retention, broadening participation in the geosciences, and identifying skills for preparing students for the workforce and graduate study are especially encouraged to share their successful strategies and models. The session also seeks to support and continue discussions initiated during the "Summit on the Future of Geoscience Education" (http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/events/future-of-geoscience-undergraduate-education/) about educational needs in our community.
Primary Convener:  Jill Singer, SUNY-Buffalo State, Earth Sciences, Buffalo, NY, United States
Conveners:  Jeffrey G Ryan, University of South Florida Tampa, School of Geosciences, Tampa, FL, United States and Jill Singer, SUNY College at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
Chairs:  Jeffrey G Ryan, University of South Florida Tampa, School of Geosciences, Tampa, FL, United States and Jill Singer, SUNY College at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Jeffrey G Ryan, University of South Florida Tampa, School of Geosciences, Tampa, FL, United States
Index Terms:

0810 Post-secondary education [EDUCATION]
0820 Curriculum and laboratory design [EDUCATION]
0825 Teaching methods [EDUCATION]
0850 Geoscience education research [EDUCATION]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Changes in Student Knowledge and Views of Geohazards, Societal Risks, and Monitoring at Active Plate Boundaries Using a Data-Rich Curriculum (74211)
Peter A Selkin, U Washington, Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States, Laurel P Goodell, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United States and Rachel Teasdale, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, United States
Undergraduate teaching modules featuring geodesy data applied to critical social topics (GETSI: GEodetic Tools for Societal Issues) (Invited) (62503)
Beth A Pratt-Sitaula1, Becca Walker2, Bruce James Douglas3, Donna J Charlevoix1 and M Meghan Miller4, (1)UNAVCO, Education and Community Engagement, Boulder, CO, United States, (2)Mt. San Antonio College, Earth Sciences and Astronomy, Walnut, United States, (3)Indiana University, Geological Sciences, Bloomington, IN, United States, (4)UNAVCO, Boulder, CO, United States
Chesapeake Bay Climate Study Partnership: Undergraduate Student Experiential Learning on Microclimates at the University of Hawai‘i, Hilo (71471)
Gulnihal Ozbay, Delaware State University, Dover, DE, United States, Shobha Sriharan, Virginia State University, Washington, DC, United States, Chunlei Fan, Morgan State University, Greenbelt, MD, United States, Jason Adolf, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI, United States and Chesapeake Bay Climate Education Partnership
Ocean Tracks: College Edition – Promoting Data Literacy in Science Education at the Undergraduate Level (83325)
Randall E Kochevar1, Ruth Krumhansl2, Josephine Louie1, Lihini Aluwihare3, Erin Weeks Bardar1, Linda Hirsch1, Craig Hoyle1, Kira Krumhansl1, John Madura1, Julianne Mueller-Northcott1, Cheryl L Peach4, Alan Trujillo5, Brad Winney1 and Virgil Zetterlind1, (1)Oceans of Data Institute, Education Development Center, Inc., Waltham, MA, United States, (2)Education Development Center, Waltham, MA, United States, (3)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, (4)University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, (5)Palomar College, San Marcos, CA, United States
A NEW ANIMATION OF SUBDUCTION PROCESSES FOR UNDERGRADUATES (82863)
Robert J Stern1, Warren K Lieu2, Asya Mantey3, Andrew Ward3, Fechter Todd3, Eric Farrar3, McComber Sean3 and Jeffrey Windler4, (1)University of Texas at Dallas, Geosciences, Richardson, United States, (2)Univ Texas Dallas, Richardson, TX, United States, (3)U Texas at Dallas, School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communiction, Richardson, TX, United States, (4)Archistration CG, Chesterfield, MO, United States
Addressing Issues of Broadening Participation Highlighted in the Report on the Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Education (83718)
John Robert McDaris1, Cathryn Allen Manduca2, Heather Macdonald3 and Ellen A R Iverson2, (1)University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Minneapolis, MN, United States, (2)Carleton College, SERC, Northfield, MN, United States, (3)College of William & Mary, Geology, Williamsburg, VA, United States
Enabling Field Experiences in Introductory Geoscience Classes through the Use of Immersive Virtual Reality (Invited) (61144)
Stephen M Moysey1, Emerson Smith2, Victoria Sellers3,4, Pam Wyant4, D. Matthew Boyer5, Catherine Mobley6 and Scott Brame4, (1)Clemson University, Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson, SC, United States, (2)Clemson University, School of Computing, Clemson, SC, United States, (3)Clemson University, Engineering & Science Education, Clemson, SC, United States, (4)Clemson University, Environmental Engineering and Earth Science, Clemson, SC, United States, (5)Clemson University, Eugene T. Moore School of Education, Clemson, SC, United States, (6)Clemson University, Sociology and Anthropology, Clemson, SC, United States

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