ED44C:
Shifting Paradigms in Undergraduate Earth and Ocean Sciences Education Posters


Session ID#: 28618

Session Description:
Colleges and universities are increasingly seeking to create undergraduate STEM learning programs that are grounded in pedagogical practices emerging from STEM education research (NRC, 2015). Many traditional undergraduate science courses consist primarily of lectures, note taking, reading and problem sets, and student mastery is often assessed using standardized tests that emphasize memorization rather than analytical thinking. Compared to more modern pedagogical practices, these traditional teaching techniques are demonstrably less effective in motivating and retaining students, and in fostering skills required for careers in science and engineering (PCAST, 2012). As a result, there is burgeoning interest in curricula and tools that support more inquiry-based approaches, and better prepare students for the STEM workforce.

This session is aimed at eliciting examples of innovative new approaches to undergraduate instruction that can help expand the community’s collective expertise in preparing future earth and ocean science professionals and STEM literate graduates. Examples include but are not limited to teaching with data and data visualizations, innovative lab and field experiences, strategies for enhancing large lecture classes and introductory courses, and any other novel instructional practices that hold promise for success. Examples that include evaluation of the efficacy of the approaches are encouraged.

Primary Chair:  Cheryl L Peach, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
Co-chairs:  Randall E Kochevar, Oceans of Data Institute, Education Development Center, Inc., Waltham, MA, United States and Jan Hodder, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States
Moderators:  Cheryl L Peach, University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, Randall E Kochevar, Oceans of Data Institute, Education Development Center, Inc., Waltham, MA, United States and Jan Hodder, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Cheryl L Peach, University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Wendy E Abshire1, Elizabeth W. Mills1, Douglas A Segar2, Stacy Kish3, Ira W. Geer4, Kira A. Nugnes1 and Kathryn L. O'Neill1, (1)American Meteorological Society, Education Program, Washington, DC, United States, (2)Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States, (3)EarthSpin, Salt City, UT, United States, (4)American Meteorological Society (retired), Education Program, Washington, DC, United States
Linda Ann Fergusson-Kolmes, Portland Community College, Biology, Portland, OR, United States
Jennifer C. Prairie, University of San Diego, Environmental and Ocean Sciences, San Diego, CA, United States and Amanda L Ruiz, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
Deanna L. Bergondo, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Department of Science, New London, CT, United States and Elisha Garcia, US Coast Guard Academy, Department of Engineering, New London, CT, United States
Margaret A. Stoughton1, George Eric Boneillo2 and Jane L Guentzel1, (1)Coastal Carolina University, Marine Science Department, Conway, SC, United States, (2)Coastal Carolina University, Department of Marine Science, Conway, SC, United States
Alanna Lecher, Lynn University, Natural and Applied Sciences, Boca Raton, FL, United States
Ardi L Kveven, Organization Not Listed, Everett, WA, United States
Cynthia Venn, Bloomsburg University, Environmental, Geographical & Geological Sciences, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA, United States