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GSA 2017 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
T117. Innovation and Collaboration Supporting Undergraduates T120. Making Thinking Visible: Actions and Expressions of
Problem Solving and Decision Making in the Geosciences
Cosponsors: Council on Undergraduate Research Geosciences
Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; National
Association of Geoscience Teachers, Division of Geoscience
Discipline: Geoscience Education Education Research
Advocates: Sarah K. Fortner; Elizabeth Heise; Jennifer C. Latimer Discipline: Geoscience Education
We seek broad examples of service learning (e.g., outreach, Advocates: Eric M. Riggs; Lauren N. Holder; Angela Van Boening
social media engagement, science advocacy, community-based or
campus research, and collaboration with non-profits, artists, and This session presents evidence-based studies that aim to make
businesses). Approaches that serve diverse students and institu- thinking visible in order to understand geologic problem solving.
tional settings are welcome. We encourage rigorous research investigating approaches and
techniques to externalize, document, and understand geologic
T118. Integration of Field and Laboratory-Based Experience thinking and cognition.
toward Designing Pedagogically Sound Curriculum
Enhancement Activities in the Geosciences (Posters) T121. Natural History Museums in the 21st Century—
Programming for the Future While Preserving the Past
Cosponsors: GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Sedimentary
Geology Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division;
American Institute of Professional Geologists; GSA Environmental Paleontological Society; GSA Geoinformatics Division
and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geoscience Education
Division; National Earth Science Teachers Association; GSA Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience Information/
Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; Council Communication, Geoinformatics
on Undergraduate Research Geosciences Division
Advocates: Lisa D. White; Caroline A.E. Stromberg; Gregory P.
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience Information/ Wilson; Elizabeth A. Nesbitt
Communication, Geoscience and Public Policy
The role of museums in geoscience continues to evolve. This
Advocates: Nazrul I. Khandaker; Arif M. Sikder; Stanley Schleifer session will bring together scientists and educators to highlight
the importance of natural history museums in cutting-edge
Classroom knowledge becomes understandable, relevant, and research, education, and outreach to diverse audiences.
meaningful through field- and data-based information obtained
through the infusion of technology, in particular, as related to T122. On the Cutting Edge: Fifteen Years of Impacts on
sediment composition, discrete mineral phase, micro-fabric, Geoscience Education
structural anisotropy, etc. K9–16 students are highly encouraged
to share their research experience. Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; National
Association of Geoscience Teachers
T119. International Field Experiences in the Digital Age, from
Introductory Field Trips to Capstone Courses Discipline: Geoscience Education
Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Advocates: David W. Mogk; Heather Macdonald; Michael E.
Geoinformatics Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Wysession
Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology
Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology This session requests contributions from geoscience educators
Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; International who contributed to, or benefitted from, the On the Cutting Edge
Association for Geoscience Diversity; GSA Structural Geology program, with a focus on impacts on faculty professional devel-
and Tectonics Division opment, courses and curricula, assessments, student success,
and diversity.
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Structural Geology,
Tectonics/Tectonophysics T123. Pedagogical Applications of Point Cloud Collection and
Manipulation (Posters)
Advocates: Steven J. Whitmeyer; Ivan G. Carabajal; Martin
Feely; Anita M. Marshall; Eric J. Pyle Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; UNAVCO;
GSA Geoinformatics Division
International field experiences provide an enhanced educational
experience by coupling unfamiliar geology with cultural diversity. Discipline: Geoscience Education
This session will feature international field experiences that incor-
porate modern curricula, digital technologies, and approaches that Advocates: Jeffrey Clark; Leslie Hasbargen; Beth Pratt-Sitaula
enhance diversity and inclusion.
Instructional settings present unique constraints and opportuni-
ties for the use of point cloud data. Participants will share their
experiences with point cloud data collection and manipulation in
the service of both topical and STEM educational objectives.
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