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GSA 2020 ANNUAL MEETING
T247. Mitigating Geologic Blindness: What Are You GEOSCIENCE INFORMATION/COMMUNICATION
Doing in Your Introductory Geology Course?
Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; West Chester T251. Geologic Maps and Their Derivatives
University (Posters)
Discipline: Geoscience Education Cosponsors: Association of American State Geologists; GSA
Advocates: Christopher Roemmele; Richard M. Jones Geoinformatics and Data Science Division; GSA Structural
What ARE we teaching in introductory geology, and why does Geology and Tectonics Division
it matter? Changing introductory geology students’ attitudes and Disciplines: Geoscience Information/Communication,
improving conceptual understanding is vital to recruit more geo- Hydrogeology, Engineering Geology
science majors and help address critical socio-scientific issues. Advocates: Richard Berg; Harvey Thorleifson
This poster session will highlight new geologic maps, mapping
T248. Showcasing Posters of Undergraduate programs, and innovations in geological mapping, including data
Research by 2YC and 4YCU Geoscience Students management, web accessibility, 3D, and applications in water and
(Posters) land management.
Cosponsors: GSA Geoscience Education Division; National
Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT); National T252. Geoscience and Hydrology of Your Public
Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Geo2YC Division; Lands: STEM Internships, Research, Science,
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) Geoscience Mapping, Resource Management, and Education
Education Research (GER) Division; International Association for Cosponsors: U.S. National Park Service; U.S. Forest Service;
Geoscience Diversity (IAGD) U.S. Bureau of Land Management; Parks Canada; GSA
Discipline: Geoscience Education Geoscience Education Division
Advocates: Stephanie M. Rollins; Gretchen L. Miller; Adrianne Disciplines: Geoscience Information/Communication, Geoscience
A. Leinbach; Sara Rutzky and Public Policy, Geoscience Education
This session is designed for two-year college (2YC) and four- Advocates: Jason P. Kenworthy; Matthew Dawson; Limaris R. Soto;
year college and university (4YCU) students presenting research Johanna Kovarik; F. Edwin Harvey; Scott E. Foss; Gilles Seutin
posters in any subdiscipline of geoscience. This is an interdisciplinary forum for earth scientists, land
managers, Geoscientists-in-the-Parks and GeoCorps America
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T249. An Early Involvement of K9–16 participants or sponsors, as well as educators to present their work
Students in Geoscience-Related Research: Potential and describe its relevance to the public and land managers.
Tool for Recruitment and Retention (Posters)
Cosponsors: GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology T253. 3D Printing for Geoscience and
Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Engineering: Emerging Technology in Education,
Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Research, and Communication
Education Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division Cosponsors: GSA Geoinformatics and Data Science Division;
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience Information/ GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division
Communication, Environmental Geoscience Disciplines: Geoscience Information/Communication,
Advocates: Nazrul I. Khandaker; Arif M. Sikder Geoinformatics, Geoscience Education
K9–16 students working on fundamental geoscience-related top- Advocates: Serg Ishutov; Kevin Hodder; Rick Chalaturnyk;
ics including sedimentation, surficial processes, landscape develop- Gonzalo Zambrano-Narvaez
ment, environmental consequences, urban geology, and geoscience 3D printing is a rapidly evolving tool that provides functional,
outreach aspects are encouraged to submit abstracts for this session. repeatable, and accessible models in engineering and geosciences.
In this context, the session will provide insights on 3D printing
T250. Expanding Opportunities in the Geosciences: initiatives for research, communication, and education.
Exploring Examples of GEO-STEM Learning Eco-
systems that Promote Justice, Equity, Diversity, and T254. Updates on Library Research
Inclusion and Services for the Lifecycles within Geosciences
Cosponsors: National Association of Geoscience Teachers Information (Posters)
(NAGT); GSA Geoscience Education Division Cosponsor: Geoscience Information Society
Disciplines: Geoscience Education, Geoscience and Public Policy Disciplines: Geoscience Information/Communication, Geoscience
Advocates: Cheryl L.B. Manning; M. Brandon Jones Education, Geoscience and Public Policy
GEO-STEM learning ecosystems connect young people to the Advocate: Emily C. Wild
geosciences through sustainable, long-term collaborations between Finding geosciences information includes the discovery,
researchers, industry, and education. They engage diverse cadres of access, instruction, assessments, and preservation of physical
learners in solving local problems related to resources, disasters, and digital materials. This session will provide an opportunity
and environmental quality. for a scholarly discussion of trends transforming geosciences
collections and services.

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