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Keeping Students Engaged Using Current Events

Enhance student engagement in geology courses by starting classes with geologic current events, connecting the subject to real-world applications. Use internet resources, newspapers, and live webcams to provide up-to-date information. Positive outcomes include increased interest and relevance, as well as a comfortable dialogue among students. Assess student appreciation and understanding through a geologic tie to the outside world.

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Keeping Students Engaged Using Current Events

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  1. Keeping Students Engaged Using Current Events Background: Junior college 30- 40 student class size 3 credit courses PowerPoints, websites, chalk talk, lab activities Mostly non-geology majors Mostly non-science majors

  2. Aphanitic,phaneritic, porphyritic, pyroclastic,phenocrysts,groundmass,rhyolitic,acidic,felsic, silicic, granitic…….zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

  3. Keeping Students Engaged: “Geology in the News” Frequently starting class with a geologic current event

  4. Goals: Illustrate the relevance of geology- connecting it to the student’s real world Real-time learning Developing a comfortable dialogue that may extend to dinner table, friends talking

  5. Execution • Internet: photos, near-real time and recent video

  6. Kalapana access road USGS photo

  7. Eyjafjallajokull

  8. Tonga Mar 2009

  9. Jan 12, 2010 M=7.0 casualties: 150,000?

  10. Chilean quake Feb 27 2010 M=8.8

  11. casualties: between 400 and 500

  12. Execution • Internet: photos, near-real time and recent video Newspaper articles

  13. Is it local?

  14. Execution • Internet: photos, near-real time and recent video Newspaper articles USGS live webcams

  15. Halema'uma'u 6-28-10

  16. USGS 2009

  17. Execution • Internet: photos, near-real time and recent video Newspaper articles USGS live webcams USGS Earthquake Notification Service, Earthquake Hazards Program geology.com

  18. Positive Outcomes Maintaining a level of interest Students relax- personal experiences- dialogue; reducing self-consciousness in class Relevance outside of class Converts

  19. Figure 4.5b Challenges

  20. Figure 4.5b Challenges Digression Timing

  21. Figure 4.5b Timing How far along in the semester? How major an event/story? Some events supersede any timing of introduction of a subject Looking at some of the same events at the end of the semester

  22. Assessment USGS Mageik Volcano

  23. Assessment Student appreciation, understanding Maintaining a geologic tie to the world outside the classroom A similar event at the beginning, middle, end of the semester USGS Mageik Volcano

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