Monday, 6 October 2008: 8:00 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center, 342CF

Presiding:

Suzanne M. Smaglik and Edward Nuhfer

8:00 AM

191-1

The Human Connection with Planet Earth: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

Suzanne M. Smaglik, Central Wyoming College

8:15 AM

191-2

Human Connections with Earth: From the Practical to the Sublime

D.W. Mogk, Montana State Univ

8:35 AM

191-3

Leveraging Sense of Place in Geoscience Teaching and Assessment

Steven Semken, Arizona State University; Deborah Williams, Arizona State University; Tracy Perkins, Arizona State University; Monica Pineda, Arizona State University; Vicki Mills, Arizona State University; Carol Butler Freeman, Arizona State University

8:50 AM

191-4

The Collision of Will and Skill in Introductory Geoscience Courses: The Affective Domain and the Effective Application of Cognitive Strategies

David A. McConnell, The University of Akron

9:05 AM

191-5

The Roles of Worldview, Realpolitik and Motivation in Studying the Earth Sciences: Perspectives Drawn from Working as a Geoscientist and Educator on Native American Reservations

Eric M. Riggs, Purdue University

9:25 AM

191-6

Why Study Geology?

Eldridge M. Moores, Univ of California