Session 3 University Educational Initiatives

Tuesday, 25 January 2011: 3:30 PM-5:30 PM
604 (Washington State Convention Center)
Host: 20th Symposium on Education
Cochairs:
Lourdes B. Avilés, Plymouth State Univ., CEAPS Department, Plymouth, NH and Laura Furgione, NOAA

Papers:
3:30 PM
3.1
Eloquent Science: A course to improve scientific and communication skills
David M. Schultz, Universities of Helsinki and Manchester/Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
3.2
A Newton story: overcoming barriers to communicating science to the public
Kimberly Del Bright, Penn State University, University Park, PA; and J. M. Nese and J. L. Evans
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (196.9 kB)

4:00 PM
3.3
Incorporating Undergraduates into Atmospheric Research: Practice at a Small Liberal Arts College
Neil F. Laird, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY

4:15 PM
3.4
NASA Space Grant successes with meteorology students at Plymouth State University
James P. Koermer, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH; and W. P. Roeder
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (639.0 kB)

4:30 PM
3.5
Bridging the gap: Hands-on learning through radiosonde launches
Teresa M. Bals-Elsholz, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN; and K. H. Goebbert, R. Evaristo, A. Stepanek, C. A. Clark, and B. J. Wolf
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
3.6
AMS introductory college-level courses: A hands-on exploration of the dynamic Earth system
James A. Brey, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC; and I. W. Geer, J. M. Moran, R. S. Weinbeck, E. W. Mills, B. A. Blair, E. J. Hopkins, K. L. O'Neill, H. R. Hyre, K. A. Nugnes, and M. N. Moses
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (67.1 kB)

5:00 PM
3.7
Watching for warnings: a real-time severe weather nowcasting simulation for the undergraduate classroom
Timothy J. Wagner, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. S. Kulie
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (158.1 kB)

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