Session 4 |
| University Educational Initiatives |
| Organizers: Paul J. Croft, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS; David R. Smith, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
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| 8:30 AM | 4.1 | Improving Undergraduate Science Courses While Investing in Tomorrow’s Teachers Douglas N Yarger, Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA; and C. Hargrave, L. Pease, and R. Thomas |
| 8:45 AM | 4.2 | Incorporating Active Learning into Small Group Meetings in an Undergraduate Introductory Meteorology Course Donna J. Charlevoix, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and J. Walsh |
| 9:00 AM | 4.3 | A Virtual Exploratorium to Support Inquiry-based Learning in Geoscience Courses Rajul Pandya, West Chester Univ., West Chester, PA; and M. Marlino, R. Wilhelmson, M. Ramamurthy, K. Hay, D. Middleton, and D. Bramer |
| 9:15 AM | 4.4 | Interactive modeling and visualization in undergraduate survey courses Daniel J. Bramer, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and M. K. Ramamurthy, R. B. Wilhelmson, and D. P. Wojtowicz |
| 9:30 AM | 4.5 | Teaching geoscience courses collaboratively using compressed videoconferencing technology: An experiment conducted between the United States Air Force Academy and the United States Naval Academy Brian E. Heckman, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO; and D. J. Whitford and D. T. Lawyer |
| 9:45 AM | | Coffee Break (Exhibit Hours 10:00 A.M.-2:15 P.M.)
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| 10:00 AM | 4.6 | The use of WebCT as an online supplement during an on-campus introductory meteorology course at Millersville University Christopher Dutton, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA |