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All: Sorry about the personal message to the entire listserve! Julie Libarkin Assistant Professor Department of Geological Sciences & Division of Science and Mathematics Education (DSME) Michigan State University 206 Natural Science Building East Lansing, MI 48824-1115 [EMAIL: [log in to unmask]] [WEBSITE: http://www.msu.edu/~libarkin/] [Primary Phone in Geological Sciences: (517) 355-8369] [Secondary Phone in DSME: (517)432-2152, ext. 161] On May 25, 2008, at 8:03 AM, Julie Libarkin wrote: > Tony: > > Hi! When will you be moving up to Michigan? Let me know if I can > help you and your family get settled in, even if that just means > inviting you over for a barbecue! I am planning to have geocog/ > geoed folks from Michigan over to my place for a get together > sometime later in the summer (Aug., probably), but I'd love to have > you out before then. > > I'm preparing for GSA, and wanted to see if you still needed/wanted > me to submit an invited paper to your session on Qual/Quant > research. I'm happy either way; just let me know so I can submit an > abstract if needed! > > Take care > Julie > > Julie Libarkin > Assistant Professor > Department of Geological Sciences & Division of Science and > Mathematics Education (DSME) > Michigan State University > 206 Natural Science Building > East Lansing, MI 48824-1115 > > [EMAIL: [log in to unmask]] > [WEBSITE: http://www.msu.edu/~libarkin/] > [Primary Phone in Geological Sciences: (517) 355-8369] > [Secondary Phone in DSME: (517)432-2152, ext. 161] > > > > > > On Feb 8, 2008, at 11:16 AM, Dr. Anthony Feig wrote: > >> Julie, >> >> Id like you to consider being an invited speaker to my session. >> this would be good for some of the qual stuff you are looking to >> put out there if you have it. I will be talking about the >> applications of phenomenology to GED. >> >> Word on the possible need to combine. let's hope they both fill >> but if needs must it's better to pool together. >> >> I'll be up in Mt. Pleasant giving a talk at the end of the month. >> Won't get a chance to swing through Lansing though. >> >> af >> >> >> Dr. Anthony D. Feig >> Assistant Professor >> Department of Geosciences >> University of Louisiana at Monroe >> Monroe LA 71209 >> 318.342.1894 >> >> >> >> >> On Feb 7, 2008, at 5:54 PM, Julie Libarkin wrote: >> >>> Anthony: >>> >>> Glad to see this session! Your session and the geocognition >>> session (Topical Session Number 179) are very compatible, so >>> let's try to make sure that they don't run at the same time. >>> Also, it might be worth keeping in touch with Helen King as >>> submissions come in - I can see where my work would fit easily >>> into either of these sessions, and you may need to combine or >>> share abstracts to fill both! Hopefully, both sessions will be >>> overwhelmed with interest, of course! this should be a VERY >>> exciting GSA! >>> >>> Take care >>> Julie >>> >>> Julie Libarkin >>> Assistant Professor >>> Department of Geological Sciences & Division of Science and >>> Mathematics Education (DSME) >>> Michigan State University >>> 206 Natural Science Building >>> East Lansing, MI 48824-1115 >>> >>> [EMAIL: [log in to unmask]] >>> [WEBSITE: http://www.msu.edu/~libarkin/] >>> [Primary Phone in Geological Sciences: (517) 355-8369] >>> [Secondary Phone in DSME: (517)432-2152, ext. 161] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Feb 7, 2008, at 2:58 PM, Dr. Anthony Feig wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Friends, >>>> >>>> Please consider a submission to Topical Session 191, titled >>>> "Quantitative and Qualitative Methods and Results in Geoscience >>>> Education." This session may be of particular interest to those >>>> workers who want to discuss theory, or who are hardcore number- >>>> crunchers, and/or those who are looking to share qualitative >>>> methods and results. The GSA description and rationale follow. >>>> Thank you! >>>> >>>> Description: >>>> Emphasis on pure research or research methodology, and not >>>> classroom strategies or teaching tips. Results of qualitative >>>> analysis (phenomenologic, ethnographic, etc.) or numerical >>>> analysis (ANOVA, nonparametrics, etc.) of actual data; >>>> methodology in educational research. >>>> >>>> Rationale: >>>> Many discussions of geoscience education research are focused on >>>> classroom strategies or teaching tips, in a "what we tried and >>>> how students liked it," kind of discussion. While it is >>>> important to be able to share our teaching strategies, such >>>> discussions in and of themselves often don’t represent pure >>>> research. There is often no “deliverable” or “consumable” for >>>> other scientists beyond a generic potential to improve one’s >>>> teaching. This session aims to provide an opportunity for >>>> discussion of research methods and/or actual data analysis, >>>> either qualitative or quantitative. Examples of methodological >>>> discussions may include (but not be limited to): applications of >>>> parametric and nonparametric statistics; generating qualitative >>>> data and identifying themes therein; and processing of either >>>> qualitative or quantitative data. Examples of analysis and >>>> results may include (but not be limited to): analysis of >>>> variance, comparison of means or clustering of quantitative >>>> data; emergent themes, textual analysis, phenomenology or >>>> theoretical frameworks yielded from structured or unstructured >>>> interviews and/or focus groups, or some other form of >>>> qualitative data. >>>> >>>> Dr. Anthony D. Feig >>>> Assistant Professor >>>> Department of Geosciences >>>> University of Louisiana at Monroe >>>> Monroe LA 71209 >>>> 318.342.1894 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >