> > Dear Colleagues and Friends, > > Let’s advance education research together! Julie Libarkin1, Douglas > Duncan2, and I3 would like to invite you to submit an abstract for > a session that we are organizing for the American Geophysical > Union’s (AGU) Fall Meeting in San Francisco (December 14-18, 2009). > Please see the session title and description below. > > The deadline for abstract submission is September 3rd, 2009. We > look forward to hearing from you! > > Title of Session: > ED 14. Geocognition and Geoscience Education Research: Why Do It, > Who Does It, What Academic Departments Support It, and What > Geoscience Community Support Can Guide the Development of New > Geoscience Education Research Programs? > > Description of Session: > Geocognition and geoscience education research is an emerging field > of research that uses quantitative and qualitative methods to > further our understanding of how students and experts perceive, > learn, and apply geological principles and concepts. At least 18 > U.S. universities now offer graduate programs engaged in this kind > of research, and there exists interest among other institutions in > developing similar programs. Abstracts are solicited from > institutions in which this kind of research is currently being > conducted in earth and/or space sciences. Abstracts should discuss > the history of the inception of the research program, major > programmatic and research results achieved thus far, and how the > program is currently sustained. The session is intended as a forum > for learning how existing programs were conceived and operate and > for dialogue between those in existing programs and those > considering the development of such programs. > > Website for AGU Fall Meeting: > http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm09/ > > Warm Regards, > Leilani Arthurs > Doug Duncan and Julie Libarkin > > 1 Michigan State University, Department of Geological Sciences > 2 University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Astrophysical & > Planetary Sciences > 3 University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Geological Sciences > > > > ------------------------------------------- > Leilani Arthurs, Ph.D. > Science Education Initiative > Geological Sciences Department > University of Colorado at Boulder > Office: Benson Earth Sciences Bldg, Rm 365 > Phone: 303-492-7025 > Email: [log in to unmask]