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hi Fred, You bet -- up until tomorrow (August 4) midnight, Eastern time. Here's AGU's abstract submission form: http://agu-fm11.abstractcentral.com/ cheers, Carol On Aug 2, 2011, at 9:13 PM, Fred Finley wrote: > Hello Carol -- are abstracts still being accepted for this session? > If so, how do I submit? > > Fred Finley > > On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 2:44 PM, cormand <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Dear colleagues, > > I am writing to alert you to a session I am co-convening with Tim > Slater at AGU, on Cognition and Learning in Geoscience Education. I > hope many of you will submit abstracts for this session, described > below. > > All the best, > Carol > > > Cognitive science as a discipline stands poised to make a difference > in real world applications. This session highlights attempts to > understand the ways in which cognitive science theories manifest > themselves in the teaching and learning of the geosciences, and the > ways in which those theories can be used to improve geosciences > education. Theoretical and applied submissions related to cognitive > science research (i.e.: cognitive load, spatial reasoning, > visualization, affect, social discourse, place-based learning, > novice vs. expert problem solving, conceptual change, metacognition) > are encouraged, including proposals related to the empirical testing > of science curricula that have been modified according to core > cognitive science principles. > > > > -- > Fred Finley > Science and Environmental Education > Associate Professor > Department of Curriculum and Instruction > University of Minnesota - Twin Cites > [log in to unmask] >