Geoscience Education in the Mountain State:CATS Geology Telecourse, Spring 1999,
Overview and Syllabus
Geoscience Education in the Mountain State:
SPRING 1999 - CATS EARTH SCIENCE - HISTORICAL GEOLOGY
HOW TO PARTICIPATE? Contact Tom Repine at the West Virginia Geological Survey (1-800-WV GEOLOgy) or by e-mail at repine@wvgs.wvnet.edu. If Tom is unavailable leave your name and telephone number with the Survey receptionist.
Register at a facilitated downlink site on January 13 or 20, 1999.
This course is composed of two important components:
PREREQUISITES: NONE
Places to go to watch the live broadcasts (* - denotes a site with a facilitator in place for every broadcast. Other locations on this list, or additions, can become active sites if sufficient number of participants indicate a pre-registration interest.)
On-air Team:: Dr. Bob Behling, Dr. Deb Hemler, Tom Repine
Text: Earth System History by Steven Stanley, published by Freeman & Co., ISBN 0-7167-2882-6. Arrangements for FREE texts are being completed.
Graduate Credit Available: Geology 290, Section 6W1, Course Number 15324, Credit: 2-3. The course fees are $33 per credit ($99 per 3-hour course) through West Virginia University. Teachers that are not registered as graduate students at WVU will need to pay an additional one-time fee of $45. Teachers will register on-site the first class. Individuals do not have to register for graduate credit but must register their participation. You may register to take the class for professional development for $10. Call Becky Snider at WVU Extended Learning (1-800-253-2762) to clarify registration questions.
Expectations and Required Work by Credit Level: All participants will take a pre-test and post-test. You cannot change participation level after the second live broadcast.
Certificate of Participation: No grade issued, no credit earned. Attend and participate in the live broadcasts of Saturday exploratories. Completing course assignments will benefit you but they will not be graded.
CEU's: Arranged by student through local administration. Minimum required: Demonstrate that you have watched the live broadcasts by completing a series of take-home quizzes and one 100-point take-home exam at the end of semester. These will be reviewed by the instructor and graded. Class instructors must be informed, in writing, of your CEU arrangements before the second live broadcast.
2 Credits of Geology 290: Grade determined by the total number of points attained versus total number possible. Grade will be calculated using a percentage scale of: A = 90%; B = 80%-89%; C = 70%-79%. You will be issued a letter grade. You must attend all six live broadcasts and complete all tests and assignments related to the live broadcast.
Quizzes (about one for each live broadcast) = 100 points One test = 100 points One lesson plan = 100 points ------------ Total possible = 300 points
3 Credits of Geology 290: Grade determined by the total number of points attained versus total number possible. Grade will be calculated using a percentage scale of: A = 90%; B = 80%-89%; C = 70%-79%. You will be issued a letter grade. You must attend all three Saturday Exploratories and all six live broadcasts, and complete all assigned work and tests.
Quizzes (about one for each live broadcast) = 100 points One test = 100 points One lesson plan = 100 points Field and Implementation Notebook = 100 points Participation in Saturday events = 100 points ------------ Total possible = 500 points
Saturday Exploratories: Demographics will determine the location of the three Saturday Exploratory sites. Participants will report to the same site each Saturday. Site instructors will rotate among the sites. First meeting on Saturday, March 20, 1999. All three sites will conduct a general introduction to historical geology. This will include recording information in the field notebook (including scale, sketching, location, etc.), basics of sedimentary rocks in West Virginia, geologic maps (general state map), and maintaining an implementation notebook. Dr. Bob, Dr. Hemler, and Tom Repine will be the Saturday instructors. Each instructor will cover a different aspect of historical geology. Our goal is to make the discussion and explorations relevant to your home areas. You will have the chance to work with fossils, find fossils, plan a small trip, interpret changes in the rock record, and reconstruct what WV looked like hundreds of millions of years ago.
WVGES Education Specialist, Tom Repine (repine@wvgs.wvnet.edu)
Page last revised: July 1999
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