COS 12 - Education: Pedagogy

Monday, August 6, 2012: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
E141, Oregon Convention Center
1:30 PM
 Multidisciplinary higher education is critical for marine ecosystem sustainability
Mary E. Hunsicker, National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis (NCEAS); Lorenzo Ciannelli, Oregon State University; J. Marty Anderies, Arizona State University; Kevin M. Bailey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Paulinus Chigbu, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Carmel Finley, Oregon State University; Kenneth T. Frank, Department of Fisheries and Oceans; Clint Leach, Colorado State University; Colleen Webb, Colorado State University
2:10 PM
 National study of Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES) in the US
Kathy S. Williams, San Diego State University; Seth D. Bush, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Nancy J. Pelaez, Purdue University; James A. Rudd II, California State University, Los Angeles; Michael T. Stevens, Utah Valley University; Kimberly D. Tanner, San Francisco State University
2:50 PM
 Improving critical thinking in introductory college biology courses
Christopher J. Paradise, Davidson College; A. Malcolm Campbell, Davidson College; Laurie J. Heyer, Davidson College; Pat Sellers, Davidson College; Mark Barsoum, Davidson College
3:10 PM
4:00 PM
 Why and how should high school students learn about the ecology-nature of science? 
Alan R. Berkowitz, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Rebecca C. Jordan, Rutgers University; Angelita Alvarado, Cary Institute or Ecosystem Studies; Steven A. Gray, University of Hawaii; Jackie R. DeLisi, Educational Development Center, Inc.
4:40 PM
 Systems thinking and ecosystem management: A pedagogical approach
Tih-Fen Ting, University of Illinois at Springfield