Facilitating Integration across the Geology Program: Applying "Weaving the Curriculum" to Petrology and Structural Geology Courses

Authors

Charles W. Carrigan, Olivet Nazarene UniversityFollow
Priscilla Field Skalac, Olivet Nazarene UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

10-7-2008

Scholarship Domain(s)

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Abstract

Students often encounter difficulty with advanced material in upper-level geology courses. We identified several trends that arise at the beginning of upper-level courses including difficulty in connecting introductory course material to deeper content, integrating skills and knowledge from supporting courses, and integrating material between upper-level courses. Redesigning upper-level courses, we intentionally incorporate relevant material from introductory geoscience courses into upper-level courses, such that students are re-exposed to fundamental concepts they need to master as more advanced concepts are taught.

Comments

Presented at the 2008 Joint Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM; Paper No. 275-9

Recommended Citation

Carrigan, Charles W. and Skalac, Priscilla Field, "Facilitating Integration across the Geology Program: Applying "Weaving the Curriculum" to Petrology and Structural Geology Courses" (2008). Faculty Scholarship – Geology. 3.
https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/geol_facp/3