Curricular Materials
General |
Document on "Learning to Learn" (MSWord and PDF formats) Presentation on Creating Significant Learning Experiences: Frameworks for Classroom Technology Use (2008 NITLE Summit, San Francisco) Presentation on Intentional Learners at 2007 Innovations Conference (PowerPoint format) Presentation at First-Year Seminar Workshop on Learning to Learn document (PowerPoint format) Presentation on Using Moodle to Facilitate Learning (PowerPoint format) |
| Knowledge Surveys | Manuscript by Wirth and Perkins (PDF format) presented at the Innovations in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at the Liberal Arts at St. Olaf College (2005) |
| M&M® Magma Chamber | Text from 2003 Teaching Petrology Workshop in MS Word® format (version for Petro) |
| Handout for students in Excel® format (version for Petrology class) |
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| Spreadsheet with completed calculations in Excel® format (version for Petro) |
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| Handout for students in MS Word® format (version for Intro class) |
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| Spreadsheet Table and Graphs in Excel® format (version for Intro) |
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M&M® Phase Diagram Animations |
Anorthite-Diopside
Animation (Microsoft Powerpoint® format) |
Forsterite-Fayalite
Animation (Microsoft Powerpoint® format) |
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Problem-Based Learning Activities |
Trouble
in Paradise - A project to promote understanding and
integrate concepts on mineral composition, volcanic processes, tectonics,
and volcanic hazards (Intro) |
| Geology of Extrasolar Planet DEGC150 - Students use rock specimens and spectra to infer the origin and evolution of an extrasolar planet. | |
Iraq
Project - Understanding the geography, geology and
resources of Iraq (Intro) |
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Not
in My Backyard - Finding a suitable site for a new
landfill in Pine Co. (Intro) |
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Sonju Project - a
semester-long project in the Petrology course |