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Arthurs, Leilani A

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  • Arthurs' scholarly interests are broadly in the area of Science Education and specifically in the areas of Geoscience Education Research and geocognition. She has previous geological research experience in the areas of volcano monitoring and environmental aqueous geochemistry, which inform her current Geoscience Education research, geocognition research activities, course offerings, and outreach activities.

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  • geocognition, geoscience education, teaching and learning geoscience, discipline-based education research

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  • EDUC 4833 - Teaching and Learning Earth Systems
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2021 / Fall 2023
    Learn and develop pedagogically effective strategies for teaching and understanding Earth Science concepts. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding the importance of geoscience habits of mind (i.e. spatial/temporal reasoning, multiple working hypotheses, geographic context). Focuses upon inquiry and evaluation of evidence, the importance of background knowledge and misconceptions, and developing effective discourse within and outside the classroom.
  • EDUC 5833 - Teaching and Learning Earth Systems
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2021 / Fall 2023
    Learn and develop pedagogically effective strategies for teaching and understanding Earth Science concepts. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding the importance of geoscience habits of mind (i.e. spatial/temporal reasoning, multiple working hypotheses, geographic context). The course focuses upon inquiry and evaluation of evidence, the importance of background knowledge and misconceptions and developing effective discourse within and outside the classroom.
  • GEOL 1012 - Exploring Earth for Scientists
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018
    Studies Earth, its materials, its characteristics, its dynamic processes, and how it relates to people. This course is an introductory geology course suitable for geology and other STEM majors. Like GEOL 1010, but taught at a higher intellectual level with a greater amount of quantitative analysis. Separate lab (GEOL 1030) is recommended. Degree credit not granted for both GEOL 1010 and GEOL 1012.
  • GEOL 1150 - Water, Energy and Environment: An Introduction to Earth Resources
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Spring 2022
    Explores how geological processes and human populations together affect the quantitfy, quality and availability of Earth resources. Includes examination of the water cycle and how humans use and modify water; fossil-fuel and mineral resources, and renewable energy options. Sustainable versus non-sustainable use and population growth is considered.
  • GEOL 2700 - Introduction to Field Geology
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2020 / Summer 2021 / Summer 2022 / Summer 2023
    Introduces basic field techniques necessary to collect geologic data and samples, and necessary to map geologic units.
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