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
EDUC 4833 - Teaching and Learning Earth Systems
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Fall 2021 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2025
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. Same as EDUC 5833 and ERTH 4833 and ERTH 5833.
EDUC 5833 - Teaching and Learning Earth Systems
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Fall 2021 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2025
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. Same as EDUC 4833 and ERTH 4833 and ERTH 5833.
GEOL 1012 - Exploring Earth for Scientists
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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 ERTH 1010, but taught at a higher intellectual level with a greater amount of quantitative analysis. Separate lab (ERTH 1030) is recommended. Formerly GEOL 1012. Degree credit not granted for this course and ERTH 1012.
GEOL 1150 - Water, Energy and Environment: An Introduction to Earth Resources
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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. Formerly GEOL 1150.
GEOL 1160 - Environmental Geoscience: Where Science Meets Society
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Fall 2025
This is an introductory-level course designed primarily for freshmen non-science majors. The course targets four main questions at the intersection of geoscience and society. (1) What is science and how is it useful to me? (2) How do Earth processes, particularly natural disasters, impact people? (3) How does the Earth, particularly its natural resources, allow people to live the way we do? (4) How do people impact the environment? The course is designed to not only support students in learning about how science and society intersect in the realm of environmental geoscience, it is also designed to support students� development of academic-success and career-ready skills including goal setting, time management, communication, collaboration and teamwork, and more. Formerly GEOL 1160.
GEOL 2700 - Introduction to Field Geology
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Summer 2020 / Summer 2021 / Summer 2022 / Summer 2023 / Summer 2025
Introduces basic field techniques necessary to collect geologic data and samples, and necessary to map geologic units. Formerly GEOL 2700.
GEOL 4700 - Special Earth Science Topics
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Fall 2023
Studies in selected Earth Science subjects of special current interest (for undergraduates). May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours within a term. Formerly GEOL 4700.
GEOL 4833 - Teaching and Learning Earth Systems
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Fall 2025
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. Same as EDUC 5833 and EDUC 4833 and ERTH 5833.
GEOL 5123 - Teaching and Learning in Post-Secondary Science Education
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Fall 2020 / Fall 2022
Introduces the science of learning and research-based instructional strategies. Open to students in any STEM discipline considering a career that involves college-level teaching. Students apply research on learning and teaching to the development of instructional materials for a target course they envision teaching at the college level in the future. Recommended prerequisite: at least one semester teaching/TAing undergraduate courses (waived with instructor approval).
GEOL 5833 - Teaching and Learning Earth Systems
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Fall 2025
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. Same as EDUC 4833 and ERTH 4833 and EDUC 5833.
GEOL 6940 - Master's Candidate for Degree
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Summer 2022 / Fall 2022
Registration intended for students preparing for a thesis defense, final examination, culminating activity, or completion of degree. Formerly GEOL 6940.
