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Oral Session #68: Ecological Education -- Research and Theory.
Presiding: L. Mueller
Wednesday, August 7. 1:00 PM to 4:45 PM. Grand Ballroom West, Radisson.

[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] Ebert-May, Diane*,1, Batzli, Janet1, Lim, Heejun1, 1 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Research on alternative conceptions in student understanding of a complex ecological problem: The carbon cycle.

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] Batzli, Janet*,1, Heidemann, Merle1, Kirschtel, David2, McGroarty, Estelle1, Merrill, John1, Parker, Joyce1, Smith, James1, Ebert-May, Diane1, 1 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI2 University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Do online materials enhance student learning of photosynthesis?: A case study from a resource development project.

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] YEN, CHIUNG-FEN*,1, Yau, Chung-Wei1, Chiou, Yu-Chih1, 1 Institute of Ecology, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.. Alternative conceptions in biodiversity: a cross-age study focuses in amphibians and reptiles.

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] PETERS, ERIC*,1, BELL, TIMOTHY1, 1 Chicago State University, Chicago, IL. A protocol for an undergraduate ecology laboratory on water quality impacts utilizing sealed microcosms.

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] Brewer, Carol*,1, 1 University of Montana, Missoula, MT. Discovering new ways to introduce biology: integrating research, teaching, and learning .

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] D'Avanzo, Charlene*,1, Grant, Bruce2, Udovic, Dan3, Lederer, Dan1, Taylor, Jason4, 1 School of Natural Science, Amherst, MA2 Department of Biology, Chester, PA3 Department of Biology, Eugene, OR4 Ecological Society of America, Washington, DC. Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) is designed to help ecology faculty teach better: What works best and how do we know?

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] Bohanan, Robert*,1, Broderick, Nichole1, Lucas-Lehrer, Deborah2, 1 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI2 Madison Metropolitan School District, Madison, WI. Using model-based reasoning approaches to guide K-12 teacher professional development.

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] TIPPETT, JOANNE*,1,2, 1 University of Manchester, Manchester, UK2 University of Dominican, San Rafael, CA. A pattern based approach to participatory ecological design - action based learning and ecological education.

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] Evans, Celia*,1, Abrams, Eleanor2, Marra, Peter3, Salmonsen, Laura1, Roux, Karin3, Reitsma, Robert3, 1 Paul Smiths College, Paul Smiths, NY2 University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH3 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD. Improving science literacy through participation in community-based ecological research.

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] Grandison, Kathryn*,1, Day, Keith2, Summers, Priscilla3, 1 Biology Department, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT2 Utah Division of Wildlife REsources-Southern Region, Cedar City, UT3 Dixie National Forest, Cedar City, UT. Brian Head Field Ecology: Pros and Cons of a partnership in applied ecology and education.

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] WILLIAMS, KATHY*,1, 1 San Diego State University, San Diego, CA. Ecology curriculum reform: Using web-based survey tools for assessment.

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] Burton, Rebecca*,1, 1 Dept. of Biology, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI, 53215. Institutional transformation of curriculum: What does it take?

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] KRASNY, MARIANNE*,1, TRAUTMANN, NANCY1, AVERY, LEANNE1, 1 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Impact of Cornell GK-12 program on graduate student fellows.

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] Berkowitz, Alan*,1, Jurgensen-Armstrong, Melissa1, Taylor, Jason2, Gur-Edeman, Elvan3, 1 Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY2 Ecological Society of America, Washington, DC3 United Negro College Fund, Fairfax, VA. Pathways into ecology: factors influencing SEEDS student career decisions.

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[UNKNOWN: PRESTIME] ORAN, SALLY*,1, 1 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ. A case for dual methodologies, quantitative and qualitative, in ecological restoration.

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