1:30 PM: Calabi, Prassede^*,1,3, Shtulman, Andrew², ¹ MindFire Consulting, Winchester, MA, USA³ U Mass Boston, Boston, MA² Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA, Evolution education: Teaching for conceptual change.

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1:50 PM: Grant, Bruce^*,1, D'Avanzo, Charlene², Musante, Susan³, Taylor, Jason⁴, Riney, Josh¹, Morris, Deborah⁵, ¹ Widener University, Chester, PA, USA² Hampshire College, Amherst, MA, USA³ American Institute of Biological Sciences, Washington, DC, USA⁴ Ecological Society of America, Washington, DC, USA⁵ Florida Community College, Jacksonville, FL, USA, Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE): Its value to ecology faculty.

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2:10 PM: Meir, Eli^*,1, Perry, Judy¹, Herron, Jon², Maruca, Susan¹, Stal, Derek¹, Kingsolver, Joel³, ¹ SimBiotic Software, Ithaca, NY, United States² University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States³ University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States, How effective are individual-based simulations in EvoBeaker at overcoming misconceptions in evolution?

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2:30 PM: Pardini, Eleanor^*,1, Domizi, Denise¹, Forbes, Daniel¹, Pettis, Gretchen¹, ¹ University of Georgia, Athens, GA, Parallel notetaking: A strategy for effective use of Webnotes.

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2:50 PM: LAMBERT, ANNE^{*,1, 2}, ¹ greendonor.org, Chester, NS, CANADA² Science Connection Inc., Chester, NS, CANADA, Conservation NGOs: Who's doing what and how well?

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3:20 PM: Gastreich, Karin^*,1, Anderson Olivas, Elizabeth¹, Stashko, Ed¹, Notman, Evan ², ¹ Organization for Tropical Studies, Durham, North Carolina, USA² US Forest Service, Arlington, Virginia, USA, Forging cross-cultural ties in ecology: The NSF-CRUSA Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program in Costa Rica.

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3:40 PM: MacFall, Janet^*,1, ¹ Environmental Studies, Elon, NC, Service Learning is the art of meeting community needs with student experiences in ecology.

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4:00 PM: Schimmel, Keith^*,1, Dunn, Derrek¹, King, Vereda ¹, Shahbazi, Abolghasem ¹, Singh, Harmohindar ¹, Uzochukwu, Godfrey¹, ¹ North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, The interdisciplinary energy and environmental studies doctoral program at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

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4:20 PM: Simmons, Matthew^*,1, Wu, X. Ben¹, Knight, Stephanie¹, Lopez, Roel ¹, ¹ Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, Can GIS improve student interest in and conceptual understanding of ecology?

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