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- Title: Section Vi: Philosophy and History of Science
- Author : Vivian Rogers-Price
- Release Date : January 22, 2010
- Genre: Engineering,Books,Professional & Technical,
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8:00 ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF "FUNDAMENTALS OF EVOLUTION **. William A. Said and Ollie I. Manley, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303. Considering that only about 40% of adults in the United States accept the idea of "evolution", it's expected that percentage of Georgia's population agreeable with the principles of evolution is not larger by any account. Additionally, recent efforts to tamper with teaching of "evolution" as a component of science curricula manifested by school board battles and court decisions, adds to the challenge of the teaching and learning of "evolution" as an "online" class. Realizing the need for curricular renewal, and the value of the competency-based education. Georgia State University, has installed a new "Fundamentals of Evolution" course through the Georgia On My Line (GOML) program so that future 7-12 teachers may achieve the desired competencies for teaching the hard-to-sell subject of "evolution". The current efforts at GSU's GOML would instill in the future teachers the basic understanding of the "fundamentals of evolution" to qualify them as effective science educators and to make them better prospects to fill the large hole of the small pool of qualified 7-12 school teachers in Georgia particularly, and in the southeastern U.S. in general. Interdisciplinary efforts and collaboration between science educators of the COE and biology instructors of the College of Arts and Sciences have begun. It's our plan that work will continue to grow and evolve and produce seeds viable enough to keep the next generations of Georgia more responsive to. even engaged in and excited about learning and teaching the fundamentals of evolution. 8:30 ARE SOCIAL MEDIA USEFUL TOOLS FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE SCIENCES?, Laura Seifert, Coastal Heritage Society, Savannah, GA 31401. Archaeologists have recently recognized the importance of public education as both a public service and a self-service to enable the continuation of our discipline. As we see American children graduate with fewer skills and less knowledge, many scientists are looking for new methods to educate the public. Social media has emerged as a part of a larger societal trend focusing on the power and validity of the individual. Is social media a good tool to reach, engage, and educate the American public? This paper will weigh the benefits and drawbacks of using social media for education (or edutainment) using "Savannah binder Fire", an ongoing archaeological research project, as an example and experiment.