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Faculty, Students and Alumni in the News

Please join the MISE Community in congratulation Dr. Heather Petcovic who has been named Associate Editor for Research for the Journal of Geoscience Education. Her term in this office runs  through the end of 2012. Well done, Heather!

We are pleased to note new publications by Dr. Charles Henderson.

Henderson, C. & Dancy, M. (2009) The Impact of Physics Education Research on the Teaching of Introductory Quantitative Physics in the United States, Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research, 5 (2), 020107.

Henderson, C.& Harper, K. A. (2009). Quiz corrections: Improving learning by encouraging students to reflect on their mistakes. The Physics Teacher, 47 (9), 581-586.

Dave Rudge was one of three invited international speakers at the /Darwin 2009 GEITONAS School Conference-Teaching Evolution: Theoretical and Pedagogical Issues/ held in Athens, Greece, November 7-8, 2009. Two of his previously published papers were translated into Greek for the conference volume.

Well done, Dave!

Dr. Eric M. Howe, a recent graduate of the MISE doctoral program, has been elected as a member of the Nominating Committee of the International History, Philosophy, and Science Teaching Group (IHPST). He takes office immediately and will serve in this capacity until July 2011.

Congratulations Eric!

Congratulations to MISE faculty and students who presented research in geoscience education at the recent national meeting of the Geological Society of America in Portland, Oregon.

• Heather Petcovic with Libarkin, J.C., Hambrick, D.Z., Baker, K.M., Callahan, C.N.,
  Rench, T.A., Turner, S.P., and Wisniewska, M.K., Geology expertise: Evidence from field and laboratory geocognition research
• Caitlin Callahan with Petcovic, H.L., Baker, K.M., and Libarkin, J.C., Tracking expert and novice geocognition during field mapping
• Matthew Ludwig with Petcovic, H.L., Exploring connections between assessment, motivation, and metacognition
• Jeff Barney with Bentz, A.E., Noakes, L., Ludwig, M.A., and McCowen, R.H., Using interactive web-based applications to implement AfL practices
• Kate Block with Petcovic, H.L., and Koretsky, C.M., Investigating student conceptions of environmental systems in a field-based undergraduate course

Well done!