Tag Archives: deliberate practice

Enhancing undergraduate research with social media: the last presentation by a Wooster Geologist at GSA 2012

Mark Wilson November 7, 2012 9:46 pm

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA–Our very last presentation at the 2012 annual meeting of the Geological Society of America was by Professor Meagen Pollock. She is shown above in an iPhone photograph near the middle of her talk about the educational and … Continue reading →

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Digital Geology

mpollock May 10, 2011 11:13 pm

With all of the excitement over digital presentations in Wooster’s Senior I.S. Symposium, we thought that it’s about time to highlight recent digital presentations with a geology twist. Enjoy! Here’s a Vuvox collage of Becky’s Senior I.S. Project on the … Continue reading →

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A muddy but successful encounter with the Mississippian-Pennsylvanian boundary in southern Ohio

Mark Wilson April 30, 2011 7:37 pm

JACKSON, OHIO — Usually the Sedimentology & Stratigraphy class from Wooster meets no one at this Carboniferous outcrop on US 35 in Jackson County. This morning, though, we arrived to find geology students from Wright State University (under Professor David … Continue reading →

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If it’s spring in Ohio, it’s time for fieldwork!

Mark Wilson April 28, 2011 2:26 pm

WOOSTER, OHIO–My geology colleagues have already been braving the weather to get their students into the field after the long winter. I like to wait until the end of April when it’s all sunshine and flowers. This week the Sedimentology … Continue reading →

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Achieving Wooster’s Mission

mpollock April 20, 2011 5:17 pm

The theme of today’s Petrology lab is summarized by the last sentence of Wooster’s Mission Statement: “Wooster graduates are creative and independent thinkers with exceptional abilities to ask important questions, research complex issues, solve problems, and communicate new knowledge and … Continue reading →

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Minerals in My Toothpaste

mpollock April 16, 2011 4:37 pm

WOOSTER, OH – I can’t think of a more exciting thing to do on a Saturday morning than play with minerals and X-rays! Wooster’s Geology Department and the Expanding Your Horizons Program girls explored how minerals are used on a … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologists Celebrate I.S. Monday

mpollock March 28, 2011 6:28 pm

WOOSTER, OH – Alumni will fondly recall the tradition of I.S. Monday, our annual celebration of the completion of I.S. Today, seniors celebrate their hard work by donning their commemorative t-shirts and marching in the I.S. parade. We salute you, … Continue reading →

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Wooster Geologists return to the Mojave Desert

Mark Wilson March 13, 2011 10:59 pm

ZZYZX, CALIFORNIA–All four geology faculty members, our administrative coordinator Patrice Reeder, Jesse Wiles and eight students have safely arrived at the Desert Studies Center in the delightful Zzyzx.  We spent a few hours exploring the Jurassic sandstones exposed in the … Continue reading →

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Experiential Learning in the Desert

mpollock March 11, 2011 12:00 am

As Dr. Wilson so gleefully pointed out today, the last several blog posts have been about fossils. I think it’s about time for a change of subject, don’t you? Spring break officially begins tomorrow, and this is what Wooster looks … Continue reading →

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Theory to Practice on Ice

gwiles February 1, 2011 8:34 pm

A group from the Wooster community, the University of Cincinnati, The College of Wooster and St. Lawrence University assembled in Wooster for the weekend to mount an expedition to recover many meters of lake mud from the bottom of Round … Continue reading →

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