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“A mind is a fire to be kindled, not a vessel to be filled.”
—Plutarch (46-137), historian, biographer, essayist

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This page last updated: Thursday, October 22, 2009
RIP George - Faithful feline friend, 1996-2009

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* For my OCEA&101 (Ocean 101) students
* For my GEOL&101 (Geology 101) students
* Information from other interesting courses I teach
* And more

* Here are many of my favorite recommended resources for college science classes: *

My "BCC Science, Math, and General Help Resources" list (.html or .pdf)
My "Rusty on Math?" handout (.doc or .pdf)
My compilation Assignment Checklists
"How Well Do You Follow Directions?" (.doc or .pdf)
Purves's Math for Life and Survival Skills guides
Ramirez's customizable Student Time Management table
Advice on How to Approach a Professor for Help (also as .pdf)
VARK Learning Styles Questionnaire and Learning Styles Helpsheets (.html)

* Quite a few Concept Maps for earth and environmental sciences are HERE *
* Two big tables of Geologic Time Analogies are HERE *
* A table of Steps in Critical Thinking is HERE *

* BCC Enrollment Calendar (with deadlines for the current and next quarter) is at: *
http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/enrollment/calendar/deadlines

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For my OCEANOGRAPHY 101 (OCEA&101) students:

I teach this course in online and on-campus and "hybrid" (partially online, partially on campus) formats. In Autumn 2009 I am teaching it in online and hybrid modes.

For all of my Oceanography courses: My PowerPoint files (which are required reading in addition to the textbook, etc) are linked in the table below: Draft until Day 1 of each week!

Chapter #
PDF version
1 & 2
3
4
5
5-to-11 Transition
11
6
7
8
9
10
15
12 & 13 & 14

For my GEOLOGY 101 (GEOL&101) students:

Specific information pertaining to the online geology course will be accessible to students registered for the course, via Blackboard.

Information from some of the OTHER INTERESTING COURSES I teach:

* First, here is a copy of my resume' (GwynethJonesCV-Mar09.pdf) *

1. Various courses at the Seattle Community College District, such as Online Oceanography 100 at NSCC (new in Spring 2009).

* Autumn 2009 Syllabus
* Welcome Page
* WebCT Welcome Page
* Reading Schedule - Autumn '09
* Assignment Schedule - Autumn '09
* Biography Assignment
* Scientific Method Assignment
* Q&A Assignments
* Homework Project Assignments

2. "ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE" (Environmental Studies 105), "MINERALOGY & PETROLOGY" (Geology 200), "OCEANOGRAPHY" (Geology 105), and "PHYSICAL GEOLOGY " (Geology 101) at the University of Puget Sound

I taught ENVR 105 & GEOL 200 (& GEOL 101 Lab) during the 2007-08 academic year, and GEOL 105 & GEOL 101 in Autumn 2008.

My UPS course site is: http://www2.ups.edu/faculty/gjones

The courses' Blackboard sites are at: http://blackboard.ups.edu

The textbook for GEOL 105 was:

Essentials of Oceanography - CUSTOM 5th edition (2008, softcover)
by Garrison T
Published by Cengage / Brooks-Cole

Plus Geology 105 Labs (by Gwyn Jones et al.)

The textbook for GEOL 101 was:

Geology - 4th edition (2007, softcover)
by Chernicoff S & Whitney D
Published by Prentice Hall - ISBN-10: 0131474642, ISBN-13: 9780131474642

Plus Geology 101 Lab Manual (by Ken Clark)

The textbook for ENVR 105 was:

Environment: The Science Behind the Stories - 2nd edition (2007, hardcover)
by Withgott JH & Brennan SR
Published by Prentice Hall - ISBN-10: 0805382038, ISBN-13: 9780805382037

The textbooks for GEOL 200 were:

Minerals of the World (1994/2000, softcover)
by Johnsen O
Published by Princeton Field Guides - ISBN-10: 0691095370, ISBN-13: 9780691095370

Petrology: Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic - 3rd edition (2006, softcover)
by Blatt H, Tracy RJ, Owens BE
Published by WH Freeman - ISBN-10: 0716737438, ISBN-13: 9780716737438

3. "EARTH SCIENCE AND THE ECOSYSTEM " (General Studies 251 / Natural Science 220) at Trinity Lutheran College

Students learn about environmental geology, and apply course concepts to case studies and local service-learning. Course information is at the link below. I taught it in Spring Quarter 2006, Autumn Quarter 2006, Autumn Semester 2007, and Spring Semester 2009.

http://scidiv.bellevuecollege.edu/gj/TLCnsci220.html - Autumn 2007

http://nsci220.ning.com - Spring 2009

The 2 textbooks for NSCI 220 in Autumn 2007 & Spring 2009:

Environmental Science: A Self-Teaching Guide (2005, paperback)
by Murck BW
Published by Wiley - ISBN: 978-0-471-26988-5
Here is Chapter 1 of the environmental science book. and

Geology: A Self-Teaching Guide (2001, paperback)
by Murck BW
Published by Wiley - ISBN: 978-0-471-38590-5
Here is Chapter 1 of the geology book.

4. "GEOLOGY" (Humanities & Sciences 270) at Cornish College of the Arts

I taught this course in Autumn 2006. I was told that this was the first time a geology course has been offered at Cornish :-) The students learned about Earth materials, geological processes, and natural hazards, and put the course material into the context of the art world and society in general. Please check the link below for detailed information.

http://scidiv.bellevuecollege.edu/gj/Cornish.html - Autumn 2006

5. "SCIENCE IN CONTEXT: GEOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHES" (Environmental Studies 325 / Science in Context 325A) at the University of Puget Sound - http://www2.ups.edu/faculty/gjones

These students do an AMAZING job with their semester-long community service-learning projects! Take a look at their websites! I also have posted my PowerPoint lectures, assignments, and links, which you may find interesting. Topics include volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, floods, and groundwater.

http://scidiv.bellevuecollege.edu/gj/ups2005/ENVRcalendar.html - Autumn 2005

http://scidiv.bellevuecollege.edu/gj/ups2005/SCXTSummer05.html - Summer 2005

http://scidiv.bellevuecollege.edu/gj/SCXTAutumn04.html - Autumn 2004

6. "PUGET SOUND DISASTERS: LANDSLIDES" (Geology 152) - Autumn 2004 at Highline Community College

I posted everything for this field-trip short-course here:

http://scidiv.bellevuecollege.edu/gj/HCCgeol152.html

7. "GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHWEST" (Geology 125) Saturday Class - Spring 2004 at Highline Community College:

I've posted everything here, for this Saturday class with lots of field trips:

http://scidiv.bellevuecollege.edu/gj/HCCgeol125.html

8. My old University of Washington website: http://scidiv.bellevuecollege.edu/gj/UW/index.html

The parts relevant to Geology teaching are at:

http://scidiv.bellevuecollege.edu/gj/UW/101sp98.html

 

Here are a few more tidbits:

I was the faculty speaker at BCC's graduation on June 17, 2005! It was a traumatic, thrilling, scary, fun, humbling experience! Several people have asked me to share my speech, so here it is! - GwynGraduationSpeech.html

For Denison Geology Alumni Page - GwynPhotos.html

Here is my curriculum vitae (resume').

Do Not Go Gentle into That Good [Volcanic] Arc (Adapted by Gwyneth Jones)

Do not go gentle into that good arc,
Old plates should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the drying of the slab.

Though wise sediments at their end know dark is right,
Because their chemistry had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good arc.

Good minerals, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail elements might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the drying of the slab.

Wild waters who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good arc.

Grave mantles, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind LILEs could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the drying of the slab.

And you, my Juan de Fuca, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce quakes, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good arc.
Rage, rage against the drying of the slab.

(With apologies to Dylan Thomas – “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night”... I wrote this while in the throes of finishing my master's thesis, not coincidentally on the Cascadia subduction zone)

Some useful resources for students:

Science, Math, and General Help Resources at BCC - My compilation of where to go, whom to talk to ... from Financial Aid to the Science Study Center, Disability Resource Center (formerly DSS) to the Library - Also available as a one-page .pdf file. (If you know of any changes to the posted information, please do let me know at gwjones@bellevuecollege.edu so I can update it.)

College Science Study Tips (helpful hints with all sorts of study strategies!) as a .pdf file

Study Strategies from Students (helpful hints from my students, spring and present) as a .pdf file

"How Well Do You Follow Directions?" (a puzzle to help you see how closely you really read!) as .pdf or .doc

Need to de-stress? - Yoga Breathing Exercises and 101 Ways to Cope with Stress

Some local Environmental Volunteer Opportunities are listed at Rob Viens's website

Selected extra-credit labs and homework from past quarters:

Economic Geology - Lab (.pdf) and Hints (.pdf)
Groundwater - Lab (.pdf), and Map (.pdf), and Drinking Water Tables (.pdf), and "Groundwater Shock" article (.pdf)
Personal Water Use - Lab (.pdf), and "Liberating Rivers" article (.pdf)
Growing Crystals and Ocean-in-a-Jar - Recipes (.pdf)
Landslides and You - Homework (.pdf)
Quakes Around the World - Homework (.pdf)
Earthquake Ethics - Homework (.pdf)
Minerals & Rocks ID Charts - Handy one-page handout of the minerals and rocks you're most likely to see "in the field" (.pdf)

Free download of Adobe Acrobat Reader (so you can read and download .pdf files!)Free download of MSN Messenger (so we can talk in "real-time"!) - http://www.microsoft.com/mac/default.aspx?pid=msnmessenger (for Macs) or http://messenger.msn.com/?client=1 (for Windows)To get to BCC Main Campus, see my BCC Driving Directions or contact BCC directly. Please consider taking the bus! Several Metro routes (such as 222, 245, 271) drop you off right outside the science classrooms, and several other bus routes are a short walk away.

To contact me, please email gwjones@bellevuecollege.edu

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