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Arthurs, Leilani A.; Van Den Broeke, Matthew S. – Journal of Astronomy & Earth Sciences Education, 2016
The ability to explain scientific phenomena is a key feature of scientific literacy, and engaging students' prior knowledge, especially their alternate conceptions, is an effective strategy for enhancing scientific literacy and developing expertise. The gap in knowledge about the alternate conceptions that novices have about many of Earth's…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Natural Disasters, College Students, Science Instruction
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Bates, Rodger – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2013
Universities and colleges have been developing institutional continuity plans to protect their ability to function within an environment of increasing uncertainties caused by natural and man-made disasters and events. Within the academic context, distance learning strategies have emerged as critical components for program continuity. This research…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Strategies, Educational Planning, Emergency Programs
Mangan, Katherine – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
As north Georgia continues to experience its worst drought in more than a century, many colleges in the region are struggling with water woes, with some seeking lessons from colleges that have survived droughts before. Climatologists say that the drought may intensify this spring and summer, and that emergency measures are overdue. Now that the…
Descriptors: Campuses, Water, Colleges, Natural Disasters