Printed Program (PDF) - Ecological Society of America

MONDAY
7 am-1:15 pm
SS 9 - Rooftop Solar Power Generation and Urban
Forests: Strategies for Sustainable Coexistence
In Cities
B117, Oregon Convention Center
Organized by: DC Staley (staley.dan@gmail.com)
This session will give strategies, policies and techniques to allow the
urban sustainability professional to partner with other professionals
to ensure urban forest benefits continue as urban solar power
collection increases.
SS 10 - Sense of Place in the Pacific Northwest:
Intergenerational Learning of How Oregon’s Tribes
Sustained Ecosystems for Millennia
C120, Oregon Convention Center
Organized by: ME Lam (mimibethlam@gmail.com), J Ford, FK Lake
Members from three of Oregon’s tribes will share their senses of place
and one indigenous student from outside of Oregon will witness the
sharing: the ecological community can benefit from the traditional
ecological knowledge, educational philosophies, and environmental
ethics in resource management of Oregon’s tribes, accumulated and
sustained over millennia.
Speakers:
E Stutzman, Komemma Kalapuya and Coos
D Harrelson , Kalapuya, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
B Shaw, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation and
Bureau of Indian Affairs
SS 11 - Identifying Key Ecological Research Questions
and Theory Associated with Human and Justice
Concerns
C123, Oregon Convention Center
Organized by: CH Nilon (nilonc@missouri.edu), LM Jablonski, KA
Marshall, GA Middendorf
Panel of ecologists engaged in human and justice concerns
representing the breadth of ESA will explore core questions, current
research areas and future directions for their field. Come share
your ideas towards a common language, identifying key research
questions and next steps for both advancing ecology and addressing
societal concerns.
SS 12 - Resources for Ecology Education: Fair and
Share (REEFS)
A107, Oregon Convention Center
Organized by: JA Reynolds (julie.a.reynolds@duke.edu), JR Corney,
A McMillen
Share your favorite classroom activity with your colleagues and learn
about what they are doing to engage undergraduate students in a
small group setting. Groups will offer feedback and suggestions.
Digital publishing options will be discussed. Those interested in
sharing activities should contact Julie Reynolds, Past Education
Section Chair: julie.a.reynolds@duke.edu.
11:30 am-12 pm
ESA Presider/AV Training
C124, Oregon Convention Center
11:30 am-1 pm
ESA Opening of Exhibits
Exhibit Hall DE, Oregon Convention Center
11:30 am-1:15 pm
ESA Board of Professional Certification Meeting
Sellwood, Doubletree Hotel
ESA Joint Editorial Board Luncheon (by invitation only)
E145, Oregon Convention Center
ESA Past Presidents’ Forum Luncheon
D130, Oregon Convention Center
ESA Rangeland Ecology Section Business Meeting
Portland Blrm 256, Oregon Convention Center
ESA Science Committee Business Meeting
D129, Oregon Convention Center
ESA Student Orientation
E148, Oregon Convention Center
WK 20 - RUI In Action: Developing a Primer for
Undergraduate Research
D135, Oregon Convention Center
Organized by: RL Burks (burksr@southwestern.edu)
Sponsored by the Researchers at Primarily Undergraduate
Institutions Section (R-PUI), our workshop will document best
practices and ultimate challenges that occur with conducting
research with undergraduates. We will compile our findings into a
primer for ecologists to turn to when they have questions about best
practices in undergraduate research.
WK 21 - Teaching Ecology Using Case Studies
D136, Oregon Convention Center
Organized by: DJ Grisé (david.grise@tamucc.edu), MJ Hansen
This workshop will discuss what makes a good case study, the benefits
of using them, how to design them, how to effectively use them and
available resources. Participants will develop ideas for case studies
and share their experience if they have used case studies in the past.
WK 22 - Writing a ‘Teaching Philosophy’ Statement:
Models and Suggestions
D137, Oregon Convention Center
Organized by: C D’Avanzo (cdavanzo@hampshire.edu), JC Moore
This workshop is designed to help graduate students and others
write an effective teaching philosophy statement when they apply for
academic positions.
WK 23 - You Want to Do What? Integrating Scientific
Communication Into Large Undergraduate Courses
D138, Oregon Convention Center
Organized by: JM Batzli (jcbatzli@wisc.edu), JM Maher, GM
Malcolm
This education workshop focuses on efficient strategies to support
integration of scientific communication into large enrollment
courses. Participants will examine syllabi, activities, assessments
and modes of feedback that allow students to practice and improve
communication skills.
WK 24 - Creative Multi-Media Approaches to
Conservation Education for the Next Generation
D139, Oregon Convention Center
Organized by: KA Kassam (ksk28@cornell.edu), T Mourad,
J Lassoie, RJ Herring
This workshop seeks to generate feedback on and partnerships
for ConservationBridge, a multi-media education platform for
interdisciplinary conservation education. After participating in
this workshop, you will be able to (1) assess and, as desired, use
ConservationBridge in your teaching; and/or (2) actively integrate
your research into a wider research-education network.
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