Professor Karen Kortz
I teach geology and oceanography at the Lincoln Campus of the Community
College of Rhode Island, and I love what I do! I have been teaching at CCRI
since 2001. In addition to teaching courses, I am also the
co-coordinator of the Honors Program
at CCRI.
I am interested in how to best teach Earth science. I am currently
involved in several NSF grants to try to learn more about researching
students' misconceptions and improving their
learning in geology. I am also developing worksheets for
use in the classroom (called Lecture Tutorials) to
improve the student experience in introductory geoscience courses. In
order to learn from other instructors also doing research, I attend and
present at national meetings (for example the Geological Society of
America).
My undergraduate degree is in Geology from
Pomona College.
I have a M.S. in Geology from
Brown University.
And, I completed my Ph.D. in Geoscience at the
University of Rhode
Island, with a dissertation titled "Alternative conceptions of
introductory geoscience students and a method to decrease them."
Contact Information:
Karen Kortz
Physics Department -- Lincoln
Room 1204
401-333-7443
kkortz@ccri.edu
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