Russ Colson, Anthropology and Earth Sciences, has recently published a book on earth science for secondary science teachers and others interested in the nature of science and the nature of science teaching. The book, “Learning to Read the Earth and Sky,” tells stories from the classroom, stories from real research, and offers example classroom investigations. It examines how classroom science […]
Faculty Development Session: The scantron and beyond Monday, April 8, from 7:45-8:30 a.m. in CMU 203. What are some innovative and efficient ways to use our scantron system? What kind of assessments are faculty doing that go well beyond the scantron into project-based and performance-based assessments? Panelists include: Steve Lindaas, Benji Smith, Mary Dosch, Russ Colson, and Teresa Shume.
Chop up science, add religion, simmer in politics Minnesota State University Moorhead’s Department of Anthropology and Earth Science professor, Russ Colson, will give a lecture on global warming Tuesday, March 5, at 7 p.m. in the MSUM Science Lab room 118. The lecture is titled, “The Global Warming Stew.” Colson’s presentation is the first lecture in the MSUM College of […]
Russ Colson and Karl Leonard, along with six students from the geology program in the Department of Anthropology and Earth Sciences, attended the 2011 annual meeting of the Geological Society of America Oct. 9-13 in Minneapolis.
“My students and I do science together.” If you came across Russ Colson on the Minnesota State University Moorhead campus, you wouldn’t realize you were in the presence of a superstar. He’s an unassuming fellow who doesn’t look for the spotlight. Of course, first impressions can be deceiving, because Colson is a superstar professor. He’s number one in the nation. […]