An Annotated Bibliography of References Concerning Projects
in Sedimentology/Stratigraphy Classes
Compiled by
James R. Ebert
Earth Sciences Department
SUNY College at Oneonta
Oneonta, New York 13820-4015
(607) 436-3065; Ebertjr@oneonta.edu
Drzewiecki, P.A., and Hyatt, J.A., 2005, Teaching sedimentological and stratigraphic concepts using
outcrops from the Hartford Basin, Connecticut: GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, n. 1, p. 2021. (Small projects illustrate lateral facies change, cyclicity, etc. in the field.)
Eves, R.L., and Lohrengel, C. F., II, 2003, Local stratigraphy: a resource for a problem-based
undergraduate sedimentology/stratigraphy laboratory: GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 35, n. 6,
p. 46. (Includes presentation of select projects at regional meetings.)
Garver, J.I., 1992, A field-based course in stratigraphy and sedimentology, Jour. Geol. Education, v. 40,
n. 2, p. 119-124. (The only full length paper that I could find on the subject! It describes a course
in which students gather data in the field from a variety of depositional environments and rocks of
various ages and use these data to reconstruct regional tectonic history. Definitely worth a read!)
Glumac, B., 2005, Designing a field-oriented and project-based undergraduate sedimentology and
stratigraphy course: GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, n. 1, p. 20. (Describes a project-based
course with a modular structure. Elaborates on Glumac 1999.)
Glumac, B., 1999, A project-based undergraduate sedimentology course: GSA Abstracts with Programs,
v. 31, n. 7, p. 36. (Describes a project-based course with a modular structure.)
Hickson, T.A., 2004, One-hundred percent project-based learning in a sedimentology and stratigraphy
course: GSA Abstracts with Programs: v. 36, n. 5, p. 277. (Outlines a project-based course with
active learning strategies incorporated.)
Knight, K.L., 1989, Undergraduate sedimentology project; point bar field study and computer analysis:
GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 21, n. 6, p. 369.
Lohrengel, C. F., II and Eves, R.L., 2005, Incorporating undergraduate research in the curriculum; using
local stratigraphy as a resource for a project-based undergraduate sedimentology/stratigraphy
laboratory: GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, n. 6, p. 38. (Includes presentation of select
projects at regional meetings. Repeats much of Eves and Lohrengel 2003.)
O’Connell, S., 2004, Modern-ancient comparison as the focus for a first course in sedimentology: GSA
Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, n. 5, p. 164. (Field studies in Mesozoic and similar modern
sedimentary environments model a comparative sedimentology approach.)
Ryberg, P.T., 2000, Utilizing state-of-the-art field equipment in project-oriented curriculum at an
undergraduate geoscience department; examples from Clarion University: GSA Abstracts with
Programs, v. 32, n. 7, p. 421. (Describes use of various types of equipment for field projects in
multiple courses, including Stratigraphy.)
Sebastian, G.R., and Haywick, D.W., 2004, One outcrop, two possible interpretations; using field work to
teach geological reasoning: GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, n. 5, p. 155. (Small, directed
field projects are used to build skills which are then employed to test two competing hypotheses
with data collected in the field.)