DAN OLSON
Geology
Office: Sonderegger 306
Office
Phone: (608) 663-6981
E-mail: olson@edgewood.edu
Interests: Reading, board gaming, gardening, and of course rock collecting
Community Involvement: Member of St. Albert the Great Parish, Sun Prairie
Edgewood Committees: Planning and Budget
Teaching History:
Teaching Assistant at UW-Madison from 1976 to 1981
Lecturer at Edgewood College (1981 to 1987)
Full-time Instructor at Edgewood since Fall 1988
Teaching Interests/Philosophy: Earth Science (including both geology and oceanography) I am committed to an inquiry based approach to my teaching. Students need to not only know the nature of science, but how we know what we know. I also try and relate topic materials in my course to practical applications in society or to current events ((e.g. using the current eruptions of Mt. St. Helen’s to illustrate geologic concepts).
Favorite Websites:
http://www.buzzflash.com/
http://www.ancestry.com/