Education:


      Ph.D. Indiana University, Geography

      M.S. Indiana University, Geography

      B.S. Western Illinois University

         Major: Geography

         Minor: Learning Resources


Selected Publications


  1. •Ritter, M (In Development) The Physical Environment: An Introduction to Physical Geography. Prentice Hall.

  2. •Lemke, K., Ritter, M., Heywood, N. (2008) Lab Manual for Physical Geography. McGraw-Hill.

  3. •Ritter, M., Aubert , J. , Birkeland , G. (2008) Student Learning Center for Christopherson, Geosystems 7/e. Prentice Hall.

  4. •Byrand, K. & M. Ritter (2008) Companion Web site for McKnight & Hess Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation. Prentice Hall.

  5. •Ritter, M. & J. Aubert (2006) Student Learning Center for Christopherson, Elemental Geosystems 5/e. Prentice Hall

  6. • Ritter, M. (2004) Companion Web site for McKnight & Hess Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation. Prentice Hall.

  7. • Ritter, M.  (2003) The Physical Environment: An Introduction to Physical Geography  450p. (Online textbook/learning environment)

  8. • Ritter, M.  (2003) Implementing a "Weekly Web Link" Assignment. Teaching with Technology Today. 9:8. http://www.uwsa.edu/ttt/articles/ritter.htm

  9. • Ritter, M.  (2002) Technology Guide to Accompany Geology 3e, Houghton Mifflin. 12 p

  10. • Hefferan, K., Heywood, N. and Ritter, M. (2002) Integrating Field Trips and Classroom Learning in a Capstone Undergraduate Research Experience. Journal of Geography. 101:5, 183 - 190 pp

  11. • Ritter, M.  (2001) Leveraging the Web for Student Self-Assessment, Another Node on the Internet, Computers in Geoscience. 27, pp. 129-131.

  12. • Ritter, M. (2000) Indian Peaks, CO Virtual Field Trip, Geography SCETNet Series CD-ROM, Scottish Council for Educational Technology, Glasgow, Scotland.

  13. • Ritter, M. E. & Lemke, K. A. (2000) Addressing the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" with Internet Enhanced Education, Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 4:1, pp. 100-108.

  14. • Lemke, K. A. & Ritter, M.  (2000) Virtual Geographies and the Use of the Internet for Learning and Teaching Geography in Higher Education, Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 4:1, pp. 87-91.

  15. • Ritter, M. (1998) Virtual Field Trips: Just Like Being There, Teaching with Technology Today 2:4 (Online) http://www.uwsa.edu/olit/ttt/tttv2n4.htm

  16. • Ritter, M.  (1997) Earth Online: An Internet Guide for Earth Science, Wadsworth Publishing, Belmont , CA. 264 p.

  17. •Ritter, M. (1995) Digital Chisel, Association of American Geographers Newsletter, Vol. 30, No. 5,.4; 25 pp.

  18. •Ritter, M.  (1994) Mosaic and the World Wide Web, Cartographic Perspectives, 19, 44-47 pp.

  19. • Detwyler, T, Rice. K, Ritter, M., & Ritter, S. (1991)  Our Environment: A Videodisc for Environmental Learning, Co-author, content coordinator, and design consultant of video disc. Also consulted on content and design of accompanying user index, teacher and student manuals. Published under a grant provided by the U.S. Department of Education.

About Me



Professor of Geography Department of Geography and Geology, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. My primary teaching responsibilities lie in physical geography and climatology. My research primarily focuses on the use of interactive multimedia learning technologies in geoscience.


Author

I wrote the first book about using the Internet for earth science education and research, Earth Online. I have written one of the first interactive online textbooks in physical geography, The Physical Environment. I’ve also been a contributor to World Book encyclopedia.


Consultant

I  am a web author and media consultant. I’ve completed media projects for Prentice Hall, John Wiley, and Houghton -Mifflin. I presently serve as consultant and and web master for Prentice Hall Publishing, maintaining over a dozen textbook companion web sites.