Utilizing the Paleobiology Database to Provide Educational Opportunities for Undergraduates
Utilizing the Paleobiology Database to Provide Educational Opportunities for Undergraduates
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利用古生物学数据库为本科生提供教育机会
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2018
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K. Ryker
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R. Lockwood;Phoebe A. Cohen;M. Uhen;K. Ryker
将研究经验整合到本科课堂中可以增加理科生的招聘、留用和动力。“大数据”科学计划，如古生物学数据库（PBDB），可以提供廉价和可获得的研究机会。在这里，我们将介绍PBDB是什么，如何使用它，如何在入门和高级课程中部署它，以及如何在本科研究中使用它的示例。PBDB的目标是提供所有化石生物的信息，跨越生命之树，在世界各地，并通过所有的地质时间。PBDB资源页面（paleobiodb.org/#/resources）包含一系列PBDB教程和活动，用于物理地质学、历史地质学、古生物学、沉积学和地层学课程。由于两年制学院、大学和远程学习计划寻求以研究为基础的传统实验室练习的替代方案，PBDB可以提供实践科学活动的机会。
Integration of research experiences into the undergraduate classroom can result in increased recruitment, retention, and motivation of science students. “Big data” science initiatives, such as the Paleobiology Database (PBDB), can provide inexpensive and accessible research opportunities. Here, we provide an introduction to what the PBDB is, how to use it, how it can be deployed in introductory and advanced courses, and examples of how it has been used in undergraduate research. The PBDB aims to provide information on all fossil organisms, across the tree of life, around the world, and through all of geologic time. The PBDB Resource Page (paleobiodb.org/#/resources) contains a range of PBDB tutorials and activities for use in physical geology, historical geology, paleontology, sedimentology, and stratigraphy courses. As two year colleges, universities, and distance-based learning initiatives seek research-based alternatives to traditional lab exercises, the PBDB can provide opportunities for hands-on science activities.