Integration of Computer-Based Technology into Geology Field Course

基于计算机的技术融入地质野外课程

• 批准号: 9551507
• 负责人: Charles Onasch
• 金额: $ 3.74万
• 依托单位: Bowling Green State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-06-01 至 1997-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9551507&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Integration; Computer; Based; Technology; into

The summer field course is the single most important undergraduate geology course because it unifies all the diverse aspects of the science. Unlike other parts of a geology curriculum, the field course in most colleges has remained unchanged dor several decades. This project adds a new dimension to traditional field training by integrating it with several new computer-based technologies that are currently revolutionizing the earth sciences. Through the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Satellites (GPS), computer mapping, and 3-D visualization, the new field course teaches students how these technologies can be utilized to improve their ability to handle the increasingly difficult task of dealing with the large and diverse data sets needed to solve today's complex problems. When the new technologies are used in a classical field course, the traditional emphasis on data collection can be shifted to data synthesis and interpretation. Students' critical thinking skills can only be enhanced by such a change. Formulation and testing of hypotheses based upon field data are a cornerstone of the new curriculum. As a result, students can be better prepared for the interdisciplinary role that today's geologist must play in dealing with complex problems.

暑期野外课程是最重要的本科地质学课程，因为它统一了科学的所有不同方面。与地质学课程的其他部分不同，大多数大学的野外课程几十年来一直没有变化。该项目将传统实地培训与目前正在给地球科学带来革命性变化的几种新的计算机技术相结合，从而增加了传统实地培训的新层面。通过使用地理信息系统(GIS)、全球定位卫星(GPS)、计算机制图和3-D可视化，新的野外课程教会学生如何利用这些技术来提高他们处理日益困难的任务的能力，即处理解决当今复杂问题所需的大量和多样化的数据集。当新技术用于经典野外课程时，传统的数据收集重点可以转移到数据合成和解释上。只有这样的改变才能提高学生的批判性思维能力。基于实地数据的假设的表述和检验是新课程的基石。因此，学生可以更好地为当今地质学家在处理复杂问题时必须扮演的跨学科角色做好准备。