Computer-Animated Modules for Enhanced Instruction in the Geosciences

学生的空间和时间关系的可视化传统上提出了一个独特的地球科学教师的挑战。 然而，在加州，随着越来越多的以英语为第二语言的学生被纳入大学社区，现有的教学问题正在加剧。 这种不可阻挡地增长的关注 传播科学概念和原则， 对于英语水平较低的学生，我们需要从根本上改变我们的教学理念和方法， 在课堂上传递信息。 此外，本发明还 由于社会的影响， 当代学生更倾向于视觉学习而不是听觉学习。 尽管我们的学术困境没有单一的解决方案， 一 潜在 丰硕 方向， 在教育交流中提供显著提高的效率，在于口语服从于交替交流 方法. 简短的电脑动画 模拟序列仔细联系到口头演讲材料，可以使用。 在这种情况下，动画将在教室里使用现有的电视监视器和录像带播放机。 为了实施教学模拟，从而提高学生对地质关系的理解，本提案寻求支持购买计算机设备， 记录 动画 序列 适当 用于教室/实验室教学。 为了最大限度地利用 的 所有模块的模块，说明和单帧示例将以网页形式放置在我们现有的网络服务器上供浏览。然后可以通过联系作者获得动画的副本。 如果有足够的兴趣，这些文件将在网络服务器上提供，供直接下载。

Student visualization of spatial and temporal relationships traditionally has presented a challenge unique to geoscience faculty. In California, however, the existing teaching problems are being exacerbated as a growing population of students for whom English is the second language is being incorporated into university communities. This inexorably growing concern of communication of scientific concepts and principles to an audience with lower levels of English facility requires a fundamental modification of our teaching philosophy and the methods of delivery of the information in the classroom. Additionally, because of societal influences, contemporary students are oriented toward visual learning rather than auditory learning. Although no single solution to our academic dilemma exists, one potentially fruitful direction, offering substantially increased efficacy in educational communication, lies in the subordination of the spoken word to alternate communication methods. Short, computer-animated simulation sequences carefully linked to oral lecture material, can be used. In this scenario animations will be presented in the classroom using existing television monitors and video tape players. To implement instructional simulations and thus improve student comprehension of geologic relationships, this proposal seeks support for the purchase of computer equipment to create and record animated sequences appropriate for classroom/laboratory instruction. To maximize use of the modules, descriptions and single frame examples of all modules will be placed as web pages on our existing web server for browsing. Copies of animations can then be obtained by contacting the writer. If interest is sufficient, the files will be made available on the web server for direct downloading.