Network Oceanography, Moving Hands On Pedagogy to the Internet

网络海洋学，将教学法转移到互联网

• 批准号: 9952491
• 负责人: William Prothero
• 金额: $ 10.09万
• 依托单位: University of California-Santa Barbara
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-04-15 至 2002-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9952491&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Network; Oceanography; Moving; Hands; Pedagogy

(43) Geological SciencesThis project, while building on a foundation of materials and pedagogy developed with prior NSF support, creates a modern, inquiry-oriented, internet-based general education oceanography class and provides an environment for conducting research on student learning. In this large class environment, students engage in realistic data-driven scientific investigations. Students pose a problem, collect data using Prothero's NSF-funded, CD-ROM, "Our Dynamic Planet", and write a scientific paper based on their work. This presents science as an interesting, dynamic, and socially relevant field by teaching science process as well as science content, and making connections between science, society, and the future well being of our planet. The focus of inquiry-based activities is broadened beyond the current focus on plate tectonics and will include the Earth's climate and oceans and the world fisheries. Incorporated into all the activities will be: a) a virtual science workshop where students interactively participate and contribute their own presentations, b) interactive online writing and critical-thinking software, and c) a web implementation of existing class management Software. Flexibility in the software tools allows for modification and/or expansion to fit a range of student, instructor, and institutional needs and emphases. Student access is increased by replacing local network connectivity with internet and browser based networking. Students on campus will have the option of taking the course completely online which also support access to students and instructors at other institutions. All client-side software will work on Macintosh and PC computers, and server-side software will operate on Unix, Macintosh, or PC servers. Evaluation of the course and materials will begin in Spring of 2001. This study focuses on: a) whether student learning differs in online versus face-to-face environments and b) how student motivation, background and other variables affect learning in these environments. Assessment of student learning will be based on analyses of student responses incorporated into a School of Education Ph.D. thesis.

(43)地质科学--该项目建立在国家科学基金会先前支持下开发的材料和教学法的基础上，创建了一个现代的、面向探究的、基于互联网的普通教育海洋学课程，并为开展学生学习研究提供了一个环境。在这个大班环境中，学生们从事现实的数据驱动的科学调查。学生们提出一个问题，使用Prothero的NSF资助的CD-ROM《我们的动态星球》收集数据，并根据他们的工作写一篇科学论文。它通过教授科学过程和科学内容，并在科学、社会和我们星球的未来福祉之间建立联系，将科学呈现为一个有趣、动态和与社会相关的领域。以调查为基础的活动的重点已扩大到目前对板块构造的关注之外，并将包括地球气候、海洋和世界渔业。所有活动将包括：a)虚拟科学工作坊，学生互动参与并贡献他们自己的陈述；b)交互式在线写作和批判性思维软件；c)现有班级管理软件的网络实施。软件工具的灵活性允许修改和/或扩展，以适应一系列学生、教师和机构的需求和重点。通过将本地网络连接替换为基于互联网和浏览器的网络，提高了学生的访问权限。校园里的学生将可以选择完全在线学习这门课程，这也支持访问其他机构的学生和教师。所有客户端软件将在Macintosh和PC计算机上运行，服务器端软件将在Unix、Macintosh或PC服务器上运行。课程和教材的评估将于2001年春季开始。这项研究的重点是：a)学生在网络和面对面环境中的学习是否存在差异；b)学生的学习动机、背景和其他变量如何影响这些环境中的学习。对学生学习的评估将基于对教育学院博士论文中学生反应的分析。