Web-Based Learning and Research Tools for Earth System Science Education

9978245巴拉桑吉虽然目前正在进行重大研究工作，以开发地球科学中的数字信息系统或改进现有系统，但教育工作者正在寻找新的、更有效的方法来利用这些系统用于地球系统科学教育。该项目将利用一个这样的研究信息系统，并建立一个教育模块，使其成为本科教学的宝贵资源。康奈尔大学目前正在为研究目的开发核心地球科学信息系统。一个附加的教育模块将为教育社区提供通过WWW浏览器访问大量数字数据集、分析工具和程序的机会。将使用的核心信息系统包括大量的数字地球科学数据，如地形、水深、地震位置、断层、火山、卫星图像等，以及数据分析工具。它是基于地理信息系统(GIS)和互联网访问的。它的设计是独一无二的，因为它不仅提供了数字数据集，还提供了分析数据、处理数据和使用用户提供的参数绘制数据的工具。到目前为止，这个系统的教育用途还没有被开发出来。在教育中使用这样一个研究环境的潜在价值是巨大的。该系统将为本科生提供研究科学家使用的相同数据集和工具。教育培训模块将利用相同的数据集和方法提供进入知识系统的入口。这些模块将在康奈尔大学和哈特威克学院进行测试和评估，然后在网上发布。教育工作者和学生将能够研究地球上的任何地区，只要在他们的教室和学校启动网络浏览器，并立即访问该地区的所有可用数据集。这将允许所有大学和学校公平而统一地访问最先进的信息、数据和工具，而无论其基础设施和地理位置如何。

9978245 Barazangi While major research efforts are currently underway to develop digital information systems in geosciences or improve existing systems, educators are looking for new and more effective ways to exploit these systems for use in Earth system science education. This project will take advantage of one such research information system, and build an educational module to make it a valuable resource for undergraduate teaching. The core geoscience information system is currently being developed for research purposes at Cornell University. An add-on educational module will provide the education communities access to large volumes of digital data sets, analysis tools, and programs via WWW browsers. The core information system to be used includes large volumes of digital geoscience data, such as topography, bathymetry, earthquake locations, faults, volcanoes, satellite imagery, etc., and data analysis tools. It is Geographic Information Systems (GIS) based and Internet accessible. It is unique in its design, because it provides not only digital data sets, but also tools to analyze the data, manipulate them and plot them using user provided parameters. Up until now, educational usage of this system has not been exploited. The potential value of using such a research environment in education is great. This system will provide undergraduate students the same data sets and tools that are used y research scientists. Educational training modules will tap the same data sets and methods to provide entry into the knowledge system. These modules will be tested and evaluated both at Cornell University and Hartwick College before releasing them on the web. Educators and students will be able to study any region on earth by imply starting a web browser in their classrooms and schools and access all data sets available for that region instantly. This will allow a fair and uniform access to state-of -the-art information, data, and tools by all colleges-schools regardless of their infrastructure and geographic location.