New Directions in Virtual Geoscience Education

虚拟地球科学教育的新方向

• 批准号: 9981094
• 负责人: Brian Slator
• 金额: $ 7.42万
• 依托单位: North Dakota State University Fargo
• 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: 2000-04-01 至 2003-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9981094&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: New; Directions; Virtual; Geoscience; Education

This southwestern project addresses the growing employment demand for trained Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technicians and analysts. This project also focuses on state-of-the-art GIS curriculum development incorporating work-based SCANS competencies and career-pathways into GIS degree programs. Research-based findings in technology education and minority student success, career pathways and project-based laboratory experiences form the basis for the further development of national skill standards. The objectives for the project include the: 1) Development of a series of work-based laboratory exercises that are employer-driven exposing students to the problems associated with the design and collection of reliable and accurate data sets using GPS and GIS programs; 2) Training of area secondary school faculty in the application of GIS and GPS as they apply to a variety of occupations that incorporate GIS components into current Technical Preparation agreements; 3) Increasing the number of rurally-isolated, minority secondary students who choose to participate in post-secondary GIS/GPS training for employment in currently unfilled GIS positions; 4) Working with the leading GIS and GPS softwarecompanies in the development of industry-based skill standards; and 5) Sharing the curriculum developed with other colleges and NSF.

这一西南部项目解决了对受过培训的地理信息系统(GIS)技术人员和分析师日益增长的就业需求。该项目还侧重于最先进的地理信息系统课程开发，将基于工作的扫描能力和职业道路纳入地理信息系统学位课程。在技术教育和少数族裔学生成功、职业道路和基于项目的实验室经验方面的研究结果构成了进一步制定国家技能标准的基础。该项目的目标包括：1)开展一系列以工作为基础的实验室练习，由雇主主导，使学生接触到与使用全球定位系统和地理信息系统程序设计和收集可靠和准确的数据集有关的问题；2)对地区中学教职员工进行地理信息系统和全球定位系统在将地理信息系统组成部分纳入当前技术准备协议的各种职业中的应用方面的培训；3)增加选择参加中学后地理信息系统/全球定位系统培训的少数族裔学生人数，以便在目前空缺的地理信息系统职位上就业；4)与领先的地理信息系统和全球定位系统软件公司合作开发基于行业的技能标准；以及5)与其他大学和NSF共享开发的课程。