Development and Implication of New Technologies for Teaching Field Geology

摘要野外地质学教学新技术的发展与启示本项目旨在开发一个数字化野外地质学（DFG）系统，使新一代野外地质学的大学课程成为可能。电子设备将简化和加速数据收集过程，以便让学生和教师有机会专注于该领域的批判性思维和数据分析。DFG系统执行自动化功能，密切模仿和补充传统的现场方法，提供简单的软件“智能”工具，将有助于现场数据的收集和一阶分析，并加快和促进现场数据到地理信息系统（GIS）环境的转换。DFG系统集成了先进的硬件和软件，如无线、带GPS卡的手持设备、语音输入和网络连接，以远程访问更强大的计算机。DFG系统在将最新技术与分布式建筑设计相结合方面具有创新性。这个系统特别适合野外地质学的教学，它可以提高专业地质学家进行野外研究的效率，并且可以很容易地适应商业应用。一个网站将分发软件，并帮助其他大学的教师在他们的课程中采用DFG系统，并提供一个论坛，讨论开发技术支持的野外地质学研究工具的最佳实践。

ABSTRACTDevelopment and Implication of New Technologies for Teaching Field GeologyThe project is developing a digital field geology (DFG) system that will enable a new generation of university-level courses in field geology. Electronic devices will simplify and accelerate the process of data collection in order to give students and instructors the opportunity to focus on critical thinking and data analysis in the field. The DFG system performs automated functions that closely emulate and complement traditional field methods, provides simple software "smart" tools that will aid in the collection and first-order analysis of field data and expedites and facilitates the translation of field data to a geographic infomration system (GIS) environment. The DFG system incorporates hardware and software advances such as wireless, hand-held devices with GPS cards, voice input, and networks links to access more powerful computers remotely.The DFG system is innovative in its integration of the latest technologies with a distributed-type architectural design. While particularly well suited to the teaching fo field geology, this system should enhance the efficiency of proofessional geologist doing field-based research and could be readily adapted for commercial applications. A wesite will distribute software and aid faculty from other universities to adopt the DFG system for their courses and offers a forum for discussions on best practices for the development of technology-enabled research tools for field geology.