Integrating Field and Computational Components into a Physical Geography Curriculum

将实地和计算组件整合到自然地理课程中

• 批准号: 0310612
• 负责人: Cynthia Berlin
• 金额: $ 4.75万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-15 至 2005-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0310612&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Integrating; Field; Computational; Components; into

Geography (88) This project is being run by faculty from the Department of Geography and Earth Science. It is integrating inquiry-based learning into the core physical geography and earth sciences curriculum by modifying six courses. Course activities are now based on modern field equipment and a computer laboratory that has been upgraded into a Physical Geography Computation Laboratory. The field equipment includes 20 Garmin GPSMap 76S GPS units, a Topcon GTS-600 Series total station, several Swoffer Model 2100 current velocity meters, a Bosch Electric Rotary Hammer with adapter, a sub-soil probe, a CM-031 Ground Conductivity meter, and a Bartington MS2 Magnetic Susceptibility System. The university already has an unlimited license for ESRI's ArcGIS Suite of software. The project is adapting similar programs at East Carolina University and Indiana University and Purdue University at Indianapolis. Faculty from these institutions are providing advice on the implementation of this project. The intellectual merit of the proposed activities is derived from leveraging the use of our teaching skills and experience with instrumentation to enhance student learning in geographic concepts and techniques. The investigators are experienced in teaching, curriculum reform, and the use of the requested field and computing equipment. Although this project represents an adaptation of similar programs at other universities, it has a larger integrative scope and it is designed to specifically meet the needs of our students. We are linking six physical geography courses through shared field and computing equipment, and an inquiry-based curriculum that includes the integration of hands-on field work. The broader impacts of the proposed activity include enhancing the learning experiences of non-science majors, Geography majors, Geography and Earth Science minors, those who are underrepresented in the scientific community (including women and persons with disabilities), and pre-service K-12 teachers. By using hands-on learning and modern equipment, this project is improving student learning, stimulating student curiosity, and providing students with a strong foundation for their future roles in an increasingly technological society. We are evaluating the project by using pre- and post-tests for majors and non-majors, and by assessing student portfolios of projects. The project design and results will be disseminated locally, regionally and nationally, so that others may review our project and consider it as a potential model for curriculum revision.

地理学 (88) 该项目由地理与地球科学系的教师负责管理。通过修改六门课程，它正在将探究式学习纳入核心自然地理学和地球科学课程。课程活动现在基于现代现场设备和已升级为自然地理计算实验室的计算机实验室。现场设备包括 20 台 Garmin GPSMap 76S GPS 装置、一台 Topcon GTS-600 系列全站仪、几台 Swoffer Model 2100 流速计、一台带适配器的博世电动旋转锤、一个地下探头、一台 CM-031 地电导率仪和一台 Bartington MS2 磁化率系统。 该大学已经拥有 ESRI 的 ArcGIS Suite 软件的无限许可。该项目正在调整东卡罗来纳大学、印第安纳大学和印第安纳波利斯普渡大学的类似项目。这些机构的教师正在为该项目的实施提供建议。拟议活动的智力价值源于利用我们的教学技能和仪器仪表经验来增强学生对地理概念和技术的学习。研究人员在教学、课程改革以及所需领域和计算设备的使用方面经验丰富。尽管该项目是对其他大学类似项目的改编，但它具有更大的综合范围，并且旨在专门满足我们学生的需求。我们通过共享的现场和计算设备以及包括实践现场工作的基于探究的课程将六门自然地理学课程联系起来。拟议活动的更广泛影响包括增强非科学专业、地理专业、辅修地理和地球科学的学生、科学界代表性不足的人（包括妇女和残疾人）以及职前 K-12 教师的学习体验。通过使用实践学习和现代化设备，该项目正在改善学生的学习，激发学生的好奇心，并为学生在日益技术化的社会中未来的角色奠定坚实的基础。 我们正在通过对专业和非专业进行事前和事后测试以及评估学生的项目组合来评估该项目。 项目设计和结果将在当地、区域和全国范围内传播，以便其他人可以审查我们的项目并将其视为课程修订的潜在模型。