On-line Inquiry Learning in Geology: Prototype Development of a Case-Based Cyber Library

地球系统科学(40)这个项目正在制作基于探究的电子实地考察模块，它最终将成为更大的地质学案例库的一部分，用于地质学入门课程。目标受众既包括地质专业的学生，也包括非地质专业的学生，以及未来的教师。这些模块展示了地质学原理，并帮助学生承担起他们学习的主导权，成为自给自足、批判性的思考者。该图书馆提供对地质学案例、数据集和分析工具的访问，因此学生可以确定科学问题的关键要素，确定并找到所需的信息，为他们的决定写出清晰的解释，讨论发现，并共同制定解决方案。地质学案例库模块的核心是一套基于探究的工具，这些工具借鉴了对智能系统和学习之间关系的研究。这些工具支撑和组织学生提问，提供反馈和指导，并支持协作和报告。项目软件旨在让学生掌握学习过程，方法是从后台指导探索，并在需要的地方提供定制的反馈、对话和重定向。这款软件可以适应多种教学风格，并且可以很容易地扩展到广大受众。电子格式非常适合地球科学教育数字图书馆，并提供不受人员变动影响的教学。目前正在开发的模块涉及河流和断层，以及一个通用案例模块，使用户能够在理想的教学实践框架内创建自己的案例模块。

Earth System Science (40) This project is producing inquiry-based electronic field trip modules, which will ultimately be part of a larger Geology Case Library for use in introductory geology classes. The target audience includes both geology majors and non-majors, and future teachers. The modules present geologic principles, and also facilitate students in assuming ownership of their learning toward becoming self-sufficient, critical thinkers. This library provides access to geology cases, data sets, and analytical tools, so that students can identify key elements of scientific problems, determine and find needed information, write clear explanations of their decisions, discuss findings, and collectively develop solutions. At the heart of the Geology Case Library modules is a set of inquiry-based tools that draw upon research into the relationships between intelligent systems and learning. These tools scaffold and organize student inquiry, provide feedback and coaching, and support collaboration and reporting. Project software is designed to put the student in command of the learning process by guiding exploration from a background posture and providing customized feedback, dialogue, and redirection where needed. This software can be adapted to a variety of teaching styles, and easily scaled to large audiences. The electronic format is ideally suited to the Digital Library of Earth Science Education and provides teaching that is not susceptible to changes in personnel. Modules under development at this stage deal with rivers and faulting, as well as a Generic Case module, which allows users to create their own case modules within a framework of ideal instructional practices.