Proof-of-concept Web-delivered Exploration and Production Simulations for the Introductory Geoscience Laboratory

地质学(42)这个概念验证项目正在开发交互式的、基于发现的计算机模拟，用于向参加物理地质科学实验室课程的本科生提供网络和无线传输。学生们在协作工作组(学生团体)中工作，以解决基于地图的现实问题(采石场开发和石油和天然气勘探)，这些问题结合并扩展了传统的地球科学实验室主题，以及实用的商业概念，如预算、时间限制的最后期限和委员会共识。在采石场模拟中，学生们虚拟地钻探一幅地貌，以确定可开采的工业岩石的范围和体积，以用于石材生产。在油田模拟中，学生们争夺勘探有限油气藏所需的财产租约。这些练习需要分析不同类型的信息(文本、数字、地图)，并为学生提供多种机会来完善认知技能。基于服务器的无线计算机技术正在通过个人数字助理(PDA)的无线接入点通过Web传递这些材料，以超越传统课堂上在时间和空间上流动性有限的限制。这个项目的智力优势包括学生在经济/商业背景下学习地质学概念，获得关于风险/回报决策的快速反馈，以及提供灵活的互联网材料访问。该项目的更广泛影响包括解决与社会相关的地球科学问题和针对非传统的城市学生人口(在PI机构)。

Geology (42) This proof-of-concept project is developing interactive, discovery-based computer simulations for Web and wireless delivery to undergraduate students enrolled in a physical geology science laboratory course. Students work in collaborative working groups (student corporations) to address map-based realistic problems (quarry development and oil and gas exploration) that integrate with and extend traditional geoscience laboratory topics, as well as practical business concepts such as budgets, time-constrained deadlines, and committee consensus. In the quarry simulation, students virtually drill a landscape to determine the extent and volume of mine able industrial rock for stone production. In the oilfield simulation, students compete for property leases required for exploration of limited oil and gas pools. The exercises require analysis of different types of information (text, numbers, maps), and provide multiple opportunities for students to refine cognitive skills. Server-based and wireless computer technology is delivering these materials via the Web through wireless access points for personal digital assistants (PDA's) so as to override constraints in the traditional classroom of restricted mobility in time and space. Intellectual merits of this project include students learning geologic concepts in an economic/business context, receiving quick feedback on risk/reward decisions, and providing flexible Internet access to the materials. Broader impacts of this project include addressing societally relevant geoscience issues and targeting a non-traditional urban student population (at the PI institution).