The Keck Geology Consortium: A Core Undergraduate Research Program

摘要EAR0353585凯克地质学联盟致力于通过发展高质量的研究经验来丰富本科教育。 在过去的17年里，该联盟一直是本科生研究领域的基本组成部分，支持来自全国83所学校的909名本科生。 除了研究项目，该联盟计划还包括每年的凯克地质研究研讨会。 研讨会是一个聚集的地方，一些最有才华和积极性的本科生在全国。 对于学生来说，研讨会是一个在强调沟通重要性和建立自信的环境中展示研究成果的地方。对于教师来说，研讨会是一个相互交流和分享信息的机会，刺激了新的合作和创新项目的发展。 该奖项将继续凯克地质联盟，以利用和建立在凯克地质联盟在合作，设计和管理本科研究项目的十七年经验。 REU网站将作为系统评估研究的平台，以生成一个基于网络的评估库，该库可以由地球科学界进行调整，以告知本科研究教学的发展和实践。

ABSTRACT for EAR0353585The Keck Geology Consortium focuses on enriching undergraduate education through development of high-quality research experiences. The Consortium has been a fundamental component of the undergraduate-research landscape over the last seventeen years, supporting 909 undergraduate students from eighty-three schools across the nation. In addition to research projects, the Consortium program includes the annual Keck Research Symposium in Geology. The symposium is a gathering place for some of the most talented and motivated undergraduate students in the nation. For the students, the symposium is a place to present research results in an environment that emphasizes the importance of communication and builds self-confidence. For the faculty, the symposium is an opportunity to interact and share information with each other, stimulating development of new collaborations and innovative programs. This award will is to continue the Keck Geology Consortium in order to capitalize and build on the seventeen-year experience of the Keck Geology Consortium in collaboration, design, and administration of undergraduate research projects. The REU site will serve as the platform for a systematic assessment study to produce a web-based assessment library that can be adapted by the geoscience community to inform the development and practice of teaching undergraduate research.