Exploring Earth's Volcanic Environment: Development of Virtual Reality Education Modules(Phase 2)

探索地球火山环境：虚拟现实教育模块开发（第二阶段）

• 批准号: 0716952
• 负责人: Steven Carey
• 金额: $ 22.28万
• 依托单位: University of Rhode Island
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-09-01 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0716952&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Exploring; Earth; Volcanic; Environment; Development

Geology (42) An integral part of Earth and Environmental Science education at the undergraduate level is the opportunity for students to explore the natural world through fieldtrips and to make primary observations about geological processes. Web-based virtual fieldtrips to Vesuvius volcano in Italy , Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, and Laki volcano in Iceland are being developed to explore the hazards and impacts of explosive and effusive volcanism. The modules utilize Quicktime Virtual Reality (QTVR) panoramic images, digital video clips, interactive Flash animations, and inquiry-based exercises. The main intellectual objective of the project is to engage students as explorers and observers, enabling them to learn about volcanic processes and hazards, collect virtual field information, and then formulate hypotheses about the effects of explosive volcanic eruptions and the deposits that they produce. The exercises are being tested on a diverse set of users participating in geoscience courses at five academic institutions including the University of Rhode Island, Tulsa University, Southern Indiana University, Community College of Rhode Island and Tallahassee Community College. As a follow-up to the testing, a two-day instructor workshop will be conducted to discuss the evaluation results of course implementation, provide feedback for improvements/refinements of the modules, develop strategies for ease of instructor implementation, and provide suggestions for the development of supplemental lecture material that can accompany the web modules. In the broader context, an important objective is to integrate the findings of previously-funded NSF research projects to the PIs into resources that broaden the science content for diverse educational applications. The modules can be used in a variety of undergraduate geoscience courses such as physical and environmental geology, geologic hazards, igneous petrology and volcanology. The nature of the exercise also allows them to be used outside of a regular undergraduate course for general public education. Potential uses include increasing public awareness of hazards to those living in volcanic area through a program of community education and linkages to website that deal with volcanic hazards.

地质学（42）地球与环境科学教育在本科阶段的一个组成部分是让学生有机会通过实地考察探索自然世界，并对地质过程进行初步观察。目前正在开发对意大利维苏威火山、夏威夷的基拉韦厄火山和冰岛的拉基火山的网上虚拟实地考察，以探讨爆发性和喷发性火山活动的危害和影响。这些模块利用Quicktime虚拟现实（QTVR）全景图像，数字视频剪辑，交互式Flash动画和基于探究的练习。该项目的主要智力目标是让学生成为探险家和观察员，使他们能够了解火山过程和危害，收集虚拟现场信息，然后就火山爆发的影响及其产生的矿床提出假设。正在对参加五个学术机构地球科学课程的各种用户进行测试，这些学术机构包括罗得岛大学、塔尔萨大学、南印第安纳州大学、罗得岛社区学院和塔拉哈西社区学院。作为测试的后续行动，将举办为期两天的教员讲习班，讨论课程实施的评价结果，为改进/完善模块提供反馈意见，制定便于教员实施的战略，并为编写可随网络模块一起使用的补充教材提供建议。在更广泛的背景下，一个重要的目标是将以前资助的NSF研究项目的发现整合到PI中，以扩大科学内容，用于各种教育应用。这些模块可用于各种本科地球科学课程，如物理和环境地质学，地质灾害，火成岩学和火山学。这项工作的性质还允许它们在普通公共教育的常规本科课程之外使用。潜在的用途包括通过社区教育方案和与处理火山灾害的网站建立联系，提高公众对火山地区居民所面临的灾害的认识。