Collaborative Research: WILSIM2, The Next Generation Landform Simulator

合作研究：WILSIM2，下一代地形模拟器

• 批准号: 1140375
• 负责人: Wei Luo
• 金额: $ 23.6万
• 依托单位: Northern Illinois University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-08-15 至 2016-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1140375&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; WILSIM2; Next; Generation

The project is developing, implementing, and assessing an advanced interactive landform simulator that engages undergraduate students in game-like guided inquiry of the interactions between river and hillslope processes and landscape formation. It is building on the prior successful WILSIM project at Northern Illinois University, with major upgrades including 1) a shift from cellular automata to a physically based model, 2) design-based and pedagogical improvements to the GUI and output formats, and 3) a shift from hypothetical to "real-world" landscapes, specifically the evolution of the Grand Canyon over the past 10 million years. Curriculum development and testing are targeting introductory students at four-year institutions and at community colleges, and are being performed in collaboration with the College of Lake County (IL).The landform simulator is enhancing student learning about both landform processes and approaches to numerical modeling in the geosciences. The web-based nature of the simulator allows ready adoption of the approach across institutions, and curricular materials are being actively disseminated through web portals, conferences and professional organizations. The project is also incorporating active plans for engagement of students from groups underrepresented in geoscience courses and careers.

该项目正在开发、实施和评估一个先进的交互式地形模拟器，该模拟器可以让本科生在游戏般的引导下探究河流和山坡过程与景观形成之间的相互作用。它建立在之前成功的北伊利诺伊大学WILSIM项目的基础上，主要的升级包括1)从元胞自动机转向基于物理的模型，2)基于设计和教学的GUI和输出格式的改进，以及3)从假设到“现实世界”景观的转变，特别是大峡谷在过去1000万年的演变。课程开发和测试的对象是四年制大学和社区大学的入门学生，并正在与莱克县学院（IL）合作进行。地形模拟器增强了学生对地形过程和地球科学数值模拟方法的学习。模拟器的网络性质使各机构可以随时采用这种方法，课程材料正在通过门户网站、会议和专业组织积极传播。该项目还纳入了积极的计划，让来自地球科学课程和职业中代表性不足的群体的学生参与进来。