Collaborative Research: Geodesy curriculum for the 21st century--Innovative science for addressing societally critical issues

该项目是一个大学联盟、社区学院、大学、STEM教育中心和地球科学专业组织之间的合作，旨在开发、测试和传播本科教学资源，这些资源包含了大地测量学（测量和监测地球质量的大小、形状和分布的科学）的最新和令人兴奋的进展。课程开发强调与社会相关的模块（例如，地震和滑坡灾害，水资源），这些模块的特点是来自大地测量学来源的真实数据，如陆基全球定位系统（GPS），卫星重力和地形测量，具有前所未有的空间和时间分辨率，以及航空光探测和测距（LiDAR）调查。为入门和高级地球科学课程开发的模块正在一系列机构进行严格的评估和修订。向更广泛的地球科学教育界传播包括讲习班、网络研讨会和可在网上访问的模块以及开发人员手册。这个项目的智力价值在于其令人信服的理由，需要高质量的教育材料，目前在教科书或实验室手册中无法获得，这些材料将最近与大地测量学相关的进展和见解与社会相关的案例结合起来。项目团队利用合作机构和组织在大地测量学内容、以研究为基础的教学法和评估以及有效的传播方法方面的各种专业知识。更广泛的影响包括参与的各种学生和机构，在积极有效的传播途径的帮助下，确保材料开发过程中的直接效益和广泛采用的高潜力。在本科课程中加入大地测量学原理和方法也能提高定量分析技能，帮助这个快速发展领域的劳动力发展，并提高基本的地球科学素养。

This project is a collaborative effort among a university consortium, community college, university, STEM education center, and geoscience professional organization to develop, test, and disseminate undergraduate teaching resources that incorporate recent and exciting advances in geodesy (the science of measuring and monitoring the size, shape and distribution of mass on Earth). Curricular development emphasizes societally relevant modules (e.g., earthquake and landslide hazards, water resources), which feature authentic data from such geodetic sources as land-based global positioning systems (GPS), satellite-based gravity and topographic measurements with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution, and aerial light-detection-and-ranging (LiDAR) surveys. Modules developed for both introductory and advanced geoscience courses are undergoing rigorous assessment and revision at a range of institutions. Dissemination to the broader geoscience-education community includes workshops, webinars and web-accessible modules and a developer's manual.The intellectual merit of this project lies in its compelling rationale for the need of high-quality educational materials, currently not available in textbooks or laboratory manuals, which merge recent geodesy-related advances and insights with societally relevant cases. The project team leverages the diverse expertise of the partnering institutions and organizations in geodesy content, in research-informed pedagogy and assessment, and in effective approaches to dissemination. Broader impacts include the diverse range of students and institutions involved, ensuring both direct benefits during materials development and high potential for widespread adoption, aided by proactive and effective dissemination pathways. Incorporation of geodesy principles and methods in the undergraduate curriculum also enhances quantitative skills, aids workforce development in this rapidly growing area, and enhances basic earth-science literacy.