Collaborative Research: A Field-Based Curriculum for Quantifying Deformation of the Earth's Surface with Lasers, GPS and Cameras

迫切需要将大地测量学融入大学地球科学教学中。大地测量学研究地球的大小、形状、质量及其随时间的变化。大地测量学的最新发展彻底改变了我们对地球过程的理解，并产生了对社会产生重大影响的发现。大地测量现场技术对于评估自然灾害和其他地质过程特别有价值。除了科学研究，大地测量技术还可应用于各种商业和政府部门的应用。该项目的主要目标是通过融入地球科学实地教育，提高学生使用大地测量技术的技能。亲身实践的实地体验为学生提供了一个直接探索现象的独特学习机会。在这个项目中，将为教师和学生开发课程材料，帮助他们学习各种大地测量野外技术。在这个为期两年的项目中，由于培训大学教师将学习材料融入他们的大学课堂，至少240名本科地球科学专业的学生将受到直接影响，这个数字将在五年内增长到数千人。该项目为教师提供了一条将大地测量技术有效地整合到野外经验中的途径。该项目将显著扩展本科生学习大地测量野外方法的资源，研究教师在野外经验中实施资源的情况，并开发一个框架，以适应多种技术和覆盖多所大学。该项目将开发、测试和传播两个以大地测量方法为特色的学习模块，这些方法与广泛的地学应用相关，并将包括对学生学习的稳健衡量，在短期课程中向教员传播开发的资源，以及对教员实施的研究。UNAVCO、爱达荷州立大学和印第安纳大学之间的这项合作汇集了大地测量野外方法、野外教学、课程设计和科学教育研究方面的专业知识。科学教育资源中心(SERC)将提供评估咨询、研究支持、项目评估和网站托管。全国地球科学教师协会(NAGT)将支持传播。学习单元将提供教学教师资源，以帮助学生培养批判性思维和在应用科学和学术科学中取得成功所需的其他技能，从而教授大地测量技术。第二个重点将是培训和传播，包括为教职员工提供技术和教学方面的短期课程，为改进实地和课堂的教学方法提供途径。我们将对五所大学有效采用他人编写的野外教育教材进行研究。在执行和测试学习单元期间收集的数据将通过分析不同领域的教师采用课程材料的过程，为教育研究机构作出贡献。这项研究将有助于通过更好地了解教师的需求来提高未来课程开发的效率。

There is a strong need for integration of geodesy into university geoscience instruction. Geodesy is the study of the size, shape, and mass of Earth and their changes with time. Recent developments in geodesy have revolutionized our understanding of Earth processes and produced discoveries of significant impact to society. Geodesy field techniques are particularly valuable for assessment of natural hazards and other geologic processes. In addition to scientific research, geodetic technologies can be applied to a wide variety of commercial and government sector applications. The primary goal of this project is to improve students' skills in using geodetic technologies through their integration into geoscience field education. Hands-on, field-based experiences provide a unique learning opportunity for students to explore phenomena directly. In this project, curriculum materials will be developed for instructors and students that will help them learn about a variety of geodesy field techniques. During this two-year project at least 240 undergraduate geoscience students will be directly impacted with that number growing to several thousand within five years due to training university faculty to incorporate the learning materials into their college classes.This project provides a pathway for faculty to effectively integrate geodetic technologies in field experiences. This project will significantly expand resources for undergraduate geoscience student learning of geodetic field methods, research the implementation of resources by faculty in field experiences, and develop a framework to scale to multiple technologies and reach multiple universities. This project will develop, test, and disseminate two learning modules featuring geodetic field methods relevant for a wide array of geoscience applications, and will include robust measure of student learning and dissemination of developed resources to faculty members in short courses, as well as research of faculty implementation. This collaboration between UNAVCO, Idaho State University and Indiana University brings together expertise in geodetic field methods, field instruction, curriculum design, and science education research. The Science Education Resource Center (SERC) will provide assessment consulting, research support, project evaluation, and website hosting. National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) will support dissemination. The learning modules will provide instructional faculty resources to teach geodetic technologies in ways that help students develop critical thinking and other skills necessary to succeed in applied and academic sciences. A second emphasis will be on training and dissemination including short courses for faculty members with both technical and pedagogical aspects, providing a pathway for improved teaching methods in the field and classroom. We will conduct research on the effective adoption of field education teaching materials created by someone else at five universities. Data collected during the implementation and testing of learning modules will contribute to the body of educational research by analyzing the process of adoption of curricular materials by instructors in diverse field settings. This research will aid the efficiency of future curriculum development through better understanding of instructor needs.