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

将大地测量学整合到大学地球科学教学中是非常必要的。大地测量学是研究地球的大小、形状和质量及其随时间变化的学科。最近大地测量学的发展彻底改变了我们对地球过程的理解，并产生了对社会有重大影响的发现。大地测量现场技术对评估自然灾害和其他地质过程特别有价值。除了科学研究之外，大地测量技术还可以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将大地测量技术整合到地球科学领域的教育中，提高学生使用大地测量技术的技能。动手，实地为基础的经验提供了一个独特的学习机会，让学生探索现象直接。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技术。在这个为期两年的项目中，至少240名本科地球科学学生将直接受到影响，由于培训大学教师将学习材料纳入他们的大学课程，这一数字在五年内将增长到数千人。该项目为教师提供了有效地将大地测量技术与实地经验相结合的途径。该项目将大大扩展地球科学本科学生学习大地测量方法的资源，研究教师在实地经验中对资源的实施，并开发一个扩展到多种技术和覆盖多所大学的框架。该项目将开发、测试和传播两个学习模块，其中包括与广泛的地球科学应用相关的大地测量方法，并将包括对学生学习和向短期课程的教师传播已开发资源的有力衡量，以及对教师实施的研究。UNAVCO、爱达荷州立大学和印第安纳大学之间的合作汇集了大地测量现场方法、现场教学、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。这些学习模块将为教学人员提供资源，教授大地测量技术，帮助学生培养批判性思维和其他在应用科学和学术科学领域取得成功所必需的技能。第二个重点将是培训和传播，包括为教员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。我们将在5所大学进行实地教育教材的有效采用研究。在实施和测试学习模块期间收集的数据将通过分析教师在不同领域环境中采用课程材料的过程，为教育研究作出贡献。本研究将有助于了解教师的需求，以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.