Computer Based Media and Lab Exercises for a Lower Division Oceanography Course

海洋学是由我们的第一年类的25% - 40%，它可能是唯一的科学课程，许多这些学生的经验。作为一个大型班级，它在校园内具有很高的知名度，并提出了一个重要的挑战，努力为每个学生提供一个充满活力和令人兴奋的学习体验。要求提供资金，以支持创建一套基于Macintosh计算机的交互式实验室教程/模拟、一个综合帮助数据库和一个相关工作手册。这一材料将与现有的图形数据库和计算机自动测验服务和褪色软件相结合，并将以光盘和因特网的形式提供给教授海洋学的其他学院和大学。为这个项目开发的许多想法和方法也将对其他学科的大班教学有用。我们的目标是通过创建材料，真正让学生参与主题，并通过鼓励学生责任感和综合思维的班级结构来支持，使这个大型班级的体验与小班一样令人兴奋和充满活力。

Oceanography is taken by 25% - 40% of our first year class, and it may be the only science course many of these students experience. As a large class, it has high visibility on campus and presents a vital challenge in efforts to provide each student with a dynamic and exciting learning experience. Funds are requested to support the creation of a set of interactive Macintosh computer based laboratory tutorial/simulations, a comprehensive help database, and an associated workbook. This material will be integrated with the existing graphics database and computer automated quiz serving and fading software, and it will be available on CD ROM and Internet to other colleges and universities teaching oceanography. Many of the ideas and approaches developed for this project also will be useful to others teaching large classes in other disciplines. The goal is to make this large class experience every bit as exciting and dynamic as that in smaller classes by creating material that will truly engage the students in the subject matter, supported by a class structure that encourages student responsibility and integrative thinking.