Curricular Innovation in Geological Field Studies Using Remote-Sensing

通过购置最新的遥感地球物理仪器，提高了浅层地下地球物理勘探的教育质量。该设备最初用于开发环境地球物理野外场地，随后被整合到地质野外课程中。这个新网站提供了一个区域，学生可以在受控环境中教授地球物理和水文技术。地质系教授以解决问题为主要目标的探究式科学课程。新的仪器使教员能够升级入门和高级课程以及学生研究计划中的地球物理教学。新设备包括(1)带有梯度计的质子进动磁力计，(2)12道锤式地震单元，(3)电阻率单元，(4)带天线的探地雷达系统，(5)用于监测的水井，(6)便携式发电机，和(7)带绘图仪的计算机系统。有了这种新设备，该系能够向学生传授现代遥感技术，包括计算机辅助数据解释和分析。此外，学生可以通过课程和研究，获得应对当前人类对环境的影响所需的技术技能。

Improvement in the quality of education in geophysical exploration of the shallow subsurface is realized through the acquisition of up-to-date remote-sensing geophysical instrumentation. This equipment is used initially in the development of an environmental geophysical field site and subsequently is integrated into the geologic field courses. This new site provides an area where students can be taught geophysical and hydrological techniques within a controlled environment. The geology department teaches inquiry-based science courses with the main objective of problem solving. The new instrumentation enables the faculty to upgrade geophysical instruction in the introductory and upper-division courses as well as student research programs. The new equipment includes (1) a proton precession magnetometer with a gradiometer, (2) a 12-channel hammer seismic unit, (3) an electrical resistivity unit, (4) a ground penetrating radar system with antennae, (5) water wells for monitoring purposes, (6) a portable generator, and (7) a computer system with plotter. With this new equipment, the department is able to instruct students in modern remote-sensing techniques including computer-assisted data interpretation and analysis. Additionally, students can, through courses and research, obtain the technological skills needed to address current human impact on the environment.