Bringing Relevance to Earth Science Introductory Curricula through Images Showing Human/Landscape Interaction

为了提高学生对地球科学的兴趣，该项目正在开发四个学习模块，通过展示其与社会的相关性来教授地质学的基本概念。 这项工作的催化剂是一个10，000+的图像收集的当前和历史照片包含在NSF支持的景观变化计划数字档案。 该项目的目标是证明，学生的兴趣和学习增加时，地球科学的教学和学习的背景下，人类的经验。 这项工作的成果将是学生谁认识到地球科学作为一门学科的相关性和它的能力，告知各种相关的社会问题的辩论。该项目的智力价值在于开发、测试和评估四个教学模块，每个模块侧重于地球与人类互动的不同方式。 每个模块都包括图像丰富的互动式基于网络的入门学习工具，以及PowerPoint模板和附带的课堂上使用的主动学习练习。该项目的目标是高中和大学入门级的地球科学（地质学和地理学）学生，以便产生尽可能广泛的影响。 与其他机构和佛蒙特大学教学中心的合作确保我们开发的材料使用学生群体的横截面进行测试。

To increase student interest in Earth Science, this project is developing four learning modules that teach fundamental concepts in Geology by demonstrating their relevance to society. The catalyst for this work is a 10,000+ image collection of current and historical photographs contained in the NSF-supported Landscape Change Program digital archive. The project objective is to demonstrate that student interest and learning increase when Earth Science is taught and learned visually in the context of the human experience. The outcome of this work will be students who recognize the relevance of Earth Science as a discipline and its ability to inform debate on a variety of pertinent societal issues. The intellectual merit of this project lies in the developing, testing, and evaluating of four instructional modules, each focused on different ways in which the Earth and people interact. Each module includes image-rich interactive web-based introductory learning tools as well as a PowerPoint template and accompanying active learning exercises for use in the classroom. This project targets the Earth Science (Geology and Geography) student population at the advanced high school and introductory college level in order to make the broadest possible impact. Collaborations with other institutions and with the University of Vermont Center for Teaching and Learning assure that the materials we develop are tested using a cross-section of the student population.