Collaborative Research: Geodesy curriculum for the 21st century - innovative science for addressing societally critical issues

这个项目是大学联盟、社区学院、大学、STEM教育中心和地球科学专业组织共同努力的结果，目的是开发、测试和传播包含大地测量学(测量和监测地球上质量的大小、形状和分布的科学)最新和令人兴奋的进展的本科教学资源。课程发展强调与社会相关的单元(例如地震和滑坡灾害、水资源)，其中包括来自陆地全球定位系统、具有前所未有的空间和时间分辨率的卫星重力和地形测量以及航空光探测和测距等大地测量来源的真实数据。为地球科学入门课程和高级地球科学课程编写的单元正在一系列机构进行严格评估和修订。向更广泛的地球科学教育界传播的内容包括讲习班、网络研讨会、网上可访问的模块和开发人员手册。该项目的知识价值在于它提出了令人信服的理由，即需要高质量的教育材料，目前教科书或实验室手册中没有这些材料，这些材料将最近与大地测量有关的进展和见解与具有社会意义的案例结合在一起。项目组利用伙伴机构和组织在大地测量内容、了解研究情况的教学方法和评估以及有效的传播方法方面的各种专门知识。更广泛的影响包括参与的学生和机构的不同范围，确保在材料开发过程中直接受益，并在积极有效的传播途径的帮助下，确保广泛采用的高潜力。将大地测量学原理和方法纳入本科课程也能提高定量技能，帮助这一快速发展领域的劳动力发展，并提高基本的地球科学素养。

This project is a collaborative effort among a university consortium, community college, university, STEM education center, and geoscience professional organization to develop, test, and disseminate undergraduate teaching resources that incorporate recent and exciting advances in geodesy (the science of measuring and monitoring the size, shape and distribution of mass on Earth). Curricular development emphasizes societally relevant modules (e.g., earthquake and landslide hazards, water resources), which feature authentic data from such geodetic sources as land-based global positioning systems (GPS), satellite-based gravity and topographic measurements with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution, and aerial light-detection-and-ranging (LiDAR) surveys. Modules developed for both introductory and advanced geoscience courses are undergoing rigorous assessment and revision at a range of institutions. Dissemination to the broader geoscience-education community includes workshops, webinars and web-accessible modules and a developer's manual.The intellectual merit of this project lies in its compelling rationale for the need of high-quality educational materials, currently not available in textbooks or laboratory manuals, which merge recent geodesy-related advances and insights with societally relevant cases. The project team leverages the diverse expertise of the partnering institutions and organizations in geodesy content, in research-informed pedagogy and assessment, and in effective approaches to dissemination. Broader impacts include the diverse range of students and institutions involved, ensuring both direct benefits during materials development and high potential for widespread adoption, aided by proactive and effective dissemination pathways. Incorporation of geodesy principles and methods in the undergraduate curriculum also enhances quantitative skills, aids workforce development in this rapidly growing area, and enhances basic earth-science literacy.