DLESE Community Services has developed a series of portals and thematic collections that demonstrate how DLESE resources can be used in teaching undergraduates. These examples also demonstrate ways in which individual or groups in the geosciences can develop portals and thematic collections to address challenges facing undergraduate geoscience education.
- Integrating Research and Education
This site explores ways to bring modern research results into undergraduate courses. Examples include All Things Cretaceous, Exploring the Yellowstone Ecosystem, Geoscience Education in the New Cyberinfrastructure, Teaching Mineralogy with Crystal Structure Databases and Visualization Software, Impacts of Resource Development on Native American Lands. The site also provides general guidance for expanding the broader impact of geoscience research. - Teaching Quantitative Skills in the Geosciences
This site brings together resources from mathematics education with examples for teaching quantitative skills in the geosciences. Addressing both quantitative literacy in introductory courses and development of the sophisticated quantitative skills needed for graduate study and entry into the geoscience workforce, the site includes discussions of methods, teaching activities, and a special section of resources for students - Using Data in the Classroom Portal
Responding to increasing interest in using on-line data to teach about the Earth, this portal is testing new ways to discover on-line data and teaching activities that use data. It also provides a discussion of teaching methods and information about other projects addressing teaching with data. - Preparing Teachers to Teach Earth Science
This site examines the role of geoscience departments and faculty in preparing preservice teachers and supporting practicing teachers who teach Earth science at all pre-college levels. It addresses both pre-service and in-service training with collections of essays, interviews and program and course profiles.
