References for Teaching in the Field
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A Field-Oriented Volcanology Course to Improve Earth Science part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Stephen Ross Mattox, Janet L. Babb
Volcanology for Earth Science Teachers (VEST), a teacher enhancement project conducted by the University of Hawaii at Hilo (UH-Hilo), was funded by the National Science Foundation from 1994 to 1996. ...
Research on Learning: Ways Of Learning:In the Field
A Simple and Effective Tool for Teaching the Concept of Strike and Dip and the Measurement of Structural Data in the Field part of SERC Print Resource Collection
David A. Gonzales
The concept of strike and dip is integral to field studies in geology, but can be challenging and frustrating for students to learn. A simple and inexpensive field tool has proven effective in ...
Research on Learning: Ways Of Learning:In the Field, Visual Learning
Introducing Students to Environmental Geophysics in a Field Setting part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Michael T. May, Michael G. Gibbons
An introductory environmental geophysics short course targeted for traditional undergraduate geoscience students but that can be taken also for continuing education credit by practicing professionals ...
Research on Learning: Instructional Design:Teaching in the Field, Ways Of Learning:In the Field
On the Practical Aspects of Incorporating Field-based Projects into Introductory Oceanography part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Robert W. Reynolds
Field-based projects provide a way for students in introductory oceanography to experience the process of scientific inquiry. However, in order to provide genuine field experiences for a class of ...
Research on Learning: Instructional Design:Teaching in the Field, Ways Of Learning:In the Field
Bringing the Field into the Classroom by Using Dynamic Digital Maps to Engage Undergraduate Students in Petrology Research part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Theresa M. Boundy, Christopher Condit
We utilize Dynamic Digital Maps (DDMs) in our undergraduate petrology courses to bring in accessible and exciting volcanic field areas to the students in the class room and to engage the students in ...
Research on Learning: Instructional Design:Use of Technology, Teaching in the Field, Spatial Intelligence:Maps, Ways Of Learning:In the Field
Artificial Outcrops Give Real Experience in Interpreting a Geologic History: The CMUland Group Project for Historical Geology Courses part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Kathleen C. Benison
A basic goal of historical geology courses is for students to gain an understanding of the methods, theories, and logic used in interpreting geologic histories. This is traditionally taught as a ...
Research on Learning: Geoscience Expertise:Structural Analysis , Geologic Time, Ways Of Learning:In the Field, Instructional Design:Teaching in the Field
A Winter Field-based Course on Limnology and Paleolimnology part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Donald T. Rodbell, Paul T. Gremillion
The Union College (New York) course Lakes and Environmental Change balances the practical constraints of offering a field-based limnology / paleolimnology course during a winter term without the ...
Research on Learning: Ways Of Learning:In the Field, Instructional Design:Teaching in the Field
A Simple Group Work Approach for Effective Field Work: a Soil Sciences Case Study part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Sacha J. Mooney
Recent educational reports in the UK have suggested that the developments of key transferable skills, such as group working, are a necessary outcome of higher education. However with current ...
Research on Learning: Ways Of Learning:Cooperative Learning, Instructional Design:Teaching in the Field, Ways Of Learning:In the Field
Using Field-Camp Experiences to Develop a Multidisciplinary Foundation for Petroleum Engineering Students part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Donna S. Anderson, Jennifer L. Miskimins
A petroleum-engineering geology field camp in existence for over 50 years has evolved to reflect the goal of developing a multidisciplinary foundation, or shared cognitive interface, with other ...
Research on Learning: Ways Of Learning:In the Field, Instructional Design:Teaching in the Field, Interdisciplinary Education
Integrating Handheld Technology with Field Investigations in Introductory-level Geoscience Courses part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Laura A. Guertin
Many geoscience students do not receive the opportunity to use handheld computers and similar tools during field experiences until they enroll in upper-division courses or attend field camp. Although ...
Research on Learning: Instructional Design:Use of Technology, Teaching in the Field, Spatial Intelligence:Spatial Representations Of Data , Ways Of Learning:In the Field