Network Oceanography, Moving Hands On Pedagogy to the Internet

网络海洋学，将教学法转移到互联网

• 批准号: 9952491
• 负责人: William Prothero
• 金额: $ 10.09万
• 依托单位: University of California-Santa Barbara
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-04-15 至 2002-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9952491&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Network; Oceanography; Moving; Hands; Pedagogy

(43) Geological SciencesThis project, while building on a foundation of materials and pedagogy developed with prior NSF support, creates a modern, inquiry-oriented, internet-based general education oceanography class and provides an environment for conducting research on student learning. In this large class environment, students engage in realistic data-driven scientific investigations. Students pose a problem, collect data using Prothero's NSF-funded, CD-ROM, "Our Dynamic Planet", and write a scientific paper based on their work. This presents science as an interesting, dynamic, and socially relevant field by teaching science process as well as science content, and making connections between science, society, and the future well being of our planet. The focus of inquiry-based activities is broadened beyond the current focus on plate tectonics and will include the Earth's climate and oceans and the world fisheries. Incorporated into all the activities will be: a) a virtual science workshop where students interactively participate and contribute their own presentations, b) interactive online writing and critical-thinking software, and c) a web implementation of existing class management Software. Flexibility in the software tools allows for modification and/or expansion to fit a range of student, instructor, and institutional needs and emphases. Student access is increased by replacing local network connectivity with internet and browser based networking. Students on campus will have the option of taking the course completely online which also support access to students and instructors at other institutions. All client-side software will work on Macintosh and PC computers, and server-side software will operate on Unix, Macintosh, or PC servers. Evaluation of the course and materials will begin in Spring of 2001. This study focuses on: a) whether student learning differs in online versus face-to-face environments and b) how student motivation, background and other variables affect learning in these environments. Assessment of student learning will be based on analyses of student responses incorporated into a School of Education Ph.D. thesis.

（43）地质Sciencesthis项目虽然建立在以前NSF支持的材料和教学法基础的基础上，但仍创建了现代，面向询问的，基于互联网的通识教育海洋学课程，并为进行学生学习的研究提供了一个环境。在这个大型的班级环境中，学生从事现实的数据驱动科学研究。学生提出问题，使用Prothero的NSF资助，CD-ROM收集数据，“我们的动态星球”，并根据他们的工作撰写科学论文。通过教授科学过程以及科学内容，并在我们星球的未来生活之间建立联系，这将科学视为一个有趣，动态和社会相关的领域。基于询问的活动的重点扩大到当前对板块构造的重点之外，将包括地球的气候，海洋和世界渔业。纳入所有活动中将是：a）一个虚拟科学研讨会，学生在其中交互式参与并贡献自己的演示文稿，b）交互式在线写作和批判性思维软件，c）现有类管理软件的网络实施。软件工具的灵活性允许修改和/或扩展，以适合一系列学生，讲师以及机构需求和重点。通过用Internet和基于浏览器的网络替换本地网络连接来增加学生访问。校园的学生可以选择完全在线学习课程，这也支持其他机构的学生和讲师的访问。所有客户端软件都将在Macintosh和PC计算机上使用，服务器端软件将在UNIX，MACINTOSH或PC服务器上运行。对课程和材料的评估将于2001年春季开始。本研究的重点是：a）学生学习在在线与面对面环境中是否有所不同，b）学生的动力，背景和其他变量如何影响这些环境中的学习。对学生学习的评估将基于对教育学院纳入的学生回应的分析。论文。