Geoscience Research and Education Teaching at Universities /

Focusing on geoscience, this book applies a uniquely cross-disciplinary perspective to its examination of the relationship between scientific research and teaching at universities. Contributions show how the use of technology and innovative pedagogical design allows students at different stages of t...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Tong, Vincent C. H. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Σειρά:Innovations in Science Education and Technology, 20
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • PART I: INTRODUCTION
  • 1. The context
  • From research-implicit to research-enhanced teaching: A geoscience perspective, Vincent C. H. Tong
  • Teaching and research in the contemporary university, Simon Marginson
  • PART II: RESEARCH-TEACHING NEXUS IN GEOSCIENCE
  • 2. Perspectives
  • The challenge of combining research and teaching: A young geoscientist’s perspective, Laura J. Cobden
  • Incorporating research into teaching geosciences: the Masters student’s perspective, Barbara McNutt
  • Teaching on the High Seas: How Field Research Enhances Teaching at All Levels, Ken C. Macdonald
  • 3. Promoting research-enhanced teaching
  • Curricula and departmental strategies to link teaching and geoscience research, Alan Jenkins
  • The Role of scholarly publication in geocognition and discipline-based geoscience education research, Julie Libarkin
  • Geologic Displays as Science and Art, Marjorie A. Chan
  • Teaching Geoscience Research to Adult Undergraduates and Distance Learners, Hilary Downes
  • Geoscience Internships in the Oil and Gas Industry: A Winning Proposition for both Students and Employers, Rolf V. Ackermann and Lucy MacGregor
  • PART III: PEDAGOGICAL EXAMPLES
  • 4. Use of technology
  • Integration of Enquiry Fossil Research Approaches and Students’ Local Environments within Online Geoscience Classrooms, Renee M. Clary and James H. Wandersee
  • Embedding Research Practice Activities into Earth and Planetary Sciences Courses Through the Use of Remotely Operable Analytical Instrumentation, Jeffrey G. Ryan
  • Using Interactive Virtual Field Guides and Linked Data in Geoscience Teaching and Learning, Tim Stott, Kate Litherland, Patrick Carmichael and Anne-Marie Nuttall
  • GEOverse – An undergraduate research journal:  Research Dissemination within and beyond the Curriculum, Helen Walkington
  • Towards technology- and research-enhanced education (TREE): Electronic feedback as a teaching tool in geoscience, Vincent C. H. Tong
  • 5. Programme design
  • Introducing university students to authentic, hands-on undergraduate geoscience research in entry-level coursework, Laura Guertin
  • Engaging first-year students in team-oriented research: The Terrascope learning community, S. A. Bowring, A. W. Epstein and C. F. Harvey
  • Students’ final projects: an opportunity to link research and teaching, Dolores Pereira and Luis Neves
  • Teaching Environmental Sciences in an International and Interdisciplinary Framework: from Arid to Alpine Ecosystems in NE Spain, D. Badía, N. Bayfield, A. Cernusca, F. Fillat and D. Gómez
  • The Role of concept inventories in course assessment, Julie Libarkin, Sarah E. Jardeleza and Teresa L. McElhinny.