Incorporating Research Into Undergraduate Paleontology Courses - Or a Tale of 23,276 Mulinia

Outlines best practices in incorporating experiential learning for paleontology courses.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. How do we do it? Three approaches to incorporation; 3. A tale of 23,276 Mulinia; 4. What if you don't have a whole semester - or 23,276 Mulinia?; 5. Conclusions.

Zusammenfassung

In this Element best practices in experiential learning are illustrated by courses with embedded student research. Guidelines are presented for how to plan and execute a student research project. Research-based teaching provides challenges for students and faculty, but the benefits for all stakeholders are strong.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Patricia H. Kelley, Patricia H. (University of North Carolina Kelley, Kelley Patricia H.
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781108717892
• ISBN: 978-1-108-71789-2
• Seiten: 75
• Serien: Elements of Paleontology; Elements of Paleontology
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Pädagogik > Schulpädagogik, Didaktik, Methodik; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Geowissenschaften > Paläontologie; SCIENCE / Paleontology, universities, Teaching skills & techniques, Teaching of a specific subject, Palaeontology