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Télécharger le livre :  The Neotoma Paleoecology Database
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The Neotoma Paleoecology Database


Collectif


Paleoecological data from the Quaternary Period (2.6 million years ago to present) provides an opportunity for educational outreach for the earth and biological sciences. Paleoecology data repositories serve as technical hubs and focal points within their disciplinary...

Parution : 2018-11-29
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Télécharger le livre :  Utilizing the Paleobiology Database to Provide Educational Opportunities for Undergraduates
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Utilizing the Paleobiology Database to Provide Educational Opportunities for Undergraduates


Phoebe A. Cohen , Rowan Lockwood , Katherine Ryker , Mark D. Uhen


Integration of research experiences into the undergraduate classroom can result in increased recruitment, retention, and motivation of science students. 'Big data' science initiatives, such as the Paleobiology Database (PBDB), can provide inexpensive and accessible...

Parution : 2018-11-29
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Télécharger le livre :  Integrating Macrostrat and Rockd into Undergraduate Earth Science Teaching
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Integrating Macrostrat and Rockd into Undergraduate Earth Science Teaching


Phoebe A. Cohen , Rowan Lockwood , Shanan Peters


New online resources are opening doors for education and outreach in the Earth sciences. One of the most innovative online earth science portals is Macrostrat and its mobile client Rockd - an interface that combines geolocated geological maps with stratigraphic...

Parution : 2018-11-29
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22,17
Télécharger le livre :  Student-Centered Teaching in Paleontology and Geoscience Classrooms
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Student-Centered Teaching in Paleontology and Geoscience Classrooms


Robyn Mieko Dahl


Research on learning and cognition in geoscience education research and other discipline-based education communities suggests that effective instruction should include three key components: a) activation of students' prior knowledge on the subject, b) an active learning...

Parution : 2018-11-29
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Télécharger le livre :  Beyond Hands On
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Beyond Hands On


David W. Goldsmith


Hands-on learning in paleontology, and geology in general, is fairly common practice. Students regularly use rocks, fossils, and data in the classroom throughout their undergraduate career, but they typically do it sitting in a chair in a lab. Kinesthetic learning is a...

Parution : 2018-11-29
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Télécharger le livre :  Flipping the Paleontology Classroom
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Flipping the Paleontology Classroom


Matthew E. Clapham


Lecturing has been a staple of university pedagogy, but a shift is ongoing because of evidence that active engagement with content helps strengthen learning and build more advanced skills. The flipped classroom, which delivers content to students outside of the class...

Parution : 2018-11-15
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22,17
Télécharger le livre :  Dinosaurs
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Dinosaurs


Darrin Pagnac


University dinosaur courses provide an influential venue for developing aptitude beyond knowledge of terrestrial Mesozoic reptiles. Passion for dinosaurs, when properly directed, can trigger interest in science and be used to develop critical thinking skills....

Parution : 2018-11-15
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Télécharger le livre :  Confronting Prior Conceptions in Paleontology Courses
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Confronting Prior Conceptions in Paleontology Courses


Margaret M. Yacobucci


People hold a variety of prior conceptions that impact their learning. Prior conceptions that include erroneous or incomplete understandings represent a significant barrier to durable learning, as they are often difficult to change. While researchers have documented...

Parution : 2018-11-15
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Télécharger le livre :  Integrating Active Learning into Paleontology Classes
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Integrating Active Learning into Paleontology Classes


Alison N. Olcott


The educational benefits of replacing in-class lectures with hands-on activities are clear. Such active learning is a natural fit for paleontology, which can provide opportunities for examining fossils, analyzing data and writing. Additionally, there are a number of...

Parution : 2018-11-15
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Télécharger le livre :  Incorporating Research into Undergraduate Paleontology Courses
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Incorporating Research into Undergraduate Paleontology Courses


Patricia H. Kelley


Research-led, research-oriented, and research-based teaching incorporate research into teaching to different degrees. Research-led teaching focuses on content and informs students about current research findings, while research-oriented teaching focuses on techniques...

Parution : 2018-11-15
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Télécharger le livre :  The Northwest European Pollen Flora
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The Northwest European Pollen Flora


G.C.S. Clarke , W. Punt


The Northwest European Pollen Flora

Parution : 2016-06-29
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Éditeur : Elsevier Science
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Télécharger le livre :  A New Silurian (Llandovery, Telychian) Sponge Assemblage from Gotland, Sweden
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A New Silurian (Llandovery, Telychian) Sponge Assemblage from Gotland, Sweden


Joseph Botting , Freek Rhebergen


A newly discovered, diverse sponge fauna of early Silurian age, is described from Gotland, Sweden. This is the first Silurian sponge assemblage known from Baltica, and the only diverse Llandoverian assemblage known worldwide.  The fauna includes 20 genera and 29...

Parution : 2014-02-27
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Éditeur : Wiley-Blackwell
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Télécharger le livre :  The Equatorial Rain Forest
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The Equatorial Rain Forest


John R. Flenley


The Equatorial Rain Forest: A Geological History presents the equatorial vegetation as a dynamic entity with varied and highly significant history. It also discusses other types of equatorial regions. It addresses the vegetational history from a palaeoecological...

Parution : 2013-10-22
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Télécharger le livre :  Drawing & Understanding Fossils
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Drawing & Understanding Fossils


E. W. Nield


A practical manual for the student of palaeontology, giving a grounding in theory, in addition to teaching graphical skills needed to make clear, representative and pleasing drawings of fossil specimens. As most early practical work in palaeontology is graphical the...

Parution : 2013-10-22
Format(s) : PDF sans DRM
Éditeur : Pergamon
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