Bringing the World Wide Web into the Geology Classroom
Pamela J. W. Gore
Georgia Perimeter College (formerly DeKalb College), Clarkston, Georgia
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 1995
What is the World Wide Web?
- Universe of network-accessible information or"virtual library"
- Part of the Internet (Information Superhighway)
http://gpc.edu/~pgore/gore.htm
Web Browsers
- Software used to access (or browse) the Web
- Such as Netscape and Mosaic
- Text, graphic, video, sound
- Hypertext links to sites on the Web
- Government resources
- Academic institutions
- Museums
- Professional Societies
Types of geologic information available
- Satellite images
- Digital relief maps
- Virtual field trips
- Daily earthquake data - seismograms and maps
- Currently erupting volcanoes
- Paleontological collections and data
- Hydrologic data
- Abstracts
- And more!
Advantages for students
- Learn Geology
- Learn to use computer technology
- Learn to use the Internet
- Communicate with outside experts via e-mail facility
- Optional: Learn hypertext markup language for Web publishing of student papers or multimedia projects
Classroom applications of the Web
- In lecture
- Online course notes using a networked multimedia computer and LCD panel
- Course notes on disk using a multimedia computer and LCD panel
- Overhead transparencies printed from Netscape
- Links to outside sites for information and current geologic events
- Outside of class for student access
- Interactive course outlines
- Syllabus
- Course notes
- Assignments
- Research using on-line sources
- Tutorials
- Practice test questions
- Assigned readings
- Bibliographies