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 their university studies to develop skills and
experience in geoscience research. The book offers wide-ranging insight
from academics in geoscience, science education and higher education
policy and pedagogy, as well as from students and industry experts.
The opening section sets the context, with a chapter on teaching and
research in the contemporary university by a world-leading academic in
higher education, and an essay by the editor on the case of moving from
research-implicit to research-enhanced teaching. Part Two addresses the
research-teaching nexus in geoscience, offering chapters entitled The
Challenge of Combining Research and Teaching: A Young Geoscientist's
Perspective; Teaching on the High Seas: How Field Research Enhances
Teaching at All Levels; Curricula and Departmental Strategies to Link
Teaching and Geoscience Research; and Geoscience Internships in the Oil
and Gas Industry, among others. In Part Three, the use of technology is
discussed in chapters such as Using Interactive Virtual Field Guides and
Linked Data in Geoscience Teaching and Learning; and Towards Technology-
and Research-enhanced Education (TREE): Electronic Feedback as a
Teaching Tool in Geoscience. The Program Design section includes
chapters on Introducing University Students to Authentic, Hands-on
Undergraduate Geoscience Research, and the opportunity to link research
and teaching in students' final projects and more.
Geoscience Research and Education: Teaching at Universities is a
useful resource for understanding the research-teaching nexus and how it
has been implemented in different types of universities and in different
countries. Science academics seeking to integrate research into teaching
will find the book highly relevant to their work. The emphasis on using
technology as a means to link research and teaching will be of great
interest and practical benefit to learning technologists, science
educators and university policymakers.
Together with the companion volume Geoscience Research and Outreach:
Schools and Public Engagement, this book showcases the key role that
geoscience research plays in a wide spectrum of educational settings.
