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  title info:
    title: Bringing ocean science to the classroom through technology
    sub title: a case study of the TOPEX/Poseidon Educational Program Project
  name:
    name part: Hammer, Margaret Ann.
    role:
      role term: creator
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: xx
    date issued: 2001
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
  abstract: This dissertation, using qualitative methodology, presents findings of a case study focusing on the learning experiences of a team of professors, graduate, and undergraduate students participating in a three-year on-going, programmatic, interdisciplinary university research and development project. The study provides insight into one way of designing teaching and learning experiences at the university level. Records of the triumphs and turmoils of the team in their journey from a group of people to a collaborative team while developing their product-an educational web site on oceanography-formed the database for this study. Three questions were investigated in this study. First, in what ways does the TOPEX/Poseidon Educational Program project establish a "unique" learning environment for project team members? Second, what did the team's members perceive to be "unique" learning opportunities for them as a result of their participation in the TOPEX/Poseidon Educational Program project? Third, what "lessons" have been learned as a result of the TOPEX/Poseidon Educational Program project? Six elements were identified as "unique" to the project team's learning environment: (1) atmosphere, (2) resources, (3) relationships, (4) mentoring and feedback, (5) flexibility and freedom, and (6) communication. Five "unique" opportunities for learning were identified: (1) computer and technology skills, (2) oceanography content, (3) people skills, (4) pedagogy, and (5) personal growth. Lessons learned included: (1) actively involved learners working cooperatively can accomplish more than individuals working in isolation, (2) some individuals require less guidance and support from mentors, (3) team members must take an active responsibility for their own learning, (4) team members must be empowered with the freedom and flexibility to nurture creativity, and (5) a working environment should be a "safe" place for learning. This dissertation draws attention to the need for new ways of …
  note: by Margaret Ann Hammer.
  note: Vita.
  note: "Major Subject: Curriculum and Instruction".
  note: Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilm Inc.
  note: Ph. D. Texas A&M University 2001.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (leaves 242-248).
  subject:
    topic: Major curriculum and instruction
  identifier: 30-20045 UMI
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    record content source: TXA
    record creation date: 020513
    record change date: 20190325103116.0
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