Share Paper: Experiencing the Impossible: Designing Virtual Modules in the Geosciences

  1. Reneta Lansiquot, New York City College of Technology, CUNY, United States
  2. Reginald Blake, New York City College of Technology, CUNY, United States
  3. Janet Liou-Mark, New York City College of Technology, CUNY, United States
  4. Brian Vant-Hull, City College, CUNY, United States
Monday, March 5 2:10-2:30 PM Capitol C

Abstract: As part of a recent project entitled “Creating and Sustaining Diversity in the Geo-Sciences among Students and Teachers in the Urban and Coastal Environment of New York City” three-dimensional virtual modules will be created in Second Life to teach middle and high school students concepts of the geosciences. These modules will also be used in an undergraduate interdisciplinary course on the physics of natural disasters. We will demonstrate a completed virtual module on mountain weather, showing how students experience related simulated concepts, along with accompanying lesson plans, activities, and instructional manuals. Initial results of the use of this module will ...