TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lockwood,Rowan
TI  - Utilizing the paleobiology database to provide educational opportunities for undergraduates
T2  - Cambridge elements
SN  - 9781108681667 (ebook)
AV  - QE715 .L63 2018
U1  - 560.71 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Paleontology
KW  - Study and teaching (Higher)
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 Oct 2018)
N2  - 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 research opportunities. Here, we provide an introduction to what the PBDB is, how to use it, how it can be deployed in introductory and advanced courses, and examples of how it has been used in undergraduate research. The PBDB aims to provide information on all fossil organisms, across the tree of life, around the world, and through all of geologic time. The PBDB Resource Page (paleobiodb.org/#/resources) contains a range of PBDB tutorials and activities for use in physical geology, historical geology, paleontology, sedimentology, and stratigraphy courses. As two year colleges, universities, and distance-based learning initiatives seek research-based alternatives to traditional lab exercises, the PBDB can provide opportunities for hands-on science activities
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108681667
ER  -