References

Characteristics of this reference list

There are 86 references cited in QuEST documentation, with academic subject coverage and educational contexts summarized as follows:

Some additional web resources are included below the list, including information sources provided by UBC. A few further references used for a poster presented at AGU, 2021, are also included.

Presentations about QuEST work within UBC and at external conferences are listed at the end.

The reference list

Note this reference set is gathered as a Zotero collection owned by F. Jones but visible to public at https://www.zotero.org/groups/4680105/qes_curriculum/library.

  1. Abramovich, Sergei, and Arcadii Z. Grinshpan. “Teaching Mathematics to Non-Mathematics Majors Through Applications.” PRIMUS 18, no. 5 (September 2008): 411–28. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511970601182772.
  2. Allen, J., S. Kuehn, and E. Creamer. “A Boost for the CURE: Improving Learning Outcomes with Curriculum-Based Undergraduate Research.” GSA Today, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSATG458GW.1.
  3. Ashline, George. “Real-World Examples: Developing a Departmental Alumni Network.” PRIMUS 27, no. 6 (July 2017): 598–605. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511970.2016.1234528.
  4. Atanasov, Risto, Tuval Foguel, and Jeffrey Lawson. “Senior Capstone Seminar: A Comprehensive Learning Experience.” PRIMUS 23, no. 4 (March 2013): 392–402. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511970.2012.748112.
  5. Austin, P. et.al., “Data Science Curriculum Group 2019 Report and Recommendations”, internal report for the Faculty of Science, UBC, 2019.
  6. Batchelor, R.L., H. Ali, K.G. Gardner-Vandy, A.U. Gold, J.A. MacKinnon, and P.M. Asher (2021), “Reimagining STEM workforce development as a braided river”, Eos, 102, 19 April 2021, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EO157277.
  7. Bates, Tony. “Curriculum Design and the Teaching of 21st Century Skills | Tony Bates”, 25 November 2021. https://www.tonybates.ca/2021/11/25/curriculum-design-and-the-teaching-of-21st-century-skills/. Accessed October 2023.
  8. Bernard, Rachel E., and Emily H. G. Cooperdock. “No Progress on Diversity in 40 Years.” Nature Geoscience 11, no. 5 (May 2018): 292–95. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-0116-6.
  9. Blake, Reginald, Janet Liou-Mark, Hamidreza Norouzi, Viviana Vladutescu, Laura Yuen-Lau, and Malika Ikramova. “Bridging Nongeoscience Stem Majors to the Geoscience Workforce through a Skills Training and Enrichment Program.” American Meteorological Society 98, no. 11 (November 2017). https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0085.1.
  10. Burkholder, E. W., J. K. Miles, T. J. Layden, K. D. Wang, A. V. Fritz, and C. E. Wieman. “Template for Teaching and Assessment of Problem Solving in Introductory Physics.” Physical Review Physics Education Research 16, no. 1 (April 24, 2020): 010123. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.16.010123.
  11. Capello, M.A., A. Shaughnessy, and E. Caslin. “The Geophysical Sustainability Atlas: Mapping Geophysics to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.” The Leading Edge 40, no. 1 (January 2021): 10–24. https://doi.org/10.1190/tle40010010.1.
  12. Carey, C.C., R.D. Gougis, J.L. Klug, C.M. O’Reilly, and D.C. Richardson. “A Model for Using Environmental Data-Driven Inquiry and Exploration to Teach Limnology to Undergraduates.” Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin 24, no. 2 (2015): 32–35. https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.10020.
  13. Carter, S.C., E.M. Griffith, T.A. Jorgensen, K.G. Coifman, and W.A. Griffith. “Highlighting Altruism in Geoscience Careers Aligns with Diverse US Student Ideals Better than Emphasizing Working Outdoors.” Communications Earth & Environment 2, no. 1 (October 7, 2021): 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00287-4.
  14. Cervato, C. “Recruiting to Geosciences through Campus Partnerships.” GSA Today 31, no. 6, June 2021: 36–37. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSATG503GW.1.
  15. Changnon, David. “Improving Outreach in Atmospheric Sciences.” Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 85, no. 4 (April 2004): 601–6.
  16. Chonacky, Norman, and David Winch. “Integrating Computation into the Undergraduate Curriculum: A Vision and Guidelines for Future Developments.” American Journal of Physics 76, no. 4 (April 2008): 327–33. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2837811.
  17. Cohen, D.R. “Australian Geoscience Tertiary Education Profile 2003-2021.” Report to the Australian Geoscience Council, 2022. https://www.agc.org.au/resources/reports/australian-geoscience-council-report/.
  18. Comas, X., S. Kruse, G. Grant, B. Hanson, and L. Lyon. “Envisioning a Near-Surface Geophysics Center for Convergent Science.” Eos, April 5, 2023. http://eos.org/science-updates/envisioning-a-near-surface-geophysics-center-for-convergent-science.
  19. Coughlin, Tom. “IEEE Future Of The Workforce Report Shows International Trends And Recommendations.” Forbes, 2022. https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomcoughlin/2022/11/10/ieee-future-of-the-workforce-report-shows-international-trends-and-recommendations/.
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  21. Cramer, B., D. Peate, and M. Saltzman. “GSA Statement on Diversity and a Challenge to the Society, Geoscience Departments, and the Geoscience Community at Large.” GSA Today 31, no. 1 (January 2021): 34–36. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSATG472GW.1.
  22. Crawford, M., and G. Wright. “Delphi Method,” 1–6, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118445112.stat07879 .
  23. Dill-McFarland, K.A., S.G. König, F.Mazel, D.Oliver, L.M. McEwen, K.Y. Hong, and S.J. Hallam. “An Integrated, Modular Approach to Data Science Education in the Life Sciences.” BioRxiv, July 27, 2020, 2020.07.25.218453. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.25.218453.
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  31. Hansen, Sarah J.R., Jieling Zhu, Jessica M. Karch, Cristina M. Sorrento, Joseph C. Ulichny, and Laura J. Kaufman. ‘Bridging the Gap between Instructional and Research Laboratories: Teaching Data Analysis Software Skills through the Manipulation of Original Research Data’. Journal of Chemical Education 93, no. 4 (2016): 663–68. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00710.
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  33. Holmes, N. G., Benjamin Keep, and Carl E. Wieman. “Developing Scientific Decision Making by Structuring and Supporting Student Agency.” Physical Review Physics Education Research 16, no. 1 (February 2020): 010109. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.16.010109.
  34. Jacobs, Christian T., Gerard J. Gorman, Huw E. Rees, and Lorraine E. Craig. “Experiences With Efficient Methodologies for Teaching Computer Programming to Geoscientists”. Journal of Geoscience Education 64, no. 3 (August 2016): 183–98. https://doi.org/10.5408/15-101.1.
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  39. Jones, F. “Survey of Hiring Practices in Geoscience Industries, 2010,” June 2010. https://doi.org/10.14288/1.0052313.
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  44. Landi, Amanda K., and Kaethe Minden. “Metacognitive Assessments for Undergraduate Mathematics Courses in the Time of COVID-19.” PRIMUS 33, no. 5 (May 2023): 555–68. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511970.2022.2106603.
  45. Legault, J., and B. Howe. “Introduction to This Special Section: Mining Geophysics.” The Leading Edge 40, no. 2 (2021): 88–88. https://doi.org/10.1190/tle40020088.1.
  46. Lewis, Drew, and Julie Estis. “Improving Mathematics Content Mastery and Enhancing Flexible Problem Solving through Team-Based Inquiry Learning”. Teaching and Learning Inquiry 8, no. 2 (6 October 2020): `165-183. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.8.2.11.
  47. Liemohn, Michael W. “Foundations in Data Analysis for Undergraduate STEM Students.” Eos, October, 2023. http://eos.org/editors-vox/foundations-in-data-analysis-for-undergraduate-stem-students.
  48. Lyon, E., R.L. Freeman, J. Bathon, A. Fryar, M. McGlue, A.M. Erhardt, A. Rosen, S. Sampson, A. Nelson, and J. Parsons. “Attitudinal Impediments to Geology Major Recruitment among Ninth Graders at a STEM High School.” Journal of Geoscience Education 68, no. 3 (2020): 237–53. https://doi.org/10.1080/10899995.2019.1700593.
  49. Macdonald, R. H, and C. M. Bailey. “Integrating the Teaching of Quantitative Skills across the Geology Curriculum in a Department.” Journal of Geoscience Education 48, no. 4 (2000): 482–86.
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  51. McFadden, R.R., K. Viskupic, and A.E. Egger. “Faculty Self-Reported Use of Quantitative and Data Analysis Skills in Undergraduate Geoscience Courses.” Journal of Geoscience Education 69, no. 4 (2021): 373–86. https://doi.org/10.1080/10899995.2019.1700595.
  52. McGovern, A., and J. Allen. “Training the Next Generation of Physical Data Scientists.” Eos, October 6, 2021. http://eos.org/opinions/training-the-next-generation-of-physical-data-scientists.
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  54. Modo, Michel, and Ian Kinchin. “A Conceptual Framework for Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design: A Case Study in Neuroscience.” Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education 10, no. 1 (October 2011): A71–79.
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Websites and resources

  1. Curated Collection of Jupyter/IPython Notebooks,” n.d. https://github.com/jupyter/jupyter/wiki.
  2. EDDIE Webinars –  Teaching with Large Datasets.” Accessed August 18, 2022. https://serc.carleton.edu/eddie/events/webinars/index.html.
  3. Key Capabilities in Data Science | UBC Extended Learning (ExL).” Accessed October 26, 2023. https://extendedlearning.ubc.ca/programs/key-capabilities-data-science.
  4. SAGE – Home Page (Summer of Applied Geophysical Experience).” Accessed May 30, 2022. https://www.summerofappliedgeophysicalexperience.org/.
  5. SERC Site Guides. “Quantitative Activities at SERC.” Accessed November 22, 2022. https://serc.carleton.edu/serc/site_guides/quant_activities.html.
  6. EER 2023 (Earth Educator’s Rendezvous workshop/meeting): a 3-morning workshopHow is your Program Helping Students Prepare for the Jobs they Want?“. Their program page includes links to workshop materials and outcomes, plus several excellent career-preparation related references and resources listed at the end of that page.
  7. EER 2023: a 2-morning workshopTeaching Quantitative Reasoning with Real Data – The EDDIE Way!“. Their program page includes links to workshop materials and outcomes.
  8. EER 2023: A 2.5 hr sessionCreating an Online Learning Environment about Geoscience Careers and Licensure“, Craig Nichole, UBC-OK.

UBC sources

  • Executive summary for the EOAS department’s strategic plan, EOAS 2021: A Vision for Integrated Earth Science, P. Tortell, Dec 7, 2021.
  • Course enrollments and demographics (gender, indigenous, etc) are at UBC’s PAIR “enrollments” data site.
  • Students’ career and experiences resources website.
  • Program Renewal:  what is it? A process of aligning the courses and learning activities in a program (such as a major, minor, specialization, diploma, or certificate), so that students are adequately supported in achieving the program’s overarching learning goals.
  • UBC curriculum mapping tool: MAP.
  • Fundamentals vs career preparation:

From AGU poster, Dec. 2021

Seventeen references were cited by, Jones, F., C., Schoof, P. Austin, T. Invanochko: “Reinvigorating Computational & Quantitative undergraduate Curricula for the Earth, Ocean, Atmospheric, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at UBC”, American Geophysical Union (AGU) poster (link may not be permanently available to the public). See also a single HTML page version.

Sources NOT included above; most relate to teaching computing.

Tenenberg, Josh, and Sally Fincher. “Opening the Door of the Computer Science Classroom: The Disciplinary Commons.” ACM SIGCSE Bulletin 39, no. 1 (March 2007): 514–18. https://doi.org/10.1145/1227504.1227484.

Sangwin, Christopher J., and Claire O’Toole. “Computer Programming in the UK Undergraduate Mathematics Curriculum.” International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology 48, no. 8 (November 2017): 1133–52. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2017.1315186.

Margulieux, Lauren, Tuba Ayer Ketenci, and Adrienne Decker. “Review of Measurements Used in Computing Education Research and Suggestions for Increasing Standardization.” Computer Science Education 29, no. 1 (January 2019): 49–78. https://doi.org/10.1080/08993408.2018.1562145.

Dorn, Brian, and Allison Elliott Tew. “Empirical Validation and Application of the Computing Attitudes Survey.” Computer Science Education 25, no. 1 (January 2015): 1–36. https://doi.org/10.1080/08993408.2015.1014142.

Green, David. “Pair Programming: Benefits, Tips & Advice for Making It Work — SitePoint,” January 21, 2020. https://www.sitepoint.com/pair-programming-guide/.

Alammary, Ali. “Blended Learning Models for Introductory Programming Courses: A Systematic Review.” PLoS ONE 14, no. 9 (January 2019): e0221765. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221765.

Weiss, Charles J. “A Creative Commons Textbook for Teaching Scientific Computing to Chemistry Students with Python and Jupyter Notebooks.” Journal of Chemical Education 98, no. 2 (February 2021): 489–94. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c01071.

Manzoor, Hamza, Amit Naik, Clifford A. Shaffer, Chris North, and Stephen H. Edwards. “Auto-Grading Jupyter Notebooks.” In Proceedings of the 51st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 1139–44. SIGCSE ’20. Portland, OR, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1145/3328778.3366947.

Furman, T., and M. Modwin. “Higher Education During the Pandemic: Truths and Takeaways.” Eos. Accessed July 2021. https://eos.org/opinions/higher-education-during-the-pandemic-truths-and-takeaways.


Presentations & reports about QuEST work

  1. QuEST project overview, EOAS Dep’t retreat, spring 2023.
  2. Progress report to the Dep’t Head, F. Jones, Aug. 2022 (PDF).
  3. UBC TLEF ShowcaseOCESE project poster, 2022
  4. UBC Science Education OpenhouseQuEST project poster, spring 2022
  5. AGU poster (QuEST and OCESE), Fall 2021
  6. Progress report to the Dep’t, C. Schoof, April 2021 (2 page PDF).
  7. UBC TLEF ShowcaseOCESE project poster, spring 2021.
  8. OCESE project presentations (related, but not explicitly QuEST project outcomes).