由於資訊科技的進步,教師利用資訊科技協助教學活動,提供學生更多元的學習環境,但是如何協助教師使用新興資訊技術,將資訊融入教育,以及整合數位教材資源,已成為迫不及待的工作。 Google Earth地理資訊系統利用便利的操作模式與豐富的3D模型,引領使用者翱翔在地球上的各個角落,如同親身親臨一般。經過研究發現,傳統教學在教導地理相關資訊時,學生會因為教材、教具的不足,對自然科學產生一些錯誤的迷思觀念。經過研究發現,若利用Google Earth 3D立體呈現與人性化的操作模式,學生與Google Earth進行互動式的學習,可以提高學生學習興趣,並且能夠藉由學生自己動手操作的過程,導正先前在學習中產生的錯誤觀念。 本研究利用Google Earth地理資訊系統為基礎,建置一套數位教材的製作平台,將天氣相關的資訊附加在Google Earth上,提供教師下載已經做好的數位教材檔案(KMZ),並且設計課程教案,讓老師能夠快速地運用於自然與生活科技領域教學上,協助解決學生在學習天氣相關課程時的迷思問題,並且免除教師自行製作數位教材所花費的時間與精神。本研究導入科技接受模式(TAM),利用問卷調查,初步結果顯示,教師對於Google Earth此套地理資訊系統接受度很高,並且有意願將Google Earth導入教學之中,並且持續使用本研究所撰寫之數位教材製作平台。
Along with the advantages in information technology (IT), teachers try to integrate teaching methods by using IT for many years. However, the advantage of IT is very fast and its application on education needs training and time, it is very important to help teachers to use IT on curriculum design and teaching. This research adapt technology acceptance model (TAM) to study the advantage of IT on teaching. According to the past research, there are many difficulties to teach the geophysical related subjects, such as latitude, longitude, weather, cloud, precipitation…etc. Also students will make some misconception from traditional curriculum. These difficulties could be resolved by using geographic information system (GIS). Google Earth is a new but popular GIS on web world; users can fly to every corner of the planet during mouse clicks. For these reasons, we developed auto-formed teaching materials on Google Earth; teacher can use it on weather related curriculum. Questionnaire survey was made to estimate the advantage of GIS on teaching. Preliminary results indicate that teachers are satisfied on this design, also it shown high acceptance and willingness on using GIS in geophysical related subjects.