The SoilWeb200 is a web-based, interactive teaching tool developed to assist students in understanding fundamental concepts and processes of soil science. Developed in 2004 at the University of British Columbia (UBC), SoilWeb200 aims to (i) enhance connectivity of material covered, (ii) allow for inclusion of a greater variability of learning styles, (iii) increase student’s motivation for learning about soil, and (iv) link the material presented in this undergraduate course to research carried out by soil scientists at UBC and other research institutions in North America. SoilWeb200 is used to support the lecture-based and WebCT teaching methods, providing students with a graphical, interactive, and text web-based information. The SoilWeb200 has been integrated into the teaching curriculum of UBC’s APBI 200 – Introduction to Soil Science course. and adopted by eight other UBC courses and 14 courses offered by several other universities in Canada and Europe.

Funding provided by the UBC’s Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (2003)

Team members:

  • Dr. Maja Krzic,
  • Kelleen Wiseman,
  • Lesley Dampier, and
  • Dr. David Gaumont-Guay (all at UBC)

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