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Entries for 2016

1. A Mix of Soils Units in a Introductory Environmental Science Course

   Entry #293

   27 Apr 2016

   9:28 am

   Tara Holmberg

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   I have been using a combination of units from the Modules in A Growing Concern and Soils, Systems, and Society in my Introduction to Environmental Science course.  The course itself is a mix of majors taking it for their Environmental Science Associates Degree and non-majors taking it...

2. A Growing Concern, modified for nonmajors introductory biology

   Entry #287

   13 Apr 2016

   1:28 pm

   Rachel M. Pigg

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   I utilized various elements from A Growing Concern to create a 3-hr laboratory investigation for students in a nonmajors, introductory biology course. The lab is one component of a unit entitled "The Food Crisis," in which students learn about plant and animal biology and relate that...

3. A Growing Concern - Implementation

   Entry #286

   13 Apr 2016

   12:32 pm

   Robert Eli Loeb

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   I have implemented the first 5 unit of the A Growing Concern: Sustaining Soil Resources through Local Decision Making, the students are doing far better than I expected with materials. I am very appreciative of Hannah's review of draft revision of the materials I have for my online...

4. Climate of Change at U. Pitt - post mortem

   Entry #285

   13 Apr 2016

   11:04 am

   Alison N Hale

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   I implemented Unit 2 of the Climate of Change module in my introductory biology class the week of March 14th. I used the module in our class recitation, which are 50-minute sessions with 85 students per recitation (4 recitations x 85 students/recitation = 340 students). Because attendance at...

5. Map your Hazards! large interdisciplinary class implementation - The post-mortem

   Entry #284

   11 Apr 2016

   1:45 pm

   Silvia Secchi

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   Last Thursday was the last day of the implementation. The biggest lesson I learned is that large group projects in a class the size of mine (n=82) have lots of free riders. I heard complaints from half a dozen people about the free riding.... So, I decided to build on Hannah's...

6. Robert Loeb's Implementation of A Growing Concern

   Entry #254

   21 Jan 2016

   7:28 pm

   Robert Eli Loeb

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   For my online Introductory Soils course I am implementing The Growing Concern Module including Unit 1 Impacts of Land Use; Unit 2 Soil Characteristics & Their Relationship to Land Use Practices; Unit 3 Natural and Agricultural Erosion Rates; Unit 4 Using SoilWeb to Investigate the Soil...

7. Map your Hazards! large interdisciplinary class implementation

   Entry #251

   14 Jan 2016

   2:32 pm

   Silvia Secchi

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     Classes start next Tuesday, so I am finalizing the syllabus. I plan on implement the Map your Hazards! Module from March 22 to April 7. I will do one unit per week, and focus specifically on flooding since we are in a flood prone area and we have had lots of flooding this very winter (see...