InTeGrate

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 suggestion from our latest call on assessment, and I told the students that their grade for the module would be individual and based on their answers to the questions below. As you see, some of the questions are assessment-oriented (and I suspect I will get a lot of venting), the first relates the module to a common theme for the class, and the second focuses on things they should have learned if they were paying attention to the in-class activities in the first two weeks. 

My main conclusion at this point is that the module is viable for a large class if I make smaller groups or if I grade on the basis of individual assignments.

1. In which sense are floodplains examples of the tragedy of the commons?
2. If you were responsible for assessing vulnerability to a natural hazard, how would you go about doing that?
3. What are the pros and cons of using student-led group activities in large classes?
4. Which part(s) of the module did you like best? Why?
5. Which part(s) of the module did you like least? Why?

1. first thoughts
2. implementation
3. Map your Hazards