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How We Help: Human elements of restoration ecology

Author(s): Sophia Anner1, Anna Sher2

1. University of Louisville 2. University of Denver

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In this lesson, students recall the basics of restoration ecology, interpret and predict several graphs that explain restoration manager characteristics, and reflect on an interview with restoration ecologist Dr. Anna Sher, who wrote the paper in…

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In this lesson, students recall the basics of restoration ecology, interpret and predict several graphs that explain restoration manager characteristics, and reflect on an interview with restoration ecologist Dr. Anna Sher, who wrote the paper in focus in the lesson.

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Version 1.0 - published on 10 Jun 2023 doi:10.25334/JMWC-R020 - cite this

Keywords

  1. graph interpretation
  2. Ecosystem Ecology
  3. fmn
  4. conservation biology
  5. data literacy
  6. invasive plants
  7. LGBTQ
  8. Restoration Ecology
  9. riparian ecology
  10. Natural Resource Management
  11. BioGraphI
  12. representation in STEM

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  4. Inclusive Pedagogy for Life Science Education
  5. QUBES Universal Design Tagging Ontology
  6. Open Science and Education Practices Ontology
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Description

This lesson was designed for a 60-75 minute class period with in-person delivery. The target student level is upper-level undergraduate biology majors. The lesson was designed for 20-30 students. 

 

The materials include an instructor guide (1_LessonGuide_HowWeHelp), an in-class presentation (2_PresentationSlides_HowWeHelp), a link to the interview with Dr. Sher (BioGraphI Interview with Dr. Anna Sher), an optional worksheet for students to answer questions and follow along during the lesson (3_StudentWorksheet_HowWeHelp), and the educator key for this worksheet (4_EducatorWorksheet_HowWeHelp).

Quantitative learning objective(s) 

  1. Interpret graphs and/or data figures related to the concepts from this lesson

  2. Reflect on your perceptions about using graphs or figures in biology.

Diversity/equity/inclusion learning objective(s)

  1. Reflect on your perceptions of people who do biology.

  2. Compare your own interests and/or identities to those of people who do biology.

Content learning objective(s) 

  1. Describe the goals of restoration ecology and the techniques used to restore habitats.

  2. Predict the challenges and benefits to restoring an ecosystem in different biomes.

  3. Evaluate how manager characteristics may impact restoration success.

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