Computer Science – Learning
Scientific paper
Dec 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007agufmed23a0963c&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2007, abstract #ED23A-0963
Computer Science
Learning
0810 Post-Secondary Education, 0820 Curriculum And Laboratory Design, 0840 Evaluation And Assessment, 0845 Instructional Tools
Scientific paper
As traditional Geology departments choose to reinvent themselves in light of waning interest in rocks and fossils, waxing interest in environmental, interdisciplinary issues, and advancements in pedagogy that champion inquiry and student based learning, the question begs, "What is to be done with that behemoth, historical geology?" Typically an introductory earth history course presents the timeline background to the origin and evolution of the planet Earth. At UW-Parkside, Origin and History of the Earth is taught from a climatic and dynamic equilibrium perspective using the textbook Earth's Climate Past and Future by William F. Ruddiman. The course is sectioned into 4 parts: 1) Water, Oxygen and Life on Earth, 2) Feedbacks: Greenhouse and Snowball Earth, 3) Mass Extinctions and 4) Present and Future Climate Change. While the course retains a focus upon historical dating and sampling, plate tectonics, the Milankovitch cycles and evolution, students encounter those topics as applied to solving problems reconstructing past climates, assessing the evolution of the past and future atmosphere and investigating mass extinctions. In class, small group work allows us to replace much of the standard passive lecture format with activities and outcomes congruent with a broader, environmentally cohesive picture of the planet, particularly with respect to climate change. The curriculum, activities, outcomes and assessment strategies of this new approach to an ancient class will be discussed. As an introductory course, and possible general education course, the curriculum addresses current issues of climate change to a broader audience than upper level coursework.
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