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Using Project EDDIE modules in MSC 160 Oceanography
Jacqui Degan, Cape Fear Community College
All students have at some point experienced a storm. The Bomb Cyclone module is a great series of activities to use during the Atmospheric Circulation section of an Introductory Oceanography course. It introduces students to working with large datasets and basic graphing skills in Excel, and exposes students to how messy real data can be.
Using the Project EDDIE Major Ions in Freshwater Systems module in Environmental Processes, Challenges, and Methods
Megan Kelly, Loyola University Chicago
This module introduces students to a common and important source of freshwater pollution that invites debate about how to address the problem. By examining publicly available data, students can discover what types of environments are likely to suffer from road salt pollution, compare environmental concentrations of chloride to concentrations of legal and biological concern, and either defend the use of sodium chloride for road deicing or propose another solution, based on their understanding of the data.
Using Project EDDIE modules in Global Challenges, Scientific Solutions: Climate Change
Pamela Freeman, The College of Saint Scholastica
We found this case study to have an outsized impact on our students. The students reported feeling more confident with data, spreadsheets, and analysis, and were surprised with what they could do. They were also surprised by the biological findings, some events were happening earlier and some were not affected by slightly warmer temperatures.
Using the Project EDDIE Green Infrastructure/Green Roofs module in Envsci101
Elizabeth Farrell, Nassau Community College
Excess runoff often times carries with it pollutants and contaminants, and has proven to damage water quality. In this module students will explore green roofs as a potential solution to the environmental impacts of increased precipitation brought on by climate change. The module is designed to help students learn how to work with data tin order to help develop and improve their analytical and critical thinking skills.
Using Project EDDIE modules in Earth Science
Adriana Perez, El Paso Community College
Working with real life data can be a a very rewarding activity for students. It gives them the opportunity to have hands-on experience and therefore is more likely to enhance their learning experience.
Using Project EDDIE modules in Historical and Analytical Geology
Sean Bryan, Colorado State University
The Paleoclimate of the Last 2k Years Module examines the very recent geologic record of climate change and sets the stage for Anthropogenic climate change. It gives students practice graphing data in MS Excel, determining trends, and interpreting real proxy records. The module may be useful in a range of courses including Introductory Geoscience, Historical Geology, Global Change, Paleoclimatology, etc.
Using Project EDDIE modules in DSL 200: Scientific Literacy
Alanna Lecher, Lynn University
This module will convince even the most anthropocentric student why they should care about environmental pollution. It's also a great way to shows students a practical application of hypothesis testing.
Using Project EDDIE modules in Invertebrate Biology
Emily Mohl, Saint Olaf College
Phenology is a broadly accessible topic for students with clear relevance for understanding and predicting the effects of climate change; consequently, it provides strong motivation for students to develop data analysis skills. Using data from the National Phenology Network, students are able to make decisions about how to use simple tools like scatterplots and linear regressions to predict which species are likely to be impacted by climate change. They must wrestle with questions about data reliability and confidence in their answers.
Using Project EDDIE modules in Introduction to Environmental Science
Kristy Hopfensperger, Northern Kentucky University
Instructor story page detailing the implementation of Project EDDIE's Phenology and Climate Change module in an online introductory environmental science course, covering adaptation strategies, teaching challenges in virtual settings, student engagement with data analysis, and reflections on improving active learning for non-majors. auto-generated
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Using Project EDDIE modules in Climate and the Earth System
Alessandro Zanazzi, Utah Valley University
Instructor story detailing the implementation of the Project EDDIE Paleoclimate and Ocean Biogeochemistry module in an upper-division Earth System science course, covering teaching context, adaptations, student outcomes, and recommendations for future use. auto-generated
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Using Project EDDIE modules in Freshwater Biology
David Richardson, SUNY College at New Paltz
Determining the sources, temporal dynamics, and spatial differences in stream source water is a valuable exercise for general environmental science, geology, or biology students or students that are focusing on a water resource/aquatic ecology careers. This module helps students get exposed to a variety of streams outside of their local biome, hydrographs, working with R, and thinking about data!
Using Project EDDIE modules in Chemistry of the Environment
Federico Sinche, Loyola University Chicago
One of today's education challenges is to provide students with the opportunity to develop quantitative skills related and applied to a STEM education. The module's objectives are to support student's acquisition of data inquiry using environmental relevant datasets and common plotting platform for data interpretation.
Using Project EDDIE modules in Introduction to Biodiversity
Mary Mulcahy, University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
This module is intended to encourage beginning college students to take a second look at plants. This module will introduce students to the remarkable natural vegetation and ecological habitats in the United States through exploration of canopy height and abiotic factors found at the core terrestrial field sites of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) project.
Using Project EDDIE modules in Exploring Earth
Anne Meltzer, Lehigh University
Instructor story page detailing the implementation of Project EDDIE's Sustainability Metrics module in an introductory non-majors Earth science lab course, covering adaptation strategies, teaching workflow, student engagement outcomes, and future modifications, with supplementary materials and contextual links to the EDDIE Faculty Mentoring Network and QUBES. auto-generated
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Using Project EDDIE modules in FW4380 Landscape Ecology and Planning
Stacy Cotey, Michigan Technological University
Instructor story detailing the implementation of the Project EDDIE Green Infrastructure/Green Roofs module in an upper-level undergraduate landscape ecology and planning course, covering adaptation strategies, teaching challenges, student engagement with watershed modeling, and reflections on timing and future use within urban ecology and conservation planning contexts. auto-generated
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