Share Your Experience as an Instructor Story

The InTeGrate team is very interested to hear about how the materials we've developed are being used and adopted by our fellow educators. Your feedback will help us evolve the materials in the right direction and help us make the case that this work should continue.

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Your Instructor Story

Instructor Stories (opens in new window) are an important way for faculty share to their experiences using InTeGrate materials in their classroom. Take a few minutes and contribute your story. It will become a web page that others can learn from.

Course InformationNumber and length of sessions per week (e.g. Three 50 minute lecture sessions and one 3-hour lab per week)

Course Description (From course catalog)

Course Context: Describe student and/or course level, e.g., lower or upper division, major course, etc. (e.g. "An introductory course for non-majors")

Course Goals and Topics (If available, extended version of learning goals and topics covered)

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Title: A descriptive, human readable title.

e.g. 'Student Handout for Sauerkraut Assignment'

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Provenance/Acknowledgements

A short description of where the material came from. Include names and institutions of authors and contributors as well as acknowledgment of any work from which this was derived.

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If you created this file (and haven't signed away your copyright) then we'd encourage you to select the CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike option. You'll retain the copyright to your file and can do as you please with it in the future. Through this choice you are also explicitly allowing others to reuse that file as long as they give you attribution, and don't use it for commercial purposes.

If the file (or content within it) was created by others you'll need their permission. If it predates 1923 or was created by a U.S federal employee (as part of their job) it is likely in the public domain (and we can all do as we choose with it). The original author may also have explicitly stated how it may be reused (e.g. through a creative commons license). You can describe the licensing/reuse situation in the box above.

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You can create a substitute yourself. Remember, ideas can't be copyrighted, only particular expressions of those ideas. Of course you'll want to give credit the original author.

The Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center has more good information about copyright as it applies to academic settings.

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All uploaded files are public unless you are in a private workspace

Title: A descriptive, human readable title.

e.g. 'Student Handout for Sauerkraut Assignment'

Select the file: Make sure it has an appropriate suffix (e.g. .doc) or specify the type in the Optional Fields below

Description: A very brief description of the file.

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File Type:

The system will attempt to determine the correct file type based on the name of the file you've selected. Choosing the correct file type here will override that.

File Name:

Authorship/Reuse

Choose a different authorship/reuse options

Who is the original creator/copyright holder of the information in this file?

Provenance/Acknowledgements

A short description of where the material came from. Include names and institutions of authors and contributors as well as acknowledgment of any work from which this was derived.

Reuse License

If none of the above licenses apply describe the conditions under which this material appears on this site as well as any information about reuse beyond this site.

More Information about reuse and choosing a license

Without permission you should not upload the file. There are several options in this case:

You can contact the original author to get permission.
You can provide a link to (or a description of how to get) the original material rather than uploading it here.
You can find a substitute that isn't encumbered by copyright.
You can create a substitute yourself. Remember, ideas can't be copyrighted, only particular expressions of those ideas. Of course you'll want to give credit the original author.

The Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center has more good information about copyright as it applies to academic settings.

Materials UsedPlease list the module(s) or course you are describing in this form:

Introductory Statement

The summary should start with one line that captures the context in which the module was used. This should be followed by 2-5 sentences that highlight what was particularly interesting about this particular implementation. This could include the setting, schedule, student group, an exceptional success or unusual adaptation of materials

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A Success Story in Building Student Engagement

My course is introductory geology with an environmental emphasis, usually taught with a fairly traditional lecture, textbook, lab, and exam format. In recent years I've been gradually turning over content to allow students to take a more active role in acquiring the material (e.g., through acting out concepts or performing exercises integrated with lectures). This module represents the next phase of that transition—the maximum immersion possible in a classroom setting—where I would most like the rest of my curriculum to be.

My students were incredibly engaged throughout the module. The majority of students were hopeful about the future and empowered to make a difference after completing the module (a stark contrast to the general malaise following teaching climate more traditionally/typically in previous semesters). This module provides them the ability to immerse themselves in a subject that is very important to them but usually feels very foreign, helping them frame the module experience (and therefore their association with climate science) as positive. I also believe this module (more than the other more traditional units in the class) demonstrated to students the importance of geoscience to their lives and futures.

Inspirational Quote

For the end of your intro statement, please add an inspirational quote that instills the value of using the module in your class.

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"I tried to link the material in the module with their personal experiences with recent storms, and I think that helped students to have more engagement and ownership of the topic."
"This module provided students with the ability to immerse themselves in a subject that is important but lacks visibility except in the face of a disastrous situation; this helped them frame the module experience as positive. The module also demonstrated to students the importance of integrating social science and geoscience in order to scrutinize the possibilities on how to build more resilient communities."
"The written products indicated that the students developed more sophisticated understanding of what geoscientists do, how geoscience can differ from a simple model of experimental science, and how it is relevant to many questions of human sustainability."

My experiences context box sentence:

1-2 sentence description for how you modified the module for use in your course.

Relationship of the Module to your Course

How long is your course, when was the module implemented, what topics were introduced before the module, how was the module material referenced during the rest of the course, if applicable

Unit-by-Unit breakdown

Detailed breakdown, by unit, for how you implemented the module within the course -- can be a bulleted list broken out by unit that walks instructors through how you implemented the units in your classroom, including helpful tips and supplemental documents.

Teaching Details

Assessments

Short paragraph (3-4 sentences) describing the assessments you used and how they were received by students (and identifying suggested modifications going forward, if applicable)

Outcomes

Describe the vision and goals you had hoped to achieve by using the module in the course and how you think students performed in relation to those visions and goals.

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