PowerPoint PresentationSlide 2Slide 3Slide 4Slide 5Slide 6Slide 7Slide 8Slide 9Slide 10Slide 11Slide 12Slide 13Slide 14Slide 15Mission 2011Mission 2012“What I have learned is that passion, along with curiosity, drives science. Passion is the mysterious force behind nearly every scientific breakthrough. Perhaps it’s because without it you might never be able to tolerate the huge amount of hard work and frustration that scientific discovery entails….” “For the next four years you will get to poke around the corridors of your college, listen to any lecture you choose, work in a lab. The field of science you fall in love with may be so new it doesn’t even have a name yet. You may be the person who constructs a new biological species, or figures out how to stop global warming, or aging. Maybe you’ll discover life on another planet. My advice to you is this: Don’t settle for anything less.” Nancy Hopkins, a professor of biology at M.I.T., has been teaching since 1973. Extracted from OP-ED contribution in New York Times, September 5 2009Slide 19WikisWikis - structureWiki - requirementsMission 2013CO2 and global temperaturesCO2 emissionsSlide 26Slide 27Slide 28Slide 29Slide 30Slide 31Slide 32Slide 33Slide 34Slide 35Slide 36Slide 37Slide 38Important Questions to AddressSlide 40Class StructureImportant ContactsFirst Assignment (Due Friday by noon)Meeting PlacesSlide 45Terrascope – Guiding Principles•The Earth system provides a context for learning basic science and engineering concepts•Students put those concepts to use in creative ways to understand the interdependency of physical, chemical, and biological processes that shape our planet•Students explore how these concepts may be used to design protocols to ensure a sustainable environment•Program emphasizes both theory and practice, and puts a premium on active learningTerrascope – Structure•Solving Complex Problems--Mission 2xxxFirst Semester•1.016•Terrascope Field Experience (Spring Break)•Terrascope RadioSecond SemesterSolving Complex Problems•Multidisciplinary, project-based learning experience•Students work toward a solution to a deceptively simple problem related to Earth’s environment•Each year’s theme is different and referred to as “Mission XXXX”, where XXXX refers to the graduation year of the class involvedSolving Complex Problems--Motivation• To build in you the capacity to tackle the “big” problems that confront society• To encourage you to take charge of the learning process• To show you how to do independent research, to evaluate the quality of information sources, and to synthesize different information streamsSolving Complex Problems--Motivation• To encourage you to think about optimal solutions rather than correct solutions• To help you learn how to work effectively as part of a team• To improve your communication skills using two media: the web site and the formal oral presentation• To convince you of your potential!!Past Missions•Develop a viable plan for the exploration of Mars with the aim of finding evidence for life• Design permanent, manned, underwater research laboratories and develop detailed research plans for the first six months of their operation•Design the most environmentally sensitive strategy for hydrocarbon resource extraction from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and determine whether or not the value of the resource exceeds its financial and environmental costPast Missions•To develop strategies for developing countries in the Pacific basin to cope with tsunami hazards and disasters. Due to the unique needs of each country, we specifically focused on developing plans for Peru and Micronesia. •To develop a plan for the reconstruction of New Orleans and the management of the Mississippi River and the Gulf coast. The reconstruction of New Orleans and the management of the Mississippi River and the Gulf coast.Past Missions•To develop strategies to deal with the collapse of the global fisheries and the general health of the oceans•To develop a plan to ensure the availability of fresh clean water for western North America for the next 100 years.Subject StructureProblem divided into approximately ten tasks; students divided into teamsEach team assigned a Teaching Fellow, Alumni Mentors, and Disciplinary MentorsFour meeting styles:•Presentations on methodology•Case-study discussions•Team workshops•Coordination meetingsSubject Deliverables•Each student develops a personal wiki•Each team will communicate through wiki-based structureEach class describes and justifies its overall plan in a web siteEach class explains the design in a two-hour presentation before a panel of experts and a general audienceMission 2011Mission 2012“What I have learned is that passion, along with curiosity, drives science. Passion is the mysterious force behind nearly every scientific breakthrough. Perhaps it’s because without it you might never be able to tolerate the huge amount of hard work and frustration that scientific discovery entails….”“For the next four years you will get to poke around the corridors of your college, listen to any lecture you choose, work in a lab. The field of science you fall in love with may be so new it doesn’t even have a name yet. You may be the person who constructs a new biological species, or figures out how to stop global warming, or aging. Maybe you’ll discover life on another planet. My advice to you is this: Don’t settle for anything less.”Nancy Hopkins, a professor of biology at M.I.T., has been teaching since 1973.Extracted from OP-ED contribution in New York Times, September 5 2009Subject GradingIndividual performance (30%)Team performance (30%)Class accomplishment (40%)WikisShare files in teams, class–Avoid large attachments (please!)–All files online–Set permissions - who can read, edit–Know about others’ work•Avoid doubling up, missing topics–Get good quality writing early•You’ll be happy later, we promiseWikis - structure•One wiki•One section per team–All read, team read/write•One section per student inside team–All read, student read/writeWiki - requirements•Each student:–Keep ongoing journal as a wiki page•Ideas, progress, problems•One or two paragraphs–UPDATE EVERY WEEK!!!!•Each team:–Write research online, different pages per topics–Show progress every
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