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Any questions about the stuff below? Just post them to the comments section at the bottom of this page, or [for fast response] skype or email Dr. Dann (dsklarew@gmu.edu).

 

Plan for Session 01 Activities

 

  1. Inputs
  2. Activities
  3. Outputs and Outcomes
  4. Next Steps

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inputs


  1. Session learning objectives
  2. Outputs from last session
    1. "Ecology Here and Now" Journal Entries
  3. Readings (see our Zotero group): 
    1. EoE (Smith & Smith 2008) Ch. 1-4
    2. Levin (1992)
  4. Presentation(s): 
    1. 01-DMS-Fundamentals of Ecology Preface (also available as .pdf and .pptx)
    2. [Any inputs from other participants?]

 

Activities

Note: Boldface indicates scored assignment (part of final grade).  

  1. Review Dann Sklarew's Fundamentals of Ecology Preface (via links above).
  2. Read session learning objectives and readings[1]
  3. Review the first part of "Ecology Here and Now" assignment on the journal01 page; then link from your name there to create a new page where you can post your journal entry.
  4. Visit and contribute to our self-introductions page.
  5. [OPTIONAL] Participate in course orientation webinar (see email or link on top right of this page)
  6. Do one or more of these activities (indicating which you'd like scored using form to the right):
    1. Address a learning objective for this session with an original document/presentation, etc., posting your contribution to the 01 Session folder.
    2. Answer a homework question (similar to exam questions)
  7. Be sure to include citations for any references used in #4!
  8. Submit annotated reference for at least 1 citation to zotero library for each of 8 parts of our text.
  9. Review course project page then post 2-3 potential idea(s) of your own to the course project ideas page.[2]

 

Outputs and Outcomes


  1. We "meet" one another
  2. Submission by each participant of 1 of these:[3]
    1. Standalone page or file contributions posted to session folder[4]
      1. 01-DMS-What is ecology
      2. [Additional outputs from others?]
    2. Response to a homework 01 question
  3. A collection of testable ecological hypotheses from your  journal01 entries
  4. Annotated reference posted to our shared library using Zotero 2.0 plug-in for Firefox.
  5. Ideas for individuals' course projects, with prospects for feedback from peers and professor.

 

 

Next Steps


  1. Review peers' submissions in this session's folder in order to further prepare for exams, providing comments as inspired
  2. Provide peers feedback on their course project ideas using comments section at bottom of page.
  3. Do next session readings and visit next sesson plan, per syllabus.

 

 

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Any questions about the stuff above? Just post them to the comments section below, or skype or email Dr. Dann (dsklarew@gmu.edu).

 

Footnotes

  1. See links in Zotero shared library ▲
  2. Those shy about sharing their ideas with other students may also opt to email them directly to dsklarew@gmu.edu ▲
  3. For each student, only one of {learning objective addressed, forum participation, homework response} will be scored each week. ▲
  4. Use file/page naming schema like this: Sesssion #-YourInitials-Submission Name (e.g., "01-DMS-What is ecology") ▲

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