improvements to pcb 5435 (marine ecology of florida) resulting from the fall 2003 fctl collaboration...
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Improvements to PCB 5435 Improvements to PCB 5435 (Marine Ecology of Florida)(Marine Ecology of Florida)Resulting from the Fall 2003 Resulting from the Fall 2003
FCTL Collaboration WorkshopFCTL Collaboration Workshop
Dr. Linda WaltersDr. Linda Walters
Department of BiologyDepartment of Biology
Background on PCB 5435Background on PCB 5435 Limit: 9 graduate studentsLimit: 9 graduate students 2 hr/wk on campus and 4 full weekends in the 2 hr/wk on campus and 4 full weekends in the
fieldfield Already in place: group projects in fieldAlready in place: group projects in field
Come up with an hypothesisCome up with an hypothesis Design experimentDesign experiment Run experimentRun experiment Analyze dataAnalyze data Submit results: as scientific manuscript or poster Submit results: as scientific manuscript or poster
presentation or exercise laboratory manual ANDpresentation or exercise laboratory manual AND One person in group additionally gives PowerPoint One person in group additionally gives PowerPoint
presentation of resultspresentation of results
Question 1: How to make this Question 1: How to make this class more collaborative?class more collaborative?
Question 2: Why stress Question 2: Why stress collaboration so much in this collaboration so much in this
class?class?
Collaboration Changes: Collaboration Changes: In-Class ExampleIn-Class Example
Topic: Writing a scientific Topic: Writing a scientific resume (curriculum vita)resume (curriculum vita)
Old wayOld way: Distributed a good student c.v. and : Distributed a good student c.v. and casually lectured on it.casually lectured on it.
New wayNew way: Start with small group computer : Start with small group computer exercise on creating good c.v. Compare group exercise on creating good c.v. Compare group results. Then discuss model student c.v.results. Then discuss model student c.v.
Collaboration Changes: Collaboration Changes: Field Project ExampleField Project Example
Topic: Writing manuscript based Topic: Writing manuscript based on field experimenton field experiment
Old:Old: Able to significantly help students Able to significantly help students during design and data collection stages in during design and data collection stages in field. Then waited to see final product.field. Then waited to see final product.
New:New: Allow up to ½ of class time for Allow up to ½ of class time for groups to work on data analysis and groups to work on data analysis and writing phases with me available to help.writing phases with me available to help.
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