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Course Calendar
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01.11 F – Getting to Know You
- 10:00-10:15 Eastern – Housekeeping | Setup | Getting used to videoconferencing environment | Hess is note taker
- 10:15-10:45 Little Known Fact Mixer [Hess leading] – getting to know one another. Each of you has written a sentences about yourself (or hurry up and do it now) – something that few people know (and you’re willing to share). We’ll each take a few minutes trying to match people to statements (you can look at the Contact Info sheet for names). A point for each correct match; winner(s) get a prize.
- 10:45-11:00 About the Course [Thompson leading]
- How the course came into being – a brief history.
- Expectation of instructors by students. We are learning along with you. Think of us as coaches rather than sages. We’ll get your input on where things should go, establish some structure, and work with you to get things done. To the extent we can and need to, we’ll help you overcome obstacles.
- Expectation of students by instructors. We expect students to step up and take the reins – to lead discussion and inquiry, to contribute to what we are doing in a thoughtful manner. This is definitely not a “sit, listen, repeat” course. This is a “think and do” course (to steal NCSU’s tag line).
- [ Hess ] Student-team-taught lessons coming up starting in 3 weeks (02.01) – you’ve been assigned a topic (see calendar below and contact list).
- 11:00-11:30 Quiz Bowl [Thompson leading] – let’s see what you know and want to know. We’ll ask you some questions and you’ll work together to address them.
- 11:30-11:45 Products & Evaluation [Hess leading] – how you will be evaluated during the course
- In the past we’ve presented at a conference, created StoryMaps (Boulder, Chicago Wilderness), and drafted a research note (still in process, sigh).
- We propose to evaluate your assignment products on a simple ABC scale. An “A” product is one that is well conceived, thorough, well supported, well presented (in writing, orally, or both), and demonstrates your investment in the assignment and the larger products we define. A “B” product is one that does not meet one of these criteria. A “C” product is on that does not meet two or more of these criteria.
- 11:45-11:50 Assignments and any open discussion.
Assigned
- Read syllabus (due F 01.20)
- Complete the DevelopmentActivity in the Assignments folder – this is a team assignment – you will work in teams at your home institution – teams specified in instructions – should take no more than 1.5 hours (due by class F 01.20)
- Complete the Interconnections assignment in the Assignments folder (due by class F 01.20)
01.18 F – Interconnections
- 10:00-10:10 Eastern – Housekeeping | Assign note taker
- 10:10-10:45 Discussion of Interconnections readings
- Form two teams at each location – teams will contain one person who read each of the three articles
- (NCSU: Eli+Madalyn+Michelle | Kristin+Will+Rachel ) (ISU: Hejie+Lauren+Julia+Melinda | Richard+Kevin+Nicole)
- Spend 15 min talking to prepare three key points to share with the class – does not have to be one point per article – can be holistic, if that works for you
- Slide for your points (find the one with your names on it)
- Then 5 minutes per team in discussion
- 10:55-11:15 Discussion – review unconstrained development maps
- Some team goes first – we’ll show map and team should explain the rationale behind its creation
- Hear from teams with different approaches
- Summarize – what did we learn?
- 11:15-11:45 Activity & Discussion – constrained development
- 11:45-11:50 Assignments and any open discussion.
Assigned
- Complete the LandscapeEcology assignment in the Assignments folder (due by class F 01.25)
- Conservation Biology team to prepare readings and prompts – see Guidance in KeyPrinciplesSessions in the Assignments folder and do your work in the ConservationBiology subfolder therein (due by class F 01.25)
01.25 F – Key Principles from Landscape Ecology
- 10:00-10:05Eastern – Housekeeping | Assign note taker
- Madalyn & Rachel away at different conferences
- 10:05-10:45 Concept mapping
- You can create your concept map in a google slide in the concept map folder or you can draw on big sheets of paper, take a picture, and upload it to the concept map folder.
- Be prepared to present & discuss your concept map by 10:45Eastern.
- Iowa Teams: Hejie+Julia+Kevin+Melinda | Lauren+Nicole+Richard
- NC State Teams: Michelle+Will | Kristin+Eli
- 10:45-11:35 Presentations(4 teams x 10 minutes each, including discussion) and overall discussion
- 11:40-11:50 Work for next week (from Team ConsBio)
Assigned
- Complete the ConservationBiology assignment in the Assignments folder (due by class F 02.01)
- Conservation Biology team to complete preparations for next week’s session – see Guidance in KeyPrinciplesSessions in the Assignments folder (due by class F 02.01)
- Urban Planning & Green Infrastructure team to prepare readings and prompts – see Guidance in KeyPrinciplesSessions in the Assignments folder and do your work in the UrbanPlanning&GreenInfrastructure subfolder therein (due by class F 02.01)
02.01 F – Key Principles from Conservation Biology – Student Led
Student Led by Eli, Lauren, Nicole, Rachel
- 09:00-09:10Central – Housekeeping | Assign note taker
- 09:10-10:00 – Discussion of Conservation Biology readings
- Form two teams at each location, each with one person having read one of the distribute articles
- (NCSU: Eli+Madalyn+Michelle | Kristin+Will+Rachel ) (ISU: Hejie+Lauren+Julia+Melinda | Richard+Kevin+Nicole)
- Spend 20min to prepare 3 key points to share with the class, based on all the readings (find slide with your name on it).
- Then 7-8min per team in discussion.
- 10:05-10:45 – Mind Benders
- Work together in your teams to address the assigned prompts (10min per question, 20min total)
- Present answers to class (5min per team)
- 10:45-10:50 – Assignments
Assigned
- Everyone … Complete the UrbanPlanningGreenInfrastructure assignment in the KeyPrinciplesSessions section of the Assignments folder (due by class F 02.08)
- Urban Planning & Green Infrastructure team to complete preparations for next week’s session – see Guidance in KeyPrinciplesSessions in the Assignments folder (due by 17:00 Tu 02.05)
- Water, Water, Everywhere team to prepare readings and prompts – see Guidance in KeyPrinciplesSessions in the Assignments folder and do your work in the BalancingConservation&Recreation subfolder therein (due by noon Th 02.07)
- Conservation Biology team members to complete the SessionReflection assignment in KeyPrinciplesSessions in the Assignments folder (due by class F 02.08)
02.08 F – Key Principles from Urban Planning & Green Infrastructure – Student Led
Student Led by Kevin, Madalyn, Melinda, Michelle, Richard
- 9:00-9:10Central – Housekeeping | Assign note taker
- ISSRM conference
- NCSU Design Sprint
- 09:10Central – Concept Mapping & Ad Campaign
- Teams: (NCSU:Eli+Madalyn+Rachel | Kristin+Will+Michelle) (ISU: Lauren+Richard+Julia+Melinda | Hejie+Kevin+Nicole)
- 9:10-10:00 Develop concept map and advertising campaign
- 10:00-10:40 Presentations & Discussion
- 10:40-10:50 Wrap-up and assignments
Assigned
- Complete the Water, Water, Everywhere assignment in the Assignments folder (due by class F 02.15)
- Water, Water, Everywhere team to complete preparation for next week’s session – see Guidance in KeyPrinciplesSessions in the Assignments folder (due by 17:00 Tu 02.12)
- Urban Planning & Green Infrastructure team members to complete the SessionReflection assignment in KeyPrinciplesSessions in the Assignments folder (due by class F 02.15)
02.15 F – Water, Water, Everywhere – Student Led
Student Led by Hejie, Julia, Kristin, Will
- 9:00-9:05Central – Housekeeping | Assign note taker
- 09:10-09:25 – Live Kahoot – everyone will need a phone, tablet, or laptop to participate
- 09:25-09:35 – Discuss major takeaways at each Uni, then share
- 09:35-10:40 – Stakeholder Activity
- Setup – Stakeholder Tasks presentation in WaterWaterEverywhere folder (approx 10min)
- Apply concepts in teams of different stakeholders (approx 25min)
- Come back together and discuss as full class from multiple perspectives (approx 30min)
- Stakeholders are …
- Business & Homeowners … Richard, Nicole, Melinda, Hejie
- City Planners / Water Treatment Managers … Eli, Kristin, Madalyn
- Conservationists … Julia, Kevin, Lauren
- Developers … Michelle, Rachel, Will
- 10:40-10:50 Wrap and assignments
Assigned
- Water, Water, Everywhere team members to complete the SessionReflection assignment in KeyPrinciplesSessions in the Assignments folder (due by class F 02.22)
- All … add to the list of Student Tips for Student-Led Sessions (due by class F.02.22)
- Iowa & NC State Students: Download a copy of the Info&HealthForm for your University from the Travel folder, complete, and email or print with copy of health insurance card to George (for NC State students) or Jan (for Iowa State students). Note that there are different forms for Iowa & NCState. George & Jan will hold this confidential but want to have information about who to contact and any medical conditions you have in case of emergency. Please direct any questions to George or Jan, as appropriate. (due by class F 02.22)
- Iowa State Students: Download a copy of the Iowa Participant Agreement from the Travel folder, complete, and email or print and get to Jan (due by class F
02.2203.01) - Complete WelcomeToJax! in the Assignments folder (due by class F 02.22)
02.22 F – Welcome to Jacksonville & Gainesville
- 10:00-10:05 Eastern – Housekeeping | Assign note taker
- ISSRM abstract due early March – do we want to commit? NO
- 10:05-10:20 – Reflection on student-led sessions: What went well? How would you improve? (Plus-Delta style) – create a list of tips to pass to future classes
- 10:20 Examining, comparing, & contrasting: State | Duval/Jax | Alachua/G’Ville
- Teams … (Madalyn+Michelle+Rachel; Eli+Kristen+Will) … (Julia+Kevin+Melinda+Richard; Hejie+Lauren+Nicole)
- 10:20 Complete the Geographic Comparison Grid (in ActivitiesInClass folder) based on readings
- 10:50 Discussion – Several minutes a team
- 11:20 Develop questions for Question Itinerary (in TravelInfo folder) – organized by places we’ll visit and people we’ll meet (see Travel Itinerary), as well as topics of interest
- 11:35 Lightning round of questions – quick run through of the questions you want to ask
- 11:45 Wrap & Assignments
Assigned
- Complete Jax,ChangingClimate,&Conservation in the Assignments folder (due by class F 03.01)
- Iowa State Students: Download a copy of the Iowa Participant Agreement from the Travel folder, complete, and email or print and get to Jan (due by class F 03.01)
- Iowa & NC State Students: Download a copy of the Info&HealthForm for your University from the Travel folder, complete, and email or print with copy of health insurance card to George (for NC State students) or Jan (for Iowa State students). Note that there are different forms for Iowa & NCState. George & Jan will hold this confidential but want to have information about who to contact and any medical conditions you have in case of emergency. Please direct any questions to George or Jan, as appropriate. (due ASAP)
03.01 F – Jacksonville, Changing Climate, & Conservation … Question Itinerary
- 10:00-10:05Eastern – Housekeeping | Assign note taker
- Kayaking Saturday afternoon during free time at your cost? Guided ($60+tip for 2 hours) or self-guided ($40 for single, $55 for double for 4 hours)
- Paperwork – JaxU requires a liability release to get on their pontoon boat (Monday AM). You have to sign the release to get on the boat, but we can neither force you to participate nor penalize you for not participating.
- Paperwork – NCSU students have to sign a travel authorization so that they are covered under University liability insurance. Hess will have those available for signature.
- 10:05 Work on agency teams to create 3 paragraphs and a summary about how you think the agency should deal with changing climate
- Templates for your work are in this folder (in In-Class Activities folder)
- GroundWorks Jacksonville is Michelle+Will, Hejie+Lauren working on Channel 1
- JaxParks is Eli+Madalyn, Kevin+Julia working on Channel 2
- National Parks is Kristin+Rachel, Nicole+Melinda+Richard working on Channel 3
- 10:40 Present your thoughts – 10min per agency, using documents you just created
- 11:10 Question Itinerary – including lightning round and discussion
- Each team at each University should write at least two question relevant to climate change and the agency you worked on – work directly in the question itinerary
- Then individual people can write questions under any category, as they come to you
- Each person should highlight in yellow and place your initials after one question you feel we shouldn’t leave Jacksonville without asking. If someone else has identified the same question you want to, just add your initials.
- 11:30 We’ll do a lightning round of highlighted questions
- 11:40 Wrap and assignments
Assigned
- Complete Itinerary,Questions,&Products in the Assignments folder (elements due by class Tu 03.05 & W 03.06)
03.08 F – Itinerary, Question Itinerary, & Products
- 10:00-10:05Eastern – Housekeeping | Assign note taker
- 10:05 Question Itinerary: Final round of prioritizing and cleanup. Review questions in small teams, revise as needed to get the best flow and best ensure our key questions are addressed. Prepare to bring any issues to full class.
- Sweetwater Park & Paynes Prairie (Th) – Michelle+Eli
- Conservation Subdivision (Th) – Lauren+Richard
- Branan Field, Florida Wildlife (F) – Rachel+Madalyn
- Julington Durbin Creek Nature Preserve, St Johns River Water Management (F) – Kevin+Julia
- JaxParks, State Parks, National Parks (Sa) – George
- Duval County Audubon (Su) – Nicole+Jan
- Pontoon Boat (M) – Kristin+Will
- GroundWork Jacksonville (M) – Hejie+Melinda
- 10:25 Discussion of Question Itinerary – any issue?
- 10:35 Products – as a full class, review ideas, pick 3 we like, and form teams for each
- 10:45 Products – break into teams on 3 Zoom Channels [ to be assigned in class – channels are in right sidebar at top of page ] and develop (slightly) more detailed descriptions of each product
- 11:05 Products – back in main class, each team has 5 minutes to present their product description
- 11:20 Itinerary – walk through itinerary
- 11:45 Wrap – see you in Jax!
Assigned
03.13 W – 03.19 Tu – TRAVEL TO JACKSONVILLE
Assigned
03.22 F – No Class – Iowa on Break, NC State students swapped for 19 April
- 10:00-10:10 Eastern – Housekeeping
- Iowa State does not have class this day – only Jan present from Iowa
- NC State students opted to meet on 19 April instead
Assigned
- Will be sent by email before 03.26
03.29 F – Moving Products Forward
- 10:00-10:05Eastern – Housekeeping
- 10:05-10:30 Trip Debrief & Key Points
- MIchelle will be remote today; Rachel is out
- (Kevin+Hejie, Richard+Nicole, Lauren+Melinda+Julia) (Michelle+Eli+Madalyn, Kristin+Will)
- Be prepared to share a 3-sentence summary of your most important take-aways from the entire trip. Please put your responses in this Google Slides, one slide each (pre-created).
- 15 minutes to write up + 10 minutes to share
- 10:30-11:20 Product Planning – Teams go to Channels [ side bar ]
- Conservation ToolKit (1) | StoryMap (2) | Video (3)
- Each team has a folder within the products folder in which to work. We recommend doing all of your work there so everyone can access it.
- We need to quickly get to work, as there are only 4 weeks left
- Objective during this part of the class session is to create an outline of product
- 11:20-11:35 Rough Work Plan – Stay on Channels
- Create a rough work plan that describes resources needed and assigns people to move forward on various parts of the product.
- 11:40 Quick report-out from each team – back in main room
Assigned
- Continue working on products
04.05 F – Moving Products Forward
- 10:00-10:05Eastern – Housekeeping | Individual teams keep their own notes
- Madalyn out, but may participate remotely
- 10:05 Brief reports from each team on plans with a focus on how the three products will be connected, likely using StoryMap as the “host.”
- 10:25 Teamwork on Channels … 1. StoryMap … 2. Toolkit … 3. Video
- Use the time together to make decisions that require discussion, plan, create & assign action items & deadlines for the week before next class
- Would like to start seeing drafts of products by next week
- 11:35 Back in main room for report-outs about plans for the coming week
Assigned
- Continue working on products
04.12 F – Moving Products Forward
- 9:00-9:05 Central – Housekeeping | Individual teams keep their own notes
- Getting it done
- 9:05 Brief reports
- 9:20 Teamwork on Channels … Main session. StoryMap … 2. Toolkit … 3. Video
- Focus on work elements that need “face to face” collaboration; assign tasks to be completed before next session
- Dig in, be immersed, get stuff done
- We’ll give you a 2-minute warning
- 10:35 Back in main room for reports and plans for week
- 10:50 Adjourn
Assigned
- Continue working on products
04.19 F – Moving Products Forward
- 9:00-9:05 Central – Housekeeping | Individual teams keep their own notes
- NC State will meet today; you can join in from wherever you are … Michelle, Madalyn zooming in
- Have a look at the 05.03 final day so you can start thinking about your input, which will be in writing also
- 9:05 Brief reports on product integration (or not)
- What are you most excited about for your team’s product?
- Do you see pieces that could be integrated with the other two products? Describe how.
- If you don’t see integration, please explain why not.
- 9:20 Teamwork on Channels … Main session. StoryMap … 2. Toolkit … 3. Video
- Focus on work elements that need “face to face” collaboration; assign tasks to be completed before next session
- Dig in, be immersed, get stuff done, you’ve got this!
- We’ll give you a 2-minute warning
- 10:35 NPR’s “It’s Been a Minute” … the week news in review with Sam Sanders
- Summarize your project in THREE WORDS
- Then you have up to a minute to unpack each word (total of 3 minutes)
- 10:50 Adjourn
Assigned
- Continue working on products
- Have a look at F 05.03 – prepare for head, heart, hand and Plus-Delta so you can start thinking about them
04.26 F – Finishing Up
- 10:00-10:05Eastern – Housekeeping
- 10:05 Teamwork on Channels … Main session. Toolkit … 2. StoryMap … 3. Video
- 11:15 Back in main room … 10mins each team … Show us your real stuff … end with questions and needs for getting to completion … StoryMap | Conservation ToolKit | Video
- 11:45 Direction for next week
- 11:50 Adjourn
Assigned
- Have a look at F 05.03 – write for head, heart, hand and Plus-Delta – please SUBMIT to us a Word document, by email, with the core of your thoughts on head, heart, hand and Plus-Delta – bullet items are OK – then we’ll discuss in class
05.03 F – Final Reflection
09:00-11:00Central – in usual classrooms
- Jan is note-taker
- 09:00-09:05 Housekeeping
- 09:05-09:35 These are a Few of our Favorite Things: each person to share three things (quickly – headlines!!) …
- head: most significant learning
- heart: something fun, poignant, meaningful
- hand: action plan – what you will do differently as a result of this experience
- 09:35-10:05 Reflection on course: Plus-Delta
- What went well?
- What would you change?
- 10:05 Product Showcase Highlights
- 10 min per team
- 10:35 Where do we go from here
- Does anyone want to enter StoryMap in the ESRI contest?
- What shall we do with the videos?
- Is there a way to distribute the Conservation ToolKit
- Input on where we should go next year?
- 10:50 Adjourn
Assigned
- Have a great summer!
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