Week
One: Orientation
Welcome!
This week you should refer to the resources listed under Readings
& Recommendations, and you need to complete the activities listed
under Assignments. This week's activities focus on...
- Exploring and practicing
navigation of the course
- Introducing yourself
to your classmates
- Getting together with
your Event Team and selecting a team name
- Browsing through the
course materials
- Completing the Pre-Course
Survey
- Learning about the
Earth system science approach through assigned readings
Assignments
Do:
Explore the course by visiting the Intro
and Guide. Become familiar with
how the course is laid out and how it functions from week to week.
Develop an understanding of the different requirements for the four,
three-week cycles of Sphere Study, Event Study, and Classroom Applications
that begin during Week 4 and go through Week 15. Dont hesitate
to ask the course facilitator questions about the course or how
to use your computer. If you are new to computers or web usage,
it will pay to let others know you need help.
Do:
In the Classroom within Course Space, introduce yourself to your
fellow course members. You can include information about where you
grew up, where you went to college, and what your personal interests
and hobbies are. Be sure to describe your connection to education
(e.g., Grade 7 Earth
Science teacher, 125 students; or taught fifth grade for several
years).
Do:
Go to the Classroom then to Course Space to find the list that will
tell you which Event Team you belong to. You will notice a number
next to your name. This number is important as it indicates which
Sphere Group you will be a part of beginning in Week 4. Each Sphere
Group and Event Team will consist of four to six participants. Read
Group & Team Formation
to learn how and why you jigsaw between a Sphere Group and Event
Team. As soon as you know which Event Team you are on, meet with
your team members in Course Space to name your team.
Do:
Browse
through the table of contents and appendices of the Course
Materials.
Do:
Complete the Pre-Course Survey.
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Readings
& Recommendations
Read:
What Is Earth System Science?
Read:
Mayer, Victor. "Earth Systems Science."
Science Is a Study of Earth. pp 23-28.
Recommended
Web Sites:
Dr.
Victor Mayer's Earth Systems Education
Ohio
State's Earth Systems Education
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