Course transformation calendar - the long term plan.
Criteria for targeted courses for "transformation" are: (i) number of students in the course, (ii) range of student types (EOS, science, non-science), (iii) faculty involved in the course (aiming to have all EOS faculty involved at least once during the 5-yr life of the project), (iv) balanced coverage of disciplines within the department.
A standard agreement between principle instructors, STLFs and the Department is used as a framework for project deliverables.
The following framework (based on guiding principles below) is used to help guide priorities and strategies.
Courses | Dep't Faculty involved | STLF | Start |
EOSC111, Hands on and web-based activities about processes that shape and change the planet Earth. | S. Harris, S. Sutherland, | BG | Sep07 |
EOSC114, Natural Disasters, a team taught course available for science credits to all students at UBC | R. Stull, E. Eberhardt, M.L. Bevier, S. Sutherland, S. Harris. | FJ | Sep07 |
EOSC221, Introductory Petrology. | M.L. Bevier, G. Dipple, K. Russel, M. Bustin, J. Mortensen, J. Scoates, L. Groat. | BG | Sep07 |
EOSC112, The Fluid Earth - Atmosphere and Oceans | R. Francois, L. M. Ver | BK | Jan08 |
EOSC210, Earth Science for Engineers | E. Eberhardt, U. Mayer | BG | Jan08 |
EOSC212, Topics in Earth & Planetary Sciences | M. Jellinek, M. Bostock | FJ | Jan08 |
EOSC220, Introductory Mineralogy | S. Mills, M.L. Bevier | BK | Jan08 |
EOSC332 Tectonic Evolution of North America | J. Mortensen | BG | Sep08 |
EOSC322 Metamorphic Petrology | G. Dipple | EL/JC | Sep08 |
EOSC355 The Planets | C. Johnson | FJ | Sep08 |
EOSC211 Computer Methods in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences | R. Pawlowicz | JC | Jan09 |
EOSC372 Introductory Oceanography: Circulation and Plankton | S. Allen | EL | Jan09 |
EOSC373 Introductory Oceanography: Climate and Ecosystems | M. Maltonado and others | EL | Sept09 |
EOSC252 Introduction to Experimental Geophysics (physical properties) | F. Herrman | FJ | Sept09 |
EOSC472 Introduction to Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry | K. Orians | JC | Sept09 |
EOSC326 Earth and Life Through Time | S. Sutherland | FJ | Sept10 |
EOSC329 Groundwater Hydrology | R. Beckie | JC | May10 |
EOSC321 Igneous Petrology | M. Kopylova | BG | May10 |
EOSC331 Intro. Mineral Deposits and Exploration Geology | K. Hickey, J. Scoates | BG | May10 |
Other department courses that are being or have been improved by faculty in accordance with recognized principles of effective pedagogy are:
Courses | Dep't Faculty involved |
EOSC116 Dinosaur Earth | M. Grey, S. Sutherland |
ENVR200 Environmental Studies I | D. Steyn, S. Harris |
ENVR300 Environmental Studies II | D. Steyn |
EOSC324 Introduction to Mineralogy and Petrology | M.L. Bevier |
EOSC350 Applied geophysics for engineers and geologists | F. Jones, D. Oldenburg |
ATSC201 Meteorology of Storms | R. Stull |
Instructors of these courses are implementing changes and innovations aimed at three important aspects of teaching and learning:
For a complete list of planned course-related actions, please see the Long Term Project Plan. This is an evolving outline of plans for this 5 year project, and it is definately subject to change.
Guiding Principles: For each targeted course, instructors will collaborate with instructional designers, IT specialists, the EOS-SEI project committee, and CWSEI (the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative) to achieve the following goals.