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Cordero, Eugene

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METR 12: Global Warming Course Redesign

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 “da Vinci Day” Recognizing Teaching Innovation at SJSU Innovative Teaching – Course Redesign project (ITCR) Eugene Cordero Meteorology Department, College of Science METR 12: Global Warming  Examina'on	  of	  past,	  present	  and	  future	  climates.	  Examina'on	  of	  global	  warming	  and	  mi'ga'on	  strategies. Brief description of the course and its place in the curriculum Summary of course re-design activities I	  would	  like	  to	  teach	  this	  course	  using	  the	  'ﬂipped'	  class	  approach	  so	  that	  students	  would	  get	  more	  hands	  on	  science	  experience	  through	  in-­‐class	  ac'vi'es	  and	  projects.	  	  	  I	  have	  just	  completed	  a	  sec'on	  of	  another	  GE	  course	  (METR	  112)	  where	  I	  used	  the	  ‘ﬂipped’	  model	  for	  the	  ﬁrst	  'me.	  	  This	  enabled	  me	  to	  work	  more	  closely	  with	  students.	  Ini'al	  assessment	  data	  shows	  Improved	  student	  achievement.	  	  To	  redesign	  this	  course,	  I	  plan	  to:	  1)  Take	  my	  exis'ng	  Powerpoint	  lectures	  and	  produce	  videos	  that	  students	  can	  watch	  online;	  2)  Revise	  and	  expand	  on	  my	  exis'ng	  set	  of	  in-­‐class	  experiences	  (e.g.	  ac'vi'es,	  projects,	  discussions	  etc.);	  	  3)  Revise	  exis'ng	  evalua'on	  instruments;	  	  4)  Develop	  a	  plan	  for	  seeking	  student	  feedback	  throughout	  the	  semester.	  METR	  12	  is	  a	  GE	  course	  (Area	  B2)	  and	  a	  required	  course	  for	  Meteorology	  students	  with	  a	  concentra'on	  In	  Climate	  Science.	  The	  course	  was	  ﬁrst	  developed	  three	  years	  ago	  and	  enrollment	  is	  growing	  as	  we	  now	  oﬀer	  three	  sec'ons	  per	  semester.	  The	  class	  size	  is	  typically	  capped	  at	  50	  because	  of	  the	  room	  size,	  but	  we'd	  like	  to	  oﬀer	  at	  least	  one	  large	  sec'on	  if	  we	  can	  secure	  an	  appropriate	  room.	  

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