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Collaborative inter-institutional teaching

Collaborative inter-institutional teaching. Venkatesh Merwade and David Maidment, University of Texas at Austin. Interdisciplinary aquatic modeling workshop, July 21, 2005. Overview. Collaborative inter-institutional teaching (CIIT) Benefits to faculty members and students

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Collaborative inter-institutional teaching

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  1. Collaborative inter-institutional teaching Venkatesh Merwade and David Maidment, University of Texas at Austin Interdisciplinary aquatic modeling workshop, July 21, 2005

  2. Overview • Collaborative inter-institutional teaching (CIIT) • Benefits to faculty members and students • Effective Inter-institutional collaboration • Collaborative teaching techniques • Collaborative teaching examples from UT, Austin • GIS and Water Resources • Hydrology

  3. Inter-institutional collaborative teaching • What is collaboration? • Common goal by sharing responsibility, authority and accountability • What is collaborative teaching? • Teachers collaborate in setting instructional goals and designing instructional activities • Inter-institutional collaborative teaching • Teachers across campuses/institutions participate in collaborative teaching

  4. Reasons for collaboration • Helps fulfill institutional mission • Commitment to the overall improvement of human education • Respond to external competition • Advanced course offerings, increased enrollment • Put in place practices and programs that are benefit to the college, faculty and students. • Outreach, professional development, strategic alliance

  5. Faculty benefits • Professional development • Negotiation, communication, leadership • Stimulates creativity • Curriculum development, new ideas • Increase productivity while maximizing resources • Collaborative efforts expand course offerings to a greater audience • Learning from group • Teaching styles, ideas, perspectives

  6. Students benefits • Access to specialized courses • Expanded course offerings, advanced topics • Broad exposure • to approaches and specializations • Easy access to resources • Online presentations, notes, reading material • Motivation • Ownership, active participation, new skills

  7. Effective Collaboration An effective collaboration is one that: • Is sustainable • Is viewed positively • Generates positive outcomes • Creates opportunities for open and equal communication • Provides mechanism to achieve common purposes From Russell and Flynn (2000)

  8. Factors contributing to effective collaboration • Willingness to listen to other partners • Mutual respect • Long-term commitment • Frequent communication • Flexibility in working styles • Selection of partners From Russell and Flynn (2000)

  9. Instructor-Centered Teaching Community-Centered Teaching Teaching Styles Instructor Student

  10. Traditional Classroom Community Inside and Outside the Classroom University Without Walls

  11. Collaborative Teaching Models • Lead/Supplemental Instructor • Lead instructor designs the course, supplemental instructors only teach in few sessions • Multiple Instructors • Instructors collaborate in all aspects of the course • Guest Lectures • The main instructor is responsible for all aspects of the course. Invites guests to lecture on special topics

  12. Lead/Supplemental Instructor Model Lead instructor Supplemental instructor

  13. Multiple Instructor Model

  14. Guest Lecture Model

  15. Examples from UT, Austin • GIS and Water Resources • Surface Water Hydrology

  16. Faculty Innovation Center at UT General purpose distance learning class-room with remotely controlled cameras and microphones State-of-the-art distance learning class-room FIC studio for faculty meetings, video-conferencing, etc. The FIC provides media, instructional, and faculty development services to support faculty in enhancing their teaching, both with and without technology.

  17. Classroom set-up at UT For Faculty For Students • Crestron control system • Electronic white board • Wireless microphone • Multiple whiteboards • TV Screens • Microphone The state-of-the-art classroom seats 40 students, and also has DVD/VCR facilities

  18. Control room Controls cameras, speaker phones, and computers. Provide general help with technological issues during the class.

  19. GIS and Water Resources • Course Objectives • To teach the principles and operation of geographic information systems, focusing on ArcGIS and its Spatial Analyst and 3D Analyst extensions. • To develop a geospatial description of the water resource features of the landscape using the Arc Hydro data model • To link Arc Hydro to engineering analysis of flooding, water pollution and water supply. • To develop individual experience in the use of GIS in Water Resources through execution of a term project.

  20. Collaboration with USU Dr David Tarboton –students at Utah State University Other Universities Other Universities Dr David Maidment –students at UT Austin Dr Tarboton presents lectures on on spatial and terrain analysis with grids

  21. Teaching Model (Multiple Instructor) University of Texas Utah State University

  22. Lectures Power point slides Video streaming Readings “Arc Hydro: GIS in Water Resources” Homework Computer exercises Hand exercises Term Project Oral presentation HTML report Class Interaction Email Chat room Examinations Midterm, final Six Basic Course Elements

  23. Lectures • Class meets two days a week • Tuesday (presentation) and Thursday (exercise) • Timing • 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM (Central Time) • Class exercises • Point and click type of exercises • Working groups • For class exercises and term projects • Class exercises • All programs are loaded in advance on all computers in the lab • Students interact via chat room /emails to resolve issues

  24. Course Syllabus

  25. Class Videos

  26. Term projects

  27. Term Project Website

  28. Environmental and Water resources engineering Geology Geography Marine Science Architecture Transportation Engineering Civil and Environmental engineering Utah Water Research Lab Plants, soils and biometeorology Participating Groups University of Texas Utah State University

  29. Class Enrollment at UT

  30. Examples from UT, Austin • GIS and Water Resources • Surface Water Hydrology

  31. Surface Water Hydrology • Objective • Study the movement of water in a watershed • Construction of water balances for the various components of the hydrologic cycle. • Topics • Atmospheric Water • Surface Water • Sub-surface Water

  32. Lectures Power point slides Video recording Readings Applied Hydrology Handbook of Hydrology Homework Computer exercises Hand exercises Term Project Oral presentation HTML report Class Interaction Email Chat room Examinations Midterm, final Course Elements

  33. Teaching Model (Guest Lecture)

  34. Guest Lecturers • Dr. Joanna Curran (Geography, Texas Tech) • Dr. Marcy Litvak (Biological Sciences) • Dr. Liang Yang (Geological Sciences) • Dr. Venkatesh Merwade (Civil Engineering) • Dr. John Sharp Jr. (Geological Sciences) • Dr. Jay Banner (Geological Sciences) • Dr. Michael Goodchild (Geography, UC Santa Barbara)

  35. Instructor Contribution Dr. Liang Yang Dr. Marcy Litvak Dr. David Maidment Dr. Joanna Curran Dr. Venkatesh Merwade Dr. John Sharp Jr. Dr. Jay Banner

  36. Term Projects • Groundwater balance for Barton Springs • Residence times in Texas Bays • Bacterial Loadings to Copano Bay • Comparison of Evaporation data with NARR • Comparison of NEXRAD and gage data • Water transport in jet stream winds • Impact of urbanization • Base flow in San Marcos basin • Surface water and ground water interactions • Other studies related to hydrologic conditions

  37. Questions?

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