ED035
Innovative teaching approaches for hydrology and hydrogeology
Session ID#: 74210
Session Description:
Hydrology and hydrogeology emphasize the physical treatment of surface and subsurface water processes. At universities, classes in these fields are offered in many different ways and across myriad departments (eg, Forestry, Environmental Science, Earth Science, and Engineering). These classes could, and should, be interdisciplinary, although this potential is not always utilized. The topics also lend themselves to innovative approaches, demonstrations, and active or experiential student-centered learning. The goal of this session is to showcase creative approaches to teaching hydrologic and hydrogeologic concepts. We invite contributions presenting innovative teaching ideas, including scale models or laboratory experiments, new approaches to convey quantitative methods or coding exercises, data-driven learning and innovative approaches to using publicly available data, or simple demonstrations or measurements that can be made inside or outside the classroom.
Co-Organized:
Index Terms:
0820 Curriculum and laboratory design [EDUCATION]
0825 Teaching methods [EDUCATION]
0845 Instructional tools [EDUCATION]
1899 General or miscellaneous [HYDROLOGY]
Primary Convener: Christa Kelleher, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, United States
Conveners: Kevin J McGuire, Virginia Tech, Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation/Virginia Water Resources Research Center, Blacksburg, VA, United States and Jan Seibert, University of Zurich, Department of Geography, Zurich, Switzerland
Primary Liaison: Christa Kelleher, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
A New Look at Water Resources: Science and Society (499128)
Debra Perrone, University of California Santa Barbara, Environmental Studies Program, Santa Barbara, CA, United States and George M Hornberger, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
Hands-on Distributed Hydrologic Modeling Toolbox, Applications, and Analysis (Invited) (528482)
Laurie Huning, University of California, Irvine, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Irvine, CA, United States and Steven A Margulis, University of California, Los Angeles, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Investigating Undergraduate Students’ Reasoning about Socio-hydrological Issues: Results from a Transdisciplinary Water Course (546212)
Diane Lally1, Holly White2, Cory Forbes3, Trenton Franz1 and Nicholas Brozovic4, (1)University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States, (2)University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, United States, (3)University of Nebraska Lincoln, School of Natural Resources, Lincoln, NE, United States, (4)Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, United States
Macrosystems EDDIE: Using hands-on teaching modules to build computational literacy and water resources concepts in undergraduate curricula (580637)
Alexandria Hounshell1, Kaitlin Farrell2 and Cayelan Carey1, (1)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Biological Sciences, Blacksburg, VA, United States, (2)University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
Enhancing the College Research Experience of Underrepresented Undergraduate Students in STEM through the Hydrologic Sciences (587532)
Diego A Riveros-Iregui, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Geography, Chapel Hill, NC, United States, Dawn X Henderson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Center for Faculty Excellence, Chapel Hill, NC, United States and Jennifer Wiggen, Museum of Life and Science, Durham, United States
From Classroom to Community: Student Contributions to WikiProject Limnology & Oceanography Expand Public Education in the Aquatic Sciences (602671)
Kelly L. Hondula, National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC), Univ of MD, Annapolis, MD, United States, Jessica E. Brandt, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States, Kaitlin Farrell, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States, Dustin W Kincaid, University of Vermont, Burlington, United States, Arial Shogren, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States and Jacob A Zwart, USGS Integrated Information Dissemination Division, Data Science Branch, Middleton, WI, United States
Transforming student projects into publishable research: a case study with 6 undergraduates and the EPA’s national assessment of water quality (634601)
Rebecca Josephine Frei1, Benjamin W Abbott2, Gabriella Loosle3, Camila Vargas3, Adam Norris3, Liz Peterson3, Austin Hopkins3, Gabriel Cano3, Robert Daniel Sabo4 and Janice Brahney5, (1)University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, (2)Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States, (3)Brigham Young University, Provo, United States, (4)Environmental Protection Agency, Exposure Analysis and Risk Characterization Group, Washington, DC, United States, (5)Utah State University, Department of Watershed Sciences, Logan, UT, United States
