| This site is the collective effort of Bascom Honors students enrolled in
SCI-200H Global Warming during spring 2007. Students learned how the
scientific and global-political communities reached consensus that
global-warming is underway, is human caused, and poses potential risks for our
futures. |
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Several course
texts were selected before the class began. Others were released during
the course and accessed online when we learned about them. This
mix of current reports of science and economics supplemented the print
and image resources in our books. |
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What happens between class is
just as important as what happens during class |
During
the course we created a blog continuing class discussions between
sessions and supplementing course readings. Early in the course Professor Ball posted discussion
topics. Later, individual students created the posts that raised issues,
linked to current news, or shared newly found resources related to our
learning.
Note the BLOGLINES link to the
right for key class resources: sources of news and information as well
as the web-based supporting documentation and elaboration of our main
text: Global Warming. |
Some words of appreciation |
Students
collaboratively created this website to share what they learned during
our Global Warming course. Each student presented to our class an
in-depth review of a science topic related to global warming. Each had
to represent that understanding on a webpage in a way that others could
learn about the topic and understand its importance. Some also chose to
include information on their own learning and/or things individuals can
do to make a difference. Other than the requirement that they include
science and some representation of the implications of that science,
students were free to design the page and the message in any way they
chose. Creating this web
page proved more challenging than anticipated because of the vagaries of
Front Page. Our appreciation to Julieta Arano-Ocuaman for setting
up the site and addressing initial questions. To Julie Bergfeld for
working with us during three class sessions and answering questions
after hours. Finally, particular appreciation to AJ Fox for his
work making the home page look respectable. Please attribute any
problems viewing the site to Front Page or Nadine Ball. |
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The students in the
Global Warming course deserve the credit for this website. They
showed great flexibility and creativity in the face of very
unpredictable technological challenges. They learned quickly and
taught each other. They created a website better than I might have
imagined. It was a privilege to work with and learn from them.
Please celebrate their success:
Katie Baumann; Andrew Fox;
Claire Frandsen; Megan Holloway; Megan Kinealy; Claire
Nester; Greg Schwartz; Tori St. Cin; Amanda Umlah;
and Sara Wemlinger. |
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Nadine Butcher Ball, Ed.D. Associate Professor School of Education
Maryville University St. Louis |