In the SCHEDULE where it lists "AAG" activities it should be revised in
the following manner, to clarify what is happening during the 2nd week
during the AAG module presentations:
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RESOURCE TYPE:
These are printed "active learning" modules prepared by a group of
geographers and environmental scientists within the AAG (Association of
American Geographers) under NSF funding. The materials were targeted
for use at the AP and beginning college level by both students and
faculty and they focus on key issues, skills, and concepts in GEC
(Global Environmental Change) and HDGC (Human Dimensions of Global
Change). It is anticipated that two or three of the modules will be
"webbized" (put on the Web) by the time the workshop starts. If anyone
wants to volunteer to help "webbize" these resources, the AAG/NSF/CCG2
project team will be very pleased (follow links under "References").
SUMMARY:
The titles/authors of the first five modules are:
1.Human Driving Forces and their Impacts on Land Use/Land Cover.
Authors: Susie Moser and others, Clark University, Worcester, MA.
2.Population Growth, Energy Use, and Pollution: Understanding the
Driving Forces of Global Change. Principal Author: Mike Kuby, Arizona
State University, Tempe, AZ
3.The Geography of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Principal Author: Diana
Liverman and Michael Solem. Pennsylvania State University.
4.Living in the Biosphere: Production, Pattern, Population, and
Diversty. Author: Dwight Brown, University of Minnesota, Minneapoli
5.Think Locally, Act Globally! Linking Local and Global Communities
Though Democracy and the the Environment. Author: Lorraine Dowler,
Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship
and Public Affairs, Syracuse, NY.
Each day during the 2nd week we will briefly introduce and then explore
selected sections of each module (in the order shown above). You might
then concentrate on one of them as your "project" or you might integrate
some of the material into other activities. They include a tremendous
wealth of background material, resource aides, active learning "tips"
and so on.
REFERENCES:
To supplement the modules we will also utilize a WWW-Resource List for
the Earth Sciences used by an ESSE-funded course on Global Environmental
Change taught at Westminster College of Salt Lake City (ESSE-Earth
System Science Education). You can start using the above Web Resource
list by going to URL:
http://www.geog.utah.edu/~jhipp/g300/g300reso.html#WORLD-WIDE-WEB
Visit the ESSE site and particularly its ESSE NOTES to find many other
ESS (Earth System Science) resources:
http://www.usra.edu/esse/ESSE.html
http://www.usra.edu/esse/enoteslist97.html
Other online resources prepared under the VGDP (Virtual Geography
Department Project) will also be utilized--particularly those prepared
by the "Earth's Environment and Society" working group (EESG). It is
also an NSF-funded project--go to URL:
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~ref/envgvdp.html
WORKSHOP OUTLINE / SCHEDULE:
To repeat, we will follow through in this order of presentations /
topics:
Day 1 - Driving forces of GEC and Land Use / Land Cover Change (LUCC)
Day 2 - Population Growth, Energy, Pollution
Day 3 - Greenhouse Gases
Day 4 - Living in the Biosphere
Day 5 - Think Locally, Act Globally!
After a brief presentation to the entire group you will be divided into
smaller working groups to "actively" test and explore the modules.
PRODUCT COST:
You may purchase single copies of these products (both the teacher's and
Student Editions) for $16 from the AAG (see under References). You are
allowed to copy materials for classroom use within certain limits (see
the AAG/CCG2 website).
Bob Ford
Westminster College