| PROJECT OBJECTIVES |
DATA COLLECTION METHODS |
INFORMATION
SOURCE |
PROGRESS REPORT |
TARGET DATE FOR COMPLETION |
| Create a university-wide introductory sequence in global change |
document analysis |
course syllabi; university course guides; college and/or school curriculum
committee minutes |
As of 6/97: Global Change I & II are available. Global Change III was
pulled from the curriculum approval process. |
June-98 |
| Create an upper division, capstone course in earth system science |
document analysis |
course syllabi; university course guides; college and/or school curriculum
committee minutes |
As of 6/97: The Global Change capstone course is under development. |
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| Develop pedagogical tools: (a) create multimedia laboratory modules |
document analysis; observations |
laboratory materials; examples of lab assignments and student work. |
As of 6/97: The labs have been designed to incorporate the programs STELLA
and ArcView 3.0 GIS. |
Aug-97 |
| Develop pedagogical tools: (b) require students to use of the WWW and other
Internet Sevices as learning tools |
surveys; document analysis; observations |
Internet artifacts (e.g. lab assignments posted to students' homepage);
students' reported perceptions and behaviors. |
As of 6/97: Students have demonstrated that they can utilize the WWW and
other Internet services. |
Aug-97 |
| Develop pedagogical tools: (c) encourage students to utilize the NSF-sponsored
U of M Digital Library |
document analysis; student surveys; content analysis |
examples of lab assignments and student work. |
As of 6/97: No progress to report. Item will be discussed at retreat. |
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| Develop pedagogical tools: (d) create customized educational CD-ROMS |
document analysis; student surveys; faculty interviews; observations; content
analysis |
CD documentation; student work; faculty |
As of 6/97: No progress to report. Item will be discussed at retreat. |
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| Develop pedagogical tools: (e) hands-on experimental and computational components
for inquiry-based learning |
document analysis; student surveys; faculty interviews; laboratory observations;
content analysis |
student work; faculty; labs |
As of 6/97: No progress to report. Item will be discussed at retreat. |
Dec-97 |
| Identify the climate for interdisciplinary teaching at the U of M |
faculty and administrator interviews; content analysis |
faculty and administrator interviews |
As of 6/97: The evaluation team has conducted one round of interviews with
faculty and administrators. We have submitted our analysis to the curriculum
development group. |
Dec-97 |
| Enhanced incentives and support for interdisciplinary teaching through the
direct participation of deans from several schools |
interviews with the deans; meeting minutes |
deans; meetings |
As of 6/97: The evaluation team has conducted one round of interviews with
deans. We are preparing our report. |
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| Development of software tools and lab modules for infusion into the curriculum
both on and off campus |
document analysis of lab assignments developed for STELLA and ArcView 3.0
GIS |
lab assignments |
As of 6/97: Members of the curriculum development group have developed labs
and shared information at several conferences. |
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| Partnership with the 21 colleges and universities participating in the NASA
Earth System Science Education Program |
document analysis; faculty interviews |
meeting notes; faculty |
As of 6/97: No progress to report. Item will be discussed at retreat. |
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| Partnership with the 9 colleges and universities participating in the Michigan
Space Grant Program |
document analysis; faculty interviews |
meeting notes; faculty |
As of 6/97: No progress to report. Item will be discussed at retreat. |
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| Partnership with ongoing undergraduate U of M Research Opportunity Program |
document analysis; student interviews |
UROP program notes; students |
As of 6/97: Interviewed UROP student. |
Dec-97 |
This page provides an overview of UCDT program and
evaluation activities. A more detailed summary of UCDT evaluation plans
may be found 
Project Objectives