D-Lab: Water, Climate Change, and Health is a project-based, experiential, and transdisciplinary course. Together with peers and experts, we will explore the vitally important interface of water, climate change, and health. This course addresses mitigation and adaptation to climate change as it pertains to water and health. Water-borne illness, malnutrition, and vector-borne diseases represent the top three causes of morbidity and mortality in regions of our focus. Students submit a term project, setting the stage for a lifelong commitment to communicating climate science to a broad public.
This is a course curriculum designed to teach the learners about the intersection of water quality and climate change and their effect on health. The curriculum is designed for college-level students, with no perquisite knowledge required. The course is designed to take place in an in-person classroom, with opportunities to have hands-on experiences through field trips and conducting projects.
Type of Material:
Online Course
Recommended Uses:
Classroom setting.
The supplemental reading and other online materials could be used as homework assignments.
Technical Requirements:
Firefox and Google Chrome browsers worked well.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
After completion of this activity, the learner will
Describe the correlation between water, climate change and health.
Explain the impact of climate change on access to water.
Develop water, climate change and health solutions.
Target Student Population:
College Upper Division
Undergraduate
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Computer skills
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
The content is current and relevant.
The content and activities for the course are thoroughly described and include a calendar to give students the opportunity to prepare.
Concepts are clear.
Material is sufficient to be used independently and appears adequate to thoroughly address the issues explained in the course description.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Concepts builds on each other.
The assignments all contained a description and a set of expectations.
Materials within the course accommodates various types of learners.
Students are encouraged to activity engage with the material which increases the ability to learn.
The material appears very thorough and includes multiple methods of learning (e.g., field trips, hands-on activities, projects to apply learning).
Concerns:
Consider including student learning objectives or outcomes for the course and also for each assignment. By having desired outcomes, it would be easier to measure if students are learning what was intended.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
Use of a variety of media.
The design, layout, and functionality of the site is excellent.
Multiple use of interactive components.
Layout is easy to navigate.
All the links worked in both Chrome and Firefox browsers.
The site is structured so that it engages the learners.
While the functionality is user-friendly and straightforward, it does not detract from the visual appeal of the site.
Creative Commons:
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