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UG New Capstone Development (Next steps post May 2, 2017 (What can…
UG New Capstone Development
New Capstones needed
ENV Major :silhouettes:
Marine concentration
Showing depth in the major
Accommodate both BA and BS
Allow students to interact and integrate the ways social and natural sciences inform one another
GWD may substitute
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Add field experience?
RV would like to see it focus on leadership
Certificate in Sustainability Engagement :silhouettes:
e-Portfolio
PebblePad
Present, reflect, critique, complete
Seminar style
Common readings that enable students to revisit critical principles of sustainability engagement and integrate experiential requirements with substantive and theoretical readings about the relationship of citizens to governmental and NGO institutions of civic life in a democracy
Language Arts and Media Program (LAMP)
Culminating project
Can take many forms - public exhibit, performance, scholarly presentation, documentary work, etc
Students integrate coursework and experiences
Individually
collectively
with each aspect of sustainability
Advised by thematic advisor
Students take Int'l Sustainability Literacy Test
PEG grant
1/2 day retreat spring 2017
Budget $500 for lunch and morning break
Certificate advisory committee, Blanchard, ENV DUS, other faculty
Logistics, calendar, chronology
2 wks Summer supplement
Vidra
Clark (Note Philipsen new co-director)
Kasibhatla
Reid
Players and roles
1-day PebblePad workshop. Budget $2,250
$150 to faculty discretionary account
Advisory Committee, current (and potential?) thematic advisors, staff
Connie ? Jim Reynolds grad student finishing. Interested in helping?
Common elements
integrate ideas, concepts, themes from coursework and other co-curricular activities and experiences
Placing integration into a broader context
Reflecting on their own and peers work
Producing a culminating public-facing project
Showcasing skills
Applying skills
Connection to on- and off-campus community
Evaluation needed
Work with Assessement office (Molly Goldwasser)
Thematic advisors evaluate ePortfolio and capstone product
Faculty
Evaluate students for Certificate learning objectives
Evaluate program
Students evaluate Certificate and Capstone
Typically spring of senior year
Professional opportunities
Start with pedaogical goals
Other capstones
E&E Certificate
Teams of students explore feasibility of new modified energy resource, technology, or approach
Combined with ongoing Bass Connections project, $$
Capstone substitutions may be approved
EOS Major Capstone
Spring break field experience
See natural history/geology in a place that they otherwise wouldn't experience
Gary Dwyer takes to Ireland recently
$15-25K cost
Changing to CA site and exercise based
Trying to get cost below $10k
Running for ~12 years
Not required, but available to all; 70% do. "Student led"
Funded through endowments
"Created a monster" after going to New Zealand
Classroom component
Prepare overview of geology and natural history of site to visit
Historially was geology, but many students going into atmospheric, energy, climate
Problem with athletes over spring break; same for August
MSC Leadership Certificate
Andry B taught for 2 springs
Daniel Dunn taking it over
Pat Halpin student; research scientist
Needs to have marine focus
This year students were missing some primary concepts
Finding jobs, working in MSCL
NOAA
NGOs
Popular; important module
Substitute for ENV Capstone?
No concentrated field experience to date
Evaluate in 3-5 years to see if continue both Cert and Conc, and MG concentration
maybe continue for students outside of NSOE like PPS
Most students are Bio and NSOE, but some other
Graduation with Distinction
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PEG grant funded spring 2017
Enhance student's preparation for a research career
Structured group mentoring of a research project leading to a senior thesis
Increase number of GWD theses
Increase quality of GWD theses
Components
Bi-weekly seminars
Critical thinking about research
Effective literature searches
Experimental design
Data analysis
Data visualization
Effective wriitng in the discipline
Feedback on written drafts
Oral presentation
Bi-weekly student-led seminars
Peer support/review
Dedicated workspace
Research consultation with mentor
Grad students and faculty rotate as hosts
Budget
$200 summer lunch DUS/DUP and GWD mentors
Faculty summer supplement; 3 days x 3 DUS + 0.5 week each
Grad student stipends to help with seminars and peer meetings; $5,000
Coffee/food for seminars/workshops $4,500 ($500/mtg; 9 mtgs)
Goals
Integrate the knowledge previously acquired through curricular and co-curricular activities in the analysis of data from one's own research for new discovery
Be able to communicate the scientific discovery
Promote common research practices
Develop and support students ID as a researcher and member of a research community
Foster collaborative research while promoting autonomy in research
Literature and research
Camill and Phillips, 2011
AESS Listserv
Blanchard research spring 2016
Spring 15, Duke capstones had from 2-17 students
MMS teaches 4 capstones each spring, 18-24 students
DukeEngage capstones are more minor (digital presentation, reflective paper, continued service)
Relation to on-campus efforts
New Trinity curriculum
New Duke Academic Strategic Plan
Collaboratories
New NSOE structure
Pedagogical tools
Flipped classrooms
Project-based learning
Client-based projects
Field trip/experiential learning
Funding from SD/TDE?
Field experience (optional)
Tough on faculty
Not for all students; athletes
One weekend to the marine lab
One weekend to the mountains
Other travel courses and ideas
Norm Christenson (DEL)
Tim Johnston
DUML travel courses
Student course fee
Financial $$ from tuition
Issue with travelling for credit over spring break
Travel in August?
Next steps post May 2, 2017
Meet with Arlie Petters re field experiences
Talk with Jeff V about ENV funding going forward for field experience
Correspond with Ed B about changing PEG funding
What can substitute for what?
MSCL for ENV capstone? :!?:
SE for ENV? :!?:
GWD for ENV :check:
Next meeting for Certificates group. Pedagogical goals primary topic
Dirk's thought: what are we trying to do. A capstone is to bring things together and round things up. Could we combine and do topical issue that changes each year.
What does new political climate mean for a capstone? Give it a political dimension?