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Archbold Project FIRST
February Workshop - Timetable

"Faculty workshops in field
ecology at Archbold:
an opportunity to enrich the
teaching of ecology for your
undergraduate students"

Project First at Archbold Biological Station
DATE ACTIVITY
2/5/99
  • Review of background material, notebooks, and planned outline of workshop
  • Background to project FIRST (proposal, goals, the Organization of Biological Field Stations, participating field stations, preparation for this workshop)
  • Archbold Faculty Workshops (introduction to participating institutions, selection process, introduction of team members)
  Goals of the Archbold Faculty Workshops
  • Overview of goals
  • Institutional team reports on ongoing effective inquiry - based teaching approach(es)
  • Review of field sites that faculty currently use
2/6/99 Goals of the Archbold Faculty Workshops
Introduction to "How and Why Walk"
  • "How and Why Walk"
  • Discussion/Evaluation of "How and Why Walk"
  Introduction to the Oak Gall Project
  • Goals
  • Process
  • Discussion/Evaluation
  • Oak Gall Project Presentation