Paleoclimates

After three weeks of meteorology, I started paleoclimatology with my AAG233 class. We worked from the Mesozoic through to the Holocene.... I was surprised that they forgot their basic geology from year one but the looks of enlightenment at the end was satisfying enough for me.

I also gave the first assignment out in which they were told to "make the biggest cloud possible" using an online temperature profile applet. They all failed miserably as all the clouds went way above the tropopause..... we had a reasonably in-depth discussion of the need to transfer learning from one module to another.... more on this later..... Kalyani beckons for lunch and I will definitely tell her about the class today.

Working with the Experts

I was feeling apprehensive about my first lesson with the 3 girls in AAG422 as I fear that I will not be able to sustain their interests for 3 good hours.

This course has to be mounted (even if it was for just 3 students) as these returning teachers have to graduate from the programme. Lay Cheng gave me a great idea and I took it and used it.

We started the session by mapping our epistemology about SS education. In the next third of the class, the students were sent to interview SS educators about their beliefs. After that we met again to revisit the initial positions.

The session went very well and I was glad that it worked very well...