Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences University of Michigan-
Ann Arbor What's Wrong with This Picture? part of Cutting
Edge:Online Teaching:Activities for Teaching Online In
LectureTools, after an introduction to basics of energy transfer
students are presented with image of infrared radiation and
asked which parts of image make sense and which parts do not.
This invariably leads to questions about why Equatorial region
registers cold and yields a teachable moment about radiative
transfer. Exam #1 part of Cutting Edge:Metacognition:Activities
The outcome of the first exam is too often a reality check for
students that the learning strategies they brought to this class
are not effective. The learning strategies they bring to class
are, for many non-science students in introductory science
classes, based on models that may work in other disciplines.
Shaken by their grade on the first exam students are often now
open to rethinking their strategies. Seize the moment! What Do
You Know Now? part of Cutting Edge:M