Use of Exploration Lab 2 - Surface Tables Date: 07/12/12 College/ Subject: CLES / Geography Module: GEO3220 The Cryosphere Lecturer: Dr Damien Mansell Use ArcGIS to improve student understanding of remote sensing and Purpose of session: applications in glaciology. Number of students present: 49 Resources used: ArcMAP Why was the session ran in the Forum Exploration Lab? The advantage of the surface tables is that they allow students to engage in IT software whilst allowing group discussion and student lead learning. 5 students were on each of the 10 tables allowing for student discussions improving skills such as critical analysis, image processing, team working, communication, presentation and improve knowledge and understanding of the subject. The software we were using was ArcMap. Many of the students had training in this software in a compulsory level-2 module, but some students may have struggled to complete the exercise on their own. Since the module I was teaching was not a GIS module, this allowed “student experts” to assist those less capable of GIS to meet the ILO’s which related to understanding satellite remote sensing applications for the Cryosphere. How the room was used? Students were provided a hand-out with detailed ILO’s, GIS instructions and questions for discussion. Students loaded satellite images from the following sensors: Envisat, ERS2, MODIS and ASTER. By visualising the satellite images of Svalbard, students lead discussions on the various surface tables on: Remote sensing applications of the cryosphere. The choice of imagery approach, why are the images available to you suitable for monitoring the cryosphere? Discussed remote sensing data in terms of spatial, temporal, spectral and radiometric resolutions. Used surface velocity maps to measure surface velocity variations of a glaciers in North West Svalbard. Discussed limitations to the findings and measurement techniques. During various intervals of the 2 hour session, student groups ( tables) were invited to summarise outcomes of their investigation/discussion of the various imagery used.
Use of Exploration Lab 2 - Surface Tables Date: 07/12/12 College/ Subject: CLES / Geography Module: GEO3220 The Cryosphere Lecturer: Dr Damien Mansell Purpose of session: Use ArcGIS to improve student understanding of remote sensing and applications in glaciology. Number of students present: 49 Resources used: ArcMAP Why was the session ran in the Forum Exploration Lab? The advantage of the surface tables is that they allow students to engage in IT software whilst allowing group discussion and student lead learning. 5 students were on each of the 10 tables allowing for student discussions improving skills such as critical analysis, image processing, team working, communication, presentation and improve knowledge and understanding of the subject. The software we were using was ArcMap. Many of the students had training in this software in a compulsory level-2 module, but some students may have struggled to complete the exercise on their own. Since the module I was teaching was not a GIS module, this allowed “student experts” to assist those less capable of GIS to meet the ILO’s which related to understanding satellite remote sensing applications for the Cryosphere. How the room was used? Students were provided a hand-out with detailed ILO’s, GIS instructions and questions for discussion. Students loaded satellite images from the following sensors: Envisat, ERS2, MODIS and ASTER. By visualising the satellite images of Svalbard, students lead discussions on the various surface tables on: Remote sensing applications of the cryosphere. The choice of imagery approach, why are the images available to you suitable for monitoring the cryosphere? Discussed remote sensing data in terms of spatial, temporal, spectral and radiometric resolutions. Used surface velocity maps to measure surface velocity variations of a glaciers in North West Svalbard. Discussed limitations to the findings and measurement techniques. During various intervals of the 2 hour session, student groups ( tables) were invited to summarise outcomes of their investigation/discussion of the various imagery used.
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