Land Measurement A/Y 2014-2015 Session 1

1. Week 1

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This unit implements a
Team-Based Learning method
This is a l teaching method used internationally
to improve learning outcomes:
 You will see how this method is implemented in
detail in the next couple of sessions

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Now, let’s get into teams…
Follow these instructions for team allocation
 Form a line, one person behind the other, in the
computer room
 Organise yourselves in alphabetical order of your
first name

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Team allocation
Now, we will give each person a number – so that
we will have teams of 4
When this has been done sit in your new teams
by your number
 Sit in the general locations indicated on the board
 Organise yourselves so that you are sitting in so
that you can communicate easily

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Team name & Team Introductions
Now, in your teams, work out a name for your
team that you will feel comfortable with - just
for this course …
Next: introduce yourselves to your
team members
 Name, preferred name,
email contact details,
where are you from, what
is your background?
 Record names and
contact details in the
worksheet

6. Question: Why are you doing this course?
Now, please sit
apart from
other people
Make sure that you
have a blank
sheet of paper
…

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On the blank sheet of paper ...
Please write (clearly):
A: M if you are male, F if you are female
B: L if you are a local student, IS if you are enrolled as
an international student
C: Two reasons why you enrolled in this course
(motivations)
D: Two things you want to get out of the course
(expectations)
E: (if applicable) give the names of any previously
experience you have with GIS
Do not write your name on the sheet of paper!
Data collected through this survey will be used to inform improvements at Inverness
College UHI and could also be used in external publications and presentations.
Individual responses will remain confidential and no individuals will be
identified.

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Why are you doing this course …?
Now:

crumple your sheet of paper into a ball, and

throw it to the front of the lecture theatre

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Why are you doing this course …?
In your teams, summarise the results of your “random
survey” of comments on the papers your team
members have collected, regarding:
C: Why people enrolled in this course
D: What they want to get out of the course
E: What previous similar courses they might have studied
Pick one team member to report your “survey” summary
to the class.
Summarise the comments on the Worksheet (Step 2).
Do not write on the individual sheets of paper you
collected! I will collect all the anonymous sheets of
paper at the end of the exercise. You will get the
summary results in the unit review session. These
results will be useful for you and will help us to
improve the course.

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Class Introductions
One person from each team please:
 Give the name of your team
 Introduce your team members by their preferred
names
 Tell us where they are from and a bit about their
background
 Report the summary results of your “survey”:
 C: The main reasons why people are doing this
particular course, and
 D: The main things that people would like to get
out of this course
 E: What previous experience people might
have with GIS

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Now we will collect all
the sheets of paper
 We will use these
for our final unit
review session

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You are here to learn ...
I would like to
hear your
personal views
about what you
think you need for
you to learn
effectively in this
unit …

13. Paper drawing exercise...
First draw a bold diagonal line across your sheet
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of paper, as shown…

14. Now, fold your sheet of paper into 3, as shown…
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Paper folding exercise...

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What about learning ?
For the rest of this exercise, use
the clean side of the paper
WITHOUT the line...
On the FIRST fold of your
sheet of paper, write:
A: M if you are male, F if you
are female
B: L if you are a local student,
IS if you are enrolled as an
international student

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What about learning ?
QUESTION 1 How would YOU answer this question?
“The MOST IMPORTANT thing for ME is”:
1: Getting information
(learning facts,
principles, concepts)
Write Q1, a
number 1 and
one reason
2: Learning how to use
information and apply
knowledge in new
situations
Write Q1 and a
number 2 and
one reason
3: Developing life-long
learning skills
Write Q1 and a
number 3 and
one reason
Reason ....
Why?

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Each is important… how do we best
achieve each of these goals?
QUESTION 2 “Which do you think that you can
do effectively on your own (or in teams)
OUTSIDE the classroom?”
1: Getting information
(learning facts, principles,
concepts)
Write Q2, a number
1 and one reason
2: Learning how to use
information and apply
knowledge in new
situations
Write Q2 and a
number 2 and one
reason
3: Developing life-long
learning skills
Write Q2 and a
number 3 and one
reason
Reason ....
Why?

18. Learning facts, applications and learning
how to learn...
QUESTION 3 Which do you think is best achieved
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IN CLASS, working with your classmates and
with the lecturer?
1: Getting information
(learning facts, principles,
concepts)
write Q3 and a
number 1 and one
reason
2: Learning how to use
information and apply
knowledge in new
situations
Write Q3 and a
number 2 and one
reason
3: Developing life-long
learning skills
Write Q3 and a
number 3 and one
reason
Reason ....
Why?

19. We have learned:
 Why people have enrolled in this course
 What people expect to get out of the course
 What people’s learning priorities are.
But ... what do you need to do to be successful?
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The GIS part of this unit has 2 assessments:
 A team assignment (a poster displaying a
thematic map that will discuss later)
 An individual assignment (a report on
how the thematic was produced)

20. What do we need to DO to be successful?
On the new blank sheet of paper write (clearly):
A: M if you are male, F if you are female
B: L if you are a local student, IS if you are enrolled as
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an international student
C: Two or three things you think you personally need
to do for you to be successful in this course
D:Two or three things you think your team members
need to do for your team to work effectively and
successfully
E: Two or three things you think the lecturer needs to
do to help you to be successful

21. What do we need to DO to be successful?
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Again:

crumple your sheet of paper into a ball, and

throw it to the front of the lecture theatre

22. What do we need to DO to be successful?
In your teams, summarise the results of your “survey”
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(use the worksheet Step 3):
C: Things people think they personally need to do for them
to be successful in this unit
D: Things that people think team members need to do for
their team to work effectively and successfully
E: Things people think the lecturer needs to do to help them
to be successful
You may think of things that your team could add to the
results of your “survey”. Record these on your worksheet
(Step 4)
Prepare for a different person to report to the class

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A moment for reflection …
Why have we started the course in this way?
What do you think is the purpose of each
activity?
 Team formation process
 Finding a name for your team
 Motivations and expectations exercise
 Introducing teams to the class
 Learning content, applications, how to learn
exercise
 Things to do to be successful
How do these contribute to the course?

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Another moment for reflection …
Some observations on the way that this course
will be delivered…
 You will need to work in your teams in advance of our
class sessions
 You will learn a great deal from your team members, peer
support is a large part of the GIS part of unit
 You will learn a great deal through completing exercises
that apply the GIS skills & knowledge to actual situations
 This is not a conventional “I lecture, you listen” course –
this course delivery is different…
 You have just told me what is “my bit” and identified what
is “your bit” (I will pull the information from today together
and put this on our Blackboard course site .. More on this
now).

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Individual preparation
Check the readings and additional information!

These support the practicals

You will need them for assessment
Check the Blackboard course site & your Email!

This is really important!

Announcements send to your IC student email
and on the course

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Some important things about the course
Make sure that you spend
some time going
through the Blackboard
site for this course
It includes very important
information!
Check the Blackboard site!

27. Preparation for the next session
 Each team selects a topic
 Each team will prepare a 10-15 minute
presentation on their selected topic
 Followed by 5-10 minutes question time
 2 people will present, 2 people will answer
questions
 There is not a lot of guidance (on purpose),
but you are free to ask me any questions
 Next session will be the start of your
introduction to GIS, using a team-based
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Team preparation
Confer in your teams and check:
 You have access to our Blackboard course site
 You have access to your group page
 Your availability over the next two weeks
 When you will meet as teams to work on your
presentation
In particular work out:

Time and place to meet

How you will communicate with each other

29. The first session in this course …
Now, please score the first session on a scale from 0 to 10
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10
10 = extremely
useful
0 = waste of
time
Please:
A: Write a whole number score using the scale
B: Write F = Female, or M = Male
C: Write L = Local Student, or IS = International Student
D: Give two reasons for your score
E: Give two possible improvements to this session
Thank you!