America's 'Virtual'
Farm: Teaching Teachers about.......
Remote Sensing, Agriculture, and Problem-based Learning
America's Farm originates from a NASA Sponsored Grant w/
UNO and UNL
About America's
Virtual Farm......
This web-based course is designed for
practicing teachers interested in integrating remote-sensing
technology and problem-based learning (PBL) into the curriculum. The
course content uses agricultural themes throughout the lessons as the
vehicle for teaching the integration of technology and PBL.
(Overview
for the course)
- A Concept
Map for America's Farm; see how the
entities fit together.
- Two learning strands (an example of each):
WebQuest
and Digital
Imaging
- Fully integrated Instructors
Manual (Week 1 only)(Standards listed
under 'Rationale')
- Synchronous/Asynchronous
delivery
America's Virtual Farm
Content......
The three learning themes - Remote Sensing,
Agriculture, and Problem-Based Learning
- Remote
Sensing
- Agriculture
- Problem
Based Learning
America's Virtual Farm
Features......
- Comprehensive on-line
assessment of learning
strands
- Instructor/student interactions via
Discussion
Board.
- Peer
review discussions of student
projects.
- Grading
rubrics utilized in America's Virtual
Farm
- Reviews
from previous classes are
available.
America's Virtual Farm
Comprehensive Links......
- America's Virtual Farm complete
Weekly
Content Index
- America's Virtual Farm complete
On-line
Instructor Manual
- Tutorials developed and utilized in America's
Farm Class | DataSlate
Tutorials
|
| Other
Tutorials |
- America's
Farm located at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln and the Agricultural Research and Development
Center, Mead, NE (grant that provided for America's Virtual
Farm)
- To visit the America's
Farm Class Website. This is also a Link
to the complete
interactive course. Use visitor login
XXXXX and visitor password XXXX
- Projects
created by former students of America's
Virtual Farm. (Just press the 'Start
Search' button, you need not enter a category.)