Slides to introduce the course and provide an example of an Introduction to Me assignment.

1. • Discuss course concept
• Review syllabus
• Introduction to me assignment

4. http://ecampus.tamu.edu/

7. http://www.celt.iastate.edu/teaching/RevisedBlooms1.html

8. Course Learning Outcomes
• Apply information learned through readings and other media outside of class during online
assessments, classroom discussions, and during tours.
• Collaborate in small groups (4-5 students) to create course related presentations of core
concepts that facilitate class discussion.
• Explain the purpose and function of each regulated entity and compare the campus version to
other versions in different industries/municipalities (e.g., size and capacity).
• Practice finding, reading, and interpreting regulations and guidance documents.
• Investigate and summarize the regulations associated with site visits on campus.
• Evaluate challenges similar to those experienced by members of the environmental compliance
workforce (e.g. preparing permits, summarizing data as a deliverable to clients, solving relevant
calculations using simple self-generated databases, etc.).
• Engage with the instructor to plan and negotiate an individualized collection (selected from a
menu and/or developed de novo) of exemplar “work products” and critical reflections for
Inclusion in the ePortfolio.
• Engage with various TAMU-EHS personnel and other environmental professionals
• Create professional quality materials for inclusion in the ePortfolio.
• Practice peer-review and reflective self-assessment.

9. University Learning Outcomes:
•Master the depth of knowledge required for a degree
•Demonstrate critical thinking
•Communicate effectively
•Practice personal and social responsibility
•Demonstrate social, cultural and global competence
•Prepare to engage in lifelong learning (reflect on learning)
•Work collaboratively
What employers want:
• Experiences
•Team Skills
•Communication Skills
•Leadership Skills
•Decision Making/Problem Solving Skills
•Self-Management Skills
•Professionalism Skills
http://www.aplu.org/document.doc?id=3414.

11. Introduction to me assignment
• We are a small group and we need to get comfortable in order to:
• facilitate these high impact learning opportunities
• practice skills employers desire
• enjoy learning
• begin networking now
• The assignment is to prepare some ppt slides to present in 5-10
minutes that give me and your classmates a sense of who you are
and how you see your future as an environmental scientist
• Go through the presentation enough so that you know you will
meet these time min - max
• Do a good job. You will be using this presentation in your ePortfolio to
serve as a baseline for reflection on your training in environmental
science
• Be creative

12. Brief Introduction to Heather H. Wilkinson

13. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
UNDERGRADUATE & MASTERS
PHD
POSTDOCTORAL SCIENTIST
FACULTY POSITION