Tag: Green Infastructure

2 Feb. Green IT & Big Data

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Featured Image: Data Visualizations – Aerosols and Clouds, GDFL/NOAA

Class Meeting Agenda

The Following are the topics/goals we will cover into today’s class session:

Data Collection & Climate Modeling

Remote Class Video 1

 

DQ: Breakout Session 1

Please respond to the following in your breakout sessions. Just write down as much information as you need to respond during discussion:
  • 1. Check out this Carbon Footprint Calculator and then consider: according to Houser and your own experience what are the Calculator’s advantages and disadvantages?
  • 2. Check out this Climate Modeling Data Visualization page, and then consider: according to Houser and your own experience what are the Calculator’s advantages and disadvantages?

Participatory Tools

Remote Class Video 2

DQ: Breakout Session 2

Please respond to the following in your breakout sessions. Just write down as much information as you need to respond during discussion:
  • 1. Which of the tools the authors examine (Or that I covered in the slideshow) do you find most effective and why? What are the advantages/disadvantages to these participatory  tools? 
  • 2. Given the opportunity, what sorts of participatory e-tools would you design to engage audiences in topics related to sustainability and climate change?  

Annotated Bibliography & Valid Sources

Remote Class Video 3

Key Term Definition

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Directions

Respond to the prompt in 400-500 words. Please include at least one in-text citation from the assigned class readings.

Prompt

The authors we have read so far this semester investigate terms key to environmental communication. For this short response, choose a key term from one of the readings (e.g., sustainability, risk communication, futurity, green infrastructure, etc.) and define the term according to both the author(s) we read. After you define the term, please respond to the following: how does the term you chose shape relationships between experts and audiences.

Tools

To set up your Blog go to https://classblogs20.iac.gatech.edu/wp-iac-signup.php (Links to an external site.). Please see the IAC Blogs How-To Slideshow for more on how to create and configure IAC Class Blogs.

Assessment

As long as you publish your post to your IAC WordPress class blog on or before the assigned time/date, you will earn full points per document. Remember these activities are designed to develop skills we will use throughout the class and in the major projects. The documents also provide an opportunity for invention and revision.

Submission

Paste the URL from the post on your IAC WordPress site into the field in the Canvas Assignment Page. Don’t hesitate to email me with any questions if you run into any technical problems.