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update 1/27/03 WOW will be changing in 2003 to reflect our new focus on training water science technicians. The old WOW curricula will still be available under the Curriculum subheading. All the previous RUSS data will also still reside on the site but will be joined by data from streams (DuluthStreams and Lake Access) and new lakes and reservoirs from across the country. Check here for a summary of and links to those new RUSS locations. View a draft lecture example on Lake Ecology (2 MB file; you'll need MS Power Point on your computer). View an outline of topics to be covered or a diagram showing how these topics fit together.
WATER ON THE WEB: TRAINING WATER SCIENCE TECHNICIANS WITH AN ONLINE, DATA-RICH CURRICULUM Water quality and quantity problems continue to mount worldwide, threatening
US and global ecology and economies. At the same time, training in water
resource management becomes ever more complex, requiring knowledge of
diverse subject matter, including aquatic and terrestrial ecology; data
acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; resource management, regulation,
and restoration; communication; and use of advanced technology. Water
on the Web (wow.nrri.umn.edu) contains an integrative two-semester, online
course targeted toward second year technical students or undergraduates
in water resource programs. This modular, lab and field based course
provides training with an emphasis on conservation and restoration of
aquatic systems. It consists of 6 major units, each of which contains
from one to six modules (lecture slides and labs/case studies). Instructors
can adopt the course in its entirety or select individual modules or
units for inclusion into their courses. The cornerstones of Water on
the Web are its reliance on real-world, real-time data from lakes and
rivers nationwide; innovative data visualization tools that animate sequences
of data, making the aquatic systems come alive for students; regional
case studies that weave throughout the course to provide practical applications
of complex environmental problems; and a comprehensive, resource-filled
website to augment the curriculum.
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