Dr. Tim Heinmiller, Professor of Political Science gave an open talk about his experience moving his 3rd year qualitative research methods course into a blended format. He described this course design and intentions for this new format. Instead of a face to face lecture, he chunked his regular lecture into learning units, based on a "pedagogy of scaffolding" designed to build upon prior knowledge towards new learning. Each module consisted of 3-6 video units and would cover a 2 week period. In the first week, students were given practice labs and were encouraged to attempt the labs on their own and come to a face to face tutorial session to cover any questions. The second week was a lab test based on the module content and modelled on the practice lab. The lab was an online test run through Sakai, but delivered face to face in a supervised computer lab.

A walking-distance field trip 🌲 For Research Methods In Geospatial Science [GSP 510], students took measurements at the entrance to Redwood Park across the street from HSU.

Puparium from freshwater stream, 7 mm long.

A walking-distance field trip 🌲 For Research Methods In Geospatial Science [GSP 510], students took measurements at the entrance to Redwood Park across the street from HSU.

A walking-distance field trip 🌲 For Research Methods In Geospatial Science [GSP 510], students took measurements at the entrance to Redwood Park across the street from HSU.

A peanut butter baited rodent tracking tunnel with hedgehog footprints.

A peanut butter baited rodent tracking tunnel and a wax tag baited with a flour-cinnamon blaze.

Entomologists at a light trap waiting for moths.

Sampled with kick sampling at Coes Ford and photographed through a dissecting microscope back at Lincoln University. 15 X magnification

Sampled with kick sampling at Coes Ford and photographed through a dissecting microscope back at Lincoln University. 15 X magnification

Sampled with kick sampling at Coes Ford and photographed through a dissecting microscope back at Lincoln University. 15 X magnification

Photographed through a dissecting microscope. Sampled with kick sampling at Coes Ford and photographed through a dissecting microscope back at Lincoln University. 15 X magnification

Sampled with kick sampling at Coes Ford and photographed through a dissecting microscope back at Lincoln University. 30 X

Sampled with kick sampling at Coes Ford and photographed through a dissecting microscope back at Lincoln University. 15 X magnification

Sampled with kick sampling at Coes Ford and photographed through a dissecting microscope back at Lincoln University. 15 X magnification

Sampled with kick sampling at Coes Ford and photographed through a dissecting microscope back at Lincoln University. 30 X

One of NIWA's baited Gee Minnow fish traps set out at the St. Peter's EcoBlitz.

Sampled with kick sampling at Coes Ford and photographed through a dissecting microscope back at Lincoln University. 30 X

Sampled with kick sampling at Coes Ford and photographed through a dissecting microscope back at Lincoln University.15 X magnification

We look at the diversity of stream invertebrates at several stops along our trip and see how this relates to water quality and other apects of the stream environment.

Lepidopterist Brian Patrick runs a light trap for moths in Ernle Clark Reserve and shows locals some of the many moths that live there.

The first Bug Night in Ernle Clark Reserve, organised by Friends of Ernle Clark Reserve, the Canterbury Museum, and the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Entomological Society.

Also known as entomology in action.