Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic. (1-No Knowledge at all, 2-Very Little Knowledge, 3-Some knowledge, 4-A good amount of knowledge, 5-I knew all about this)
4-I have done projects in the past that have required me to do similar data gathering as I had to do in this project. I never used Collector, that would have made it much easier for the data I was gathering (water drains in Central Business Districts).
Following this activity, how would you rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic (1- I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic, 2- I know enough to explain what I did, 3-I know enough to repeat what I did, 4-I know enough to teach someone else, 5- I am an expert)
5-Learning how to create, publish, and use Collector will come in handy down the road when I am in the field and have to collect data about certain features and record details about them in a speedy manner.
Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn (1-Strongly Disagree, 2-Disagree, 3-No real opinion, 4-Agree, 5-Strongly Agree)
4.5-This would have gotten a 5 if my phone was capable of lasting longer than 10 minutes in the cold and wind. Between that and the massive data usage since it was taking to long while connected to the campus wi-fi by battery went fast.
What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?
Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic. (1-No Knowledge at all, 2-Very Little Knowledge, 3-Some knowledge, 4-A good amount of knowledge, 5-I knew all about this)
2- We have done similar surveying methods in class, but using this type of equipment I did not have very much knowledge with it.
Following this activity, how would you rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic (1- I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic, 2- I know enough to explain what I did, 3-I know enough to repeat what I did, 4-I know enough to teach someone else, 5- I am an expert)
3- We only did a small survey with the equipment and not get to use it to its full potential since we were only collecting 100 points with the hiper and only 25 points with the total station. If the equipment worked better in the field instead of the constant problems we were experiencing I feel I could have learned more about it.
Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn (1-Strongly Disagree, 2-Disagree, 3-No real opinion, 4-Agree, 5-Strongly Agree)
2- I think with this equipment we should have spent more time in class learning about it and learning more how to trouble shoot all the issues. We had to try three different times to get the total station to work. Following all of the instructions and videos, asking Martin and using google, we could not get the bluetooth to turn on the first time in the field. The second time we went into the field the bluetooth worked but the Tesla unit would not turn on, after bringing inside and letting warm up with the charging plug in it finally turned on, after 45 minutes. The light on the Tesla did not even turn on. Finally the third time everything worked, but it took about 25 minutes for the Tesla to connect with the total station.
What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?
I would recommend more in class time to go over multiple different trouble shooting scenarios and learn more about how the equipment can be used.
EVALUATION OF LAB 5/6
Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic. (1-No Knowledge at all, 2-Very Little Knowledge, 3-Some knowledge, 4-A good amount of knowledge, 5-I knew all about this)
3-I have prior knowledge with using compasses and pace counts to try and find locations. I took a high school gym class that was called outdoor survival, and one of the lessons was to be able to navigate and record our paths for other groups to follow.
Following this activity, how would you rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic (1- I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic, 2- I know enough to explain what I did, 3-I know enough to repeat what I did, 4-I know enough to teach someone else, 5- I am an expert)
4-I would say I learned a little bit more then I had already known, but because of the impassable terrain in some areas made this assignment lose some of its great potential.
Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn (1-Strongly Disagree, 2-Disagree, 3-No real opinion, 4-Agree, 5-Strongly Agree)
4-The hands on learning approach was and always will be a great approach for this assignment. But again the impassable parts of the woods made this assignment lose out on some of the learning and made it more reliable on using the GPS to find your location and then try to go from there.
What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?
Prior to this
activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic. (1-No
Knowledge at all, 2-Very Little Knowledge, 3-Some knowledge, 4-A good amount of
knowledge, 5-I knew all about this)
2-I have flown UAVs before, my roommate is big in buying “cheaper”
drones and will let me fly them around when we go down the street to the park.
These ones though only have about 12-15 minute flight time.
Following this
activity, how would you rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic (1-
I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic, 2- I know enough to explain
what I did, 3-I know enough to repeat what I did, 4-I know enough to teach
someone else, 5- I am an expert)
3- I learned a lot from this exercise, but I feel there is
still a whole lot I can learn about UAVs and UAS. We just did a basic run
through of what all the programs did, and it would take a much more in depth
look into the software to even begin getting closer to a 4 or 5.
Did the hands-on approach
to this activity add to how much you were able to learn (1-Strongly Disagree,
2-Disagree, 3-No real opinion, 4-Agree, 5-Strongly Agree)
5-As always I believe hands on is a much better learning
strategy then just sitting in a class room watching videos about it. I have
used flight simulators before, none as high quality as the ones in the UWEC
labs, but again with a roommate who is big with drones and is trying to get a pilot’s
license, I am able to use his not as high quality, but still pretty good flight
simulator.
What types of
learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?
Only meeting once a week would make it hard, but if we could
see more actual field flights, or learn more about the software from an experts
perspective.
EVALUATION OF LAB 3
"Prior to this activity,
how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic. (1-No Knowledge at
atll, 2-Very Little Knowledge, 3-Some knowledge, 4-A good amount of knowledge,
5-I knew all about this)"
2- I knew about azimuth
from taking Geography 104 and also having to use bearing in several math
classes and navigation type scenarios. I was familiar with using range finders,
use them all the time when I go golfing, does not make me a better golfer
though.
"Following this activity,
how would you rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic (1- I don’t
really know enough to talk about the topic, 2- I know enough to explain what I
did, 3-I know enough to repeat what I did, 4-I know enough to teach someone
else, 5- I am an expert)"
4- I learned a lot using
the range finder. I would try guessing the distance before actually taking the
measurements, often times I was fairly close. After about the first 20 points,
using the range finder became much easier to use. Until the shoulder pain
kicked in from having to hold it up for such a long time.
"Did
the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn
(1-Strongly Disagree, 2-Disagree, 3-No real opinion, 4-Agree, 5-Strongly Agree)"
5- As always in my
opinion, hands on learning is the best and most efficient way of learning
anything. The equipment used was not that complicated, but being able to
practice with it before actually having to use it on our own in the field also
helped a lot.
"What types of learning
strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?"
I would recommend doing
this activity in two parts. The first being that every group had to use a ruler
tape and compass to figure out the distance and azimuth, and then the second
part being able to go back out with the Trupulse Range Finder and see how
accurate the two sets of data our to each other.
EVALUATION OF LAB 2
"Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic? (1-No Knowledge at at all, 2-Very Little Knowledge, 3-Some knowledge, 4-A good amount of knowledge, 5-I knew all about this).”
I would rank myself at a 3 maybe 4. I gained quite a bit of knowledge from the previous assignment and class discussion we had on how to make a better surveying style.
“Following this activity, how would you rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic (1- I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic, 2- I know enough to explain what I did, 3-I know enough to repeat what I did, 4-I know enough to teach someone else, 5- I am an expert).”
Following the activity I would say I am a 4. There is still much I can learn about this field, yet I feel I have a good grasp on the basic steps needed to conduct a survey, at least a survey done on a small scale model. Although the processes used with the proper resources could probably be translated onto a bigger scale.
“Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn (1-Strongly Disagree, 2-Disagree, 3-No real opinion, 4-Agree, 5-Strongly Agree)
5, as always I feel like doing something hands-on is a much better approach then sitting in a classroom trying to learn about it from a PowerPoint or lecture.
“What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?”
I enjoyed the little instructions we were given, I would maybe not even supply a box and have the students decide what is the best way to go about measuring the features themselves.
"Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic (1 being no knowledge, 5 being knew all about it)."
I would say I had about a 3. Some of the stuff we did in the exercise I felt as if I have done before, just not in the survey sense.
"Following this activity, how would you rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic (same scale)."
I think possibly a 4. I learned a lot while doing this exercise, and working as a team made it so we could bounce ideas off each other further accelerating our learning ability and capacity.
"Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn (1 strongly disagree, 5 strongly agree)?"
5 by far. I got so much out of this exercise that I would not have been able to get out of just sitting in a class room or watching a video about it.
"What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?"
I pretty much liked it the way it was. The random teams, few instructions and having to critically think as a team made this a perfect real world exercise. If I was forced to make a recommendation I would change the feature requirement to include more, possibly river channel or lakes, or if someone is feeling up for a challenge, an urban area inside the box.
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