Course Name and Number
Course Type
New Instructional Technology/Method Used
Introduction to Hydrogeology (50507),
Existing Course (modified)
Significantly modified adding a hands-on field exercise
Physical Geology lecture and laboratory (50220)
Group Response System used for in-class-quizzes; introduced one full-day field trip instead of a lab period
Advanced Hydrogeology (50585),
New Course (developed)
Field Based GW Modeling Exercise
Water Resources Conservation and Management (50593)
Group research Project by collecting their own field and lab data which addressed the concerns of local community
Environmental Geology Lecture and Lab (50205)
Existing Course (significantly modified)
Taught on-line for the first time during summer 2006
Groundwater (GW) Modeling
(Independent research credit)
Utilizing local watershed to help the community for better management
Field Excursion in Hydrogeology (50581)
Aquifer Characterization; Pump test, slug test, water level data collection, vadose zone monitoring
Field Excursion in Physical Geology (50481)
Physical Geology Field trip based on 5 locations in the Hudson valley Region