Author: tshaffe

Introduction This semester feels like it is going by so fast. I cannot believe we are basically half way through already. Having both of the Codes classes being 3 hours, once a week, has been an adjustment, but I think I do prefer it over the 3 classes a week. I really appreciate Dr. Aranda…

Student Name: Troy Shaffer Grade Contracted For  __X__ A            ____ B                    ____ C  What concepts are you going to learn, or skills are you going to develop? How will you learn the content/ develop the skill? What evidence will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? How will you and I assess the…

Introduction This semester has been pretty enjoyable and stress free for this class so far. We are still in the beginning stages of creating our project for Missouri Botanical Gardens. My group, which consists of Kasey, Kadynce, Evitt, and myself, get along and work very well together. Our project is going to be an Indigenous…

Troy Shaffer Dr. Smith CODE123 17 March 2024 Spatial Lab Reflection             I did my spatial analysis on the amount of “Starbucks” in Edwardsville. There are 5 locations in Edwardsville, two of which are their own physical stores, while the other three are smaller locations within a bigger location. There is one at target and…

Troy Shaffer Dr. Hildebrandt CODE122 20 March 2024 Summary of “Faculty and Students disrupt…” The School of Education faculty and students are part of a movement called Critical Quantitative Theory, which is trying to un-separate quantitative and qualitative data in research. This approach known as CritQuant aims to use data and statistics more equitably, particularly…

Troy Shaffer  Dr. Hildebrandt  CODES122  20 February 2024  Summary       The Karuk Tribe lives in Northern California, and they like to create healthy landscapes by using small fires. Unfortunately, there were colonial settlers who interrupted this practice by outlawing it. Wildfires and droughts have started to damage the Karuk tribe’s land. So, the Karuk Tribe…

Troy Shaffer  Dr. Hildebrandt  CODES122  19 February 2024  Highs and Lows: How climate change is affecting people and plants in the Himalayas  Summary  The Missouri botanical garden is conducting research in the Himalayas to look at climate change and its effects. They are doing this research in China, Bhutan, and Nepal. This research has been…

Troy Shaffer Dr. Hildebrandt CODES122 16 April 2024 Mixed Methods Lab             Our final lab for our research team was broken into two parts, we made a survey about Indigenous Knowledge in Missouri Botanical Gardens (MOBOT), as well as did a focus group with several members of the staff also about Indigenous Knowledge in MOBOT….

Troy Shaffer Dr. Hildebrandt CODES122 7 February 2024 MOBOT Lab Write-Up The renowned Missouri Botanical Gardens is in St. Louis and has a large collection of plant specimens from all over the world. Our recent visit of the Missouri Botanical Gardens (MOBOT) was to look into the archives in search of plant specimens that could…

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