Freshman Ecology and Evolution Seminar: Forecasts & Uncertainty in R Shiny
Freshman Seminar: Ecology and Evolution is a first-year course designed for ~20 students to introduce them to the Biology major at a public Master’s 2 state institution. Key learning outcomes of the course include explaining patterns of energy and matter flow through ecosystems, understanding ecological relationships among organisms and their environment, and explaining how humans interact with the environment via ecosystem functions and services. The instructor taught Understanding Uncertainty in Ecological Forecasts in R Shiny over three, 90-minute class periods to introduce students to ecological forecasting and explore contributions to uncertainty in models.