Assessments

For each activity I will give a set of scores based on this criteria:
1. 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. 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. 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)

What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?

Activity 1
1 - 3
2 - 3
3 - 5

There really wasn't anything I'd necessarily change about this activity. Going out and actually doing the imaging is so much more engaging than simply reading/hearing about it in class. Dr. Hupy and Dr. Pierson did a nice job of walking us through the steps and we as students were involved in each step besides physically stringing up and creating the picavet rig and the actual image processing as that will come later in the semester. Great activity, looking forward to the next one.

Activity 2
1 - 2
2 - 3
3 - 4

I thought the whole class was very important and crucial in order for us to continue the class with the best practices and grow accustomed to doing these checks before flying out in the field. The only thing that could have been better was getting a chance to actually go out and fly using the mission planning software except the weather did not allow that!

Activity 3
1-3
2-4
3-4

I thought the way we operated class really worked, it was good to get a refresher in the beginning. Having the teams walk the next group through all the steps was very helpful and I'm glad it was done that way. I left feeling much more confident in the process and can replicate it without too much help now.

Activity 4
1-1
2-4
3-5

I think any less hands on and I would not have learned as much as I did. Prior to the readings and class I basically had no idea what purpose GCPs had in the world of image processing. The activity for me really tied together everything we read and the comparison of the devices really proved how important it is to take the time and have the right equipment for the task at hand.

Activity 5
1-2
2-3
3-4

As far as the image capturing goes we were pretty well versed with setting up mission plans and getting a chance to take control of the Phantom even for a little bit was a confidence booster. I cannot think of any specific things I would do to change the activity. I'm anxious to see our results once processed.

Activity 6
1-1
2-3
3-5

Its one thing for someone to just explain how to process the data but its another for each of us to do it ourselves. I found myself exploring not only the GEMs software but also the tools Arc has to make the .tifs more visually appealing.  I'm excited to process the images from other sensors and dig deeper in to processing.

Activity 7
1-1
2-2
3-5

I cautiously gave myself a 2 in the 2nd category because although I know I learned from this activity. I have an inkling that what we did was virtually anything compared to the processing power of Pix4D. I'm thinking I'm more at a 1 but being optimistic. I don't really know what could be done to make it better. Essentially the whole time while working with Pix4D I just kept saying WOW and wanted to show basically anyone around me including friends who have virtually no interest in what I'm doing.

Activity 8
1-2
2-2
3-5

On one hand I disliked that we did not have as much direction with this lab as others, as in I did not feel like there was a cut and dry response as to what you were looking for but on the other hand that is good. Upon "entering the real world" employers may not give us as much direction as we'd hope and it is up to us to figure out what is important is not. Pix4D makes things relatively easy and I know we are still scratching the surface, looking forward to digging deeper.

Activity 9
1-2
2-3
3-5

Because I struggled with this lab it forced me to learn and adapt. I had a lot of issues with data corruption and it took a lot of time making sure my data was as accurate as it could be. I liked having basic instructions for the lab and the problem solving aspects needed to finish it. Potentially having more labs with less guidance is a good thing as a key point of a liberal education is to be good at critical and analytical thinking.