A platform for instructors to find learning modules and collaborate on developing resources for teaching hydrology and water resources
What can instructors do with HydroLearn?
What does HydroLearn have to offer?
Utilize
Find and use learning modules developed by others
Learning Modules
Modules with learning objectives, learning activities, and assessments that are supported by educational research
Adapt
Adapt and use modules created by others
Constructive Alignment
Tools designed to scaffold instructors' development of learning modules that align learning objectives, activities, and assessments
Collaborate
Collaborate with others to develop new learning modules
Authentic Problems
The capability to integrate data and modeling resources to support students' solving of complex real-world problems
Author and Module Spotlight
Dr. Tyler Smith
Clarkson University
Dr. Austin Polebitski
University of Wisconsin - Plattville
This module addresses fundamental topics in hydrology and hydraulics through a real-world application of floodplain analysis on the Pecatonica River near Darlington, WI. These key water resources topics include the application of the principles of watershed hydrology (where does water go in the watershed, by what pathway, and for how long), where to find data required for floodplain analysis, the theoretical underpinnings used to analyze gradually varied flow conditions, and the development of a HEC-RAS model to simulate flood extents for different return period discharges.
