APES Summer Assignment

This assignment is designed to review the major concepts of ecology. We will be applying these ideas to a variety of labs and projects during class. We will be using a portion of an Open Learning Initiative course.

Follow the steps below to register for academic course materials offered by the Open Learning Initiative.

  1. Go to the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) website:

In the upper right hand corner of the site, click “Register” and fill out the form.

  1. On the “Confirm Your Account Information” page, review the account information you entered. If everything is correct, click the "Confirm Account" button. If not, click "Edit Account" to make your changes.

Important Note: the only account setting that can't be changed after you confirm your account is your Account ID.

  1. Read the statements in the “Online Consent Form” and select “I Agree” or “I Do Not Agree” then select “Submit.”
  1. Under “My Academic Courses” enter your Course Key and click “Go.”

Your Course Key is EA-APES

  1. Review the course details to make sure that you are registering for the correct course, and click “Register.” Our course is called APES Summer Ecology.
  1. Under “My Courses”you will see your registered course. You can double-check to make sure the correct course appears by confirming that the correct Course Key and instructors are listed.

ASSIGNMENT Complete the following modules in the Open Learning Initiative and make sure to enter answers for all of the interactive questions and complete each quiz, as your online progress will be documented in the instructor view. We will apply what you have learned to several in-class activities and lab investigations related to ecology, and have a unit test.

Carnegie Mellon OLI Course: APES Summer Ecology

Instructor: Trimble

Complete Module 1: Introduction to Ecology

Complete Module 2: Populations

*Don’t forget to complete the quiz!

Podcast if you need extra help:

Complete Module 3: Communities

*Don’t forget to complete the quiz!

Podcasts if you need extra help:

Complete Module 4: Ecosystems

*Don’t forget to complete the quiz!

Podcasts if you need extra help:

to 8:27 ONLY

4:50 - 8:00 ONLY

Complete Module 5: Human Impact

*Don’t forget to complete the quiz!