Jacqueline "Jackie" Maximillian

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Teaching

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• Africa in the 22nd Century: Dystopia or Ecotopia (ENVS 334)
  • As the origin of humans and the second largest continent, Africa has natural resource abundance, fast economic growth rates, and a youthful population [an ecotopia outlook].  Paradoxically, Africa’s economic growth rates are disproportionately slow compared to its high urbanization and population growth rates [a dystopic outlook]. See Syllabus for details.
• Environmental Assessment (ENVS 480)
  • Assessment is a tiered, evidence-driven decision-making process determining contamination's nature (character) and extent (scope). The ENVS 480/580 course equips students with knowledge, skills, and abilities to analyze and integrate chemical contaminants' physicochemical properties, site microenvironment, and organism exposure parameters to estimate potential risks and develop appropriate cleanup goals. See the Syllabus for details.
• Senior Capstone - Introduction to Research I & II (ENVS 498A/B)
  • Undergraduate Research Capstone (ENVS 498A & B) aims to expand student experiential learning, enhance research capabilities, prepare students for real-world careers, and increase the diversity of graduating students qualified for data-driven jobs.
  • ENVS 498A offers an immersive and hands-on exploration of various aspects related to water quality, combining theoretical knowledge with practical research techniques. See the Syllabus for details.
  • ENVS 498B equips students with the foundational knowledge and practical skills needed to extract meaningful insights from a dataset and present them clearly and compellingly. See the Syllabus for details.

Research

Immersive learning modalities combine the most effective elements of learning into one interface. They involve immersing the student in a virtual setting and allowing them to engage in an active kinesthetic experience. The primary purpose of this educational research is to assess the impacts of immersive modality on cognitive, affective, and psychomotor learning domains and identify learners’ analytics and accessibility levels that influence the learning experiences. See the project for details.