Cooperative learning: Students can work through the exercises in groups, using either the painted turtle data
or group-specific taxa (i.e., each group selects a taxon to model). This module addresses multiple, complex
concepts online data availability & access, spatial query & analysis, global climate models, theoretical
concepts of SDMs, model fitting any of which can be expanded depending on the instructors preference,
group work can be especially beneficial for facilitating comprehension and may be more efficient.
Jigsaw: The module can be easily extended to allow each student/group to examine the distribution of a
different species and explore data availability among taxa as well as different aspects of model fitting.