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2.00 Credits
2 credits Complementing the community learning inherent in the Audubon Expedition model, This course focuses on methods for self-directed learning as students design A personalized independent study. Students choose a topic in ecology (e.g., ornithology, water systems, invertebrates, botany) and create A detailed plan of study for the next semester. By setting educational objectives, researching and evaluating resources, and learning about methods of field study, students gain skills essential for becoming educators as well as lifelong learners.
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4.00 Credits
4200 4 credits/4 credits Building upon first-year coursework and group dynamics, students take on an integral role in group facilitation and the creation of A healthy, inquisitive learning community. Teaching methods utilized by educators, naturalists, and others are examined. Students enhance their own skills as future environmental educators and outdoor leaders through the presentation of seminars, outdoor skills instruction, and overall backcountry and educational leadership.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits Explores the history of education and its modern role and prognosis through experiencing different philosophies and forms of education. Through lectures, seminars, discussion groups, role-playing, and independent research, students are encouraged to explore topics of interest in the field of educational philosophy.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits Beginning with an overview of the geology of the region, This course will explore the conservation and maintenance of the inhabited and wild natural environments. Land use planning, resource management issues (particularly fisheries and forestry), and aspects of landscape protection systems will be examined. Human impact upon natural cycles will be incorporated. This course encourages deliberation regarding personal and cultural environmental ethics. An examination of how humanity integrates with natural systems will be a constant point of reference.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits The western United States has one of the most diverted and radically altered natural water systems on the globe. This course serves as A multidisciplinary study of water issues in this region. We will focus on the interrelationship between human populations and water systems, as well as the natural history and politics of water issues in this region. In our study of the watersheds we encounter, we will learn where the water comes from and where it goes. We will examine who controls and makes decisions regarding water usage and distribution. Finally, we will come to understand who benefits and who is adversely affected by these decisions.
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1.00 Credits
1 credit Develops A variety of camping and leadership skills to be honed and supplemented in future semesters. These skills range from those used on A daily basis to some only used in an emergency. This course teaches fundamentals necessary for careers in the outdoor education field. Included are day hiking, backpacking, orienteering, outdoor cooking, survival skills, equipment care and maintenance, trail finding, and other skills necessary to maintain an outdoor educational experience on both land and water.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Varying historical and modern approaches to environmental education are examined and applied to the methodology of modern educational research. Students define and examine various environmental education hypotheses and attempt to document them through the scientific approach, as well as define and substantiate hypotheses of their own.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits Identifies the basic communication process between different life systems and examines their congruence or disharmony with human communication. Earth communication is compared with the various means by which people communicate, their motivations for doing so, where human communication and planetary communication are congruent or dissimilar, and the prejudicial relationships that are affected by these dissimilarities. 2 credits We will be exposed to A wide range of perspectives and experiences regarding Earth as A living organism through readings and direct experience with people and places. Learning how others experience and describe their understanding of Gaia allows us to explore and deepen our relationship with Earth.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits Explore the assumption that the scientific process is objective. The role and influence of cultural upbringing as well as personal and economic values upon scientific methodology are examined with respect to the impact of science upon the environment and life systems. The history and purpose of science and its relationship with emotions, "truth," and natural laws is considered with respect to their impact upon the living planet.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits As we develop our intentional learning community, we will explore and experience concepts of group development. Day-to-day busy life offers the opportunity to learn skills in consensus decision making, effective and honest communication, conflict resolution, process-oriented education, facilitation, and leadership. Ongoing reflection on our contributions to the community's growth, health, and functioning challenge us to seek A balance between personal and community needs. Trust, including the honoring of our commitments to one another, emerges as A foundation of our efforts.
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