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Experiential Learning in Environmental Science Lane Vail IES Advisory Board Meeting

Experiential Learning in Environmental Science Lane Vail IES Advisory Board Meeting July 12, 2013. Solutions To Environmental Problems (STEP). Transformative Education Model Develop transferable skills ( problem solving, team work, critical thinking, leadership, and follow-through)

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Experiential Learning in Environmental Science Lane Vail IES Advisory Board Meeting

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  1. Experiential Learning in Environmental Science Lane Vail IES Advisory Board Meeting July 12, 2013

  2. Solutions To Environmental Problems (STEP) Transformative Education Model • Develop transferable skills (problem solving, team work, critical thinking, leadership, and follow-through) • Cultivate an ethic of social responsibility and engagement • Grow the intellectual, spiritual, behavioral, and physical aspects of students

  3. Solutions To Environmental Problems (STEP) • Engaged Learning core • Supports campus sustainability • Rotating topic • Energy • Water • Food Systems

  4. STEP Course Components • Labs &Activities • Guest Lectures • Discussions • Related Readings • Reflections & Responses • Group Projects • Field Trips • Final Synthesis

  5. Group Project- Phase 1 Proposal • Research topic • Case studies • Methods • Measurable outcomes • Budget

  6. Group Project- Phase 2 Implementation • Follow timeline • Assign tasks • Purchase supplies • Product completion • Construction • Data collection • Event

  7. Group Project- Phase 3 Final report • Poster presentation • Results shared • Reflection • Recommendations

  8. STEP Water

  9. STEP Water Outcomes

  10. EPA Grant

  11. STEP Food Systems

  12. Figure 1. LUREC student farm interns raise and manage chickens for egg production. Food Systems Outcomes

  13. USDA Grant • Higher Education Challenge • To increase the number and diversity of students who will pursue and complete a postsecondary degree in the food and agricultural sciences • To enhance the quality of postsecondary instruction in order to help meet current and future national food and agricultural sciences workplace needs • Seed Grant ($30K) • Community college collaboration • Develop regional program in FSSA • Large-scale Comprehensive Initiative ($750K maximum request) • Course development • Faculty development • Implementing/operationalizing the program • Marketing, student support development • Assessment of the program

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