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Schedule/Assignments/DL Colloquium/Spring 2006

Session Schedule
CRN 10940

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Session 1: January 9 - 15

Introduction & Background

Sense of Place I - Your "Backyard" Field Trip

• Reading: John Dewey, Chapters 1,2,3,5,8
• Field Trip Summary 1: "Your "Backyard" (due January 16)
• Paper 1 Educational Autobiography (due January 23)

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Session 2: January 16 - 22

Sense of Place II - The "Water Cycle" Field Trip

• Field Trip 2: The Water Cycle (due January 30)
  

Assignment: Field Trip 1, "Your Backyard" due January 16

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Session 3: January 23 - 29

Sustainability I:  Introduction to Global Environmental Problems

• "State of the World 2005" -Forward, xvii - xviii, Preface, xix - xxi, State of the World: A Year in Review, xxiii - xxvii, then ONE chapter of your choice to base your paper on

Assignment: Paper One, "Educational Autobiography" due January 23

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Session 4: January 30 - February 5 February 2 - 8

Sustainability II:  Global Environmental Problems & Solutions

• Continue reading "State of the World 2005" -Forward, xvii - xviii, Preface, xix - xxi, State of the World: A Year in Review, xxiii - xxvii, then ONE chapter of your choice to base your paper on
• Internet reading, "Our Ecological Footprint"
• Paper 2: "Selected Environmental Problem" (due February 13)

Assignment: Field Trip summary 2,"The Water Cycle" due January 30

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Session 5: February 6 - 12 ebruary 9 - 15

Sense of Place III:  "A Question of Sustainability" Field Trip

• Field Trip 3- An Estuarine Encounter (due February 27)
• Continue in "State of the World 2005" -Forward, xvii - xviii, Preface, xix - xxi, State of the World: A Year in Review, xxiii - xxvii, then ONE chapter of your choice to base your paper on
• Finish up Internet reading from Session 4

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Session 6: February 13 - 19 February 16 - 22

Sustainability III: Community & Individual Sustainability

• Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac Part I, "A Sand County Almanac", pp. 3-98
• NEW!!! David Orr lecture - Feb. 17 (Friday), 10:30a.m. FGCU's Sprint Room

Assignment: Paper 2 " Selected Environmental Problem" due February 13

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Session 7: February 20 -26 February 23 - 29

Ecological Literacy I:  Ethics

• Reading: David Orr's Ecological Literacy Chapter I, pp. 3-21 and Chapter V, pp. 85-95; A Sand County Almanac, Part IV "The Land Ethic", pp. 237-264
• Paper 3: " Ethics & Economics" (due March 6)

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Session 8: February 27 - March 5 arch 1 - 7

Ecological Literacy II: Ethics and Economics

• Reading:  Floridiana Book (due March 28)
• Continue reading from Orr and Leopold / work on paper

Assignment: Field Trip Summary 3 "An Estuarine Encounter" due February 27th

(Assignment: Paper 3 " Ethics and Economics" March 6)

 

SPRING BREAK!! March 6 - 12

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Session 9: March 13 - 19 arch 15 - 21

Sense of Place IV:  "Urban Sustainability" Field Trip

• Field Trip 4- Urban Sustainability (now due March 27- new date)
• Ecological Literacy II
• Reading: Floridiana Book

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Session 10: March 20 - 26 arch 22 - 28

Ecological Literacy III: Ethics and Economics

• Reading: Floridiana Book
• Paper 4:  Relationship between people & environment- Floridiana Reading (due April 3- new date)

Assignment: Field Trip summary 4 "Urban Sustainability" due March 27 (new date)

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Session 11: March 27 - April 2 arch 29 - April 4

Ecological Views of Indigeneous Peoples and Religious Perspectives

• Internet Reading
• Work on Final Project
• CLASS FIELD TRIP TO BABCOCK RANCH ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29th
• Assignment: Paper 4 "Floridiana Book Summary" due April 3

March 28th ~ 6:00 P.M. ~ Alico Arena ~ Michail Gorbachev Lecture

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Session 12: April 3- 9

Environmental Education I

• Reading: Earth Charter
• Work on Final Project

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Session 13: April 10 -16

Environmental Education II

• Reading:  David Orr's Ecological Literacy Chapters VI, pp. 97-108, pp. 133-140, and Chapter X, pp. 141-148
• Paper 5:  "Education for Sustainability" (due April 24)

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Session 14: April 17 - 23
Happy Earth Day!! April 22nd19 - April 26

Environmental Education III:  Problems & Promise for Sustainability

• Work on Journal
• Work on Final Project
• Work on Paper 5: Education and Sustainability
• Paper 5 due Monday, April 24 "Education for Sustainability"

FINAL PROJECTS DUE Week of April 17 - Monday, April 24 (deadline to receive it)

JOURNALS DUE Week of April 17- Monday, April 24 (deadline to receive it)

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