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Session One
Sense of Place I:
Orientation to the University Colloquium
ACTIVITIES
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This class will cover the course philosophy, introductory activities, interpretation of the syllabus and assessment guidelines, and will discuss field trips involved with the class. It will also attempt to provide a brief overview of the concept of "sense of place" in Florida. Emphasis will also be placed upon the importance of observing and understanding native ecosystems and the "place" of humans within these system.. This initial session will also provide you an introduction to environmental education and journal keeping |
Pretest |
Please complete the pretest. (Click here to access pretest) |
Readings |
Begin
Reading : Go ahead & work toward
reading this entire book. It is really pretty short and not that
difficult to read through.
John Dewey, Experience and Education (1938) |
Writing Assignment |
Assignment
# 1 - An Educational Autobiography
Click the icon for directions. Assignment due on Session Two - send this as an attachment to : Professor Wimberley via the Web Board |
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Discussion
Questions
Place your responses on the Web Board in conference titled Session 1. Please post your responses to these questions no later than 3 Sept. Your participation
will be shared with the campus class
1. What elements of your education have been "traditional"? What elements of your education have been "progressive"/ Describe 2. How important has experience been in our own education? 3. What is experiential education? 4. Is experience essential to education? 5. What is a philosophy of education? Do you have one? Explain. 6. What is education? 7. Have you had an environmental education? Explain. |
Field Trip |
Review the introduction to the field trips which are to be found underneath the icon to the left. Complete the Field Trip One questions dealing with your Home Environment and post them to the Web Board. |
Journal Writing |
Click
the icon for directions on Creating and keeping a journal.
Begin your journal entries this week. Start making it a habit to read the paper daily watching the Discovery Channel, PBS etc., and surfing the web. Take what you find and include it in your journal. This works best by buying a ringed binder and the buy some cleary heavyweight sheet protectors and insert copies of articles in the plastic sheet protectors (along with a brief note with you thoughts) and put these in your binder. This way you can really build your journal up in a hurry. |
Final Project |
Click the icon for information on the Final Project. |
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