Teaching Environmental Literacy: Across Campus and Across the Curriculum

Contents

CONTENTS Acknowledgments § xi Introduction: The Rationale for Teaching Environmental Literacy in Higher Education § Heather L. Reynolds, Eduardo S. Brondizio, Jennifer Meta Robinson, Doug Karpa, and Briana L. Gross § xiii PART ONE § A MODEL FOR GRASSROOTS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY FACULTY INQUIRY § Jennifer Meta Robinson and Heather L. Reynolds § 1 PART TWO § CORE LEARNING GOALS FOR CAMPUS-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY Overview § Heather L. Reynolds (Biology) § 17 1 At the Forest’s Edge: A Place-Based Approach to Teaching Ecosystem Services Keith M. Vogelsang and Eric J. Baack (Biology) § 29 2 Population, Energy, and Sustainability Bennet B. Brabson (Physics) § 39 3 Population, Consumption, and Environment Emilio F. Moran (Anthropology) § 50 4 Economics and Sustainability § Christine Glaser (Economics) § 61 5 A Sense of Place § Scott Russell Sanders (English) § 72 6 Environmental Justice and a Sense of Place § John S. Applegate (Law) § 77 7 Environmental Literacy and the Lifelong Cultivation of Wonder Lisa H. Sideris (Religious Studies) § 85 8 Teaching Environmental Communication Through Rhetorical Controversy Phaedra C. Pezzullo (Communication and Culture) § 98 PART THREE § STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY: BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM Overview § Doug Karpa (Campus Instructional Consulting) § 111 9 E√ective Education for Environmental Literacy Craig E. Nelson (Biology) § 117 x ⭈ Contents 10 Learning in Place: The Campus as Ecosystem James H. Capshew (History and Philosophy of Science) § 130 11 Environmental Literacy and Service-Learning: A Multi-Text Rendering Nicole Schonemann, Andrew Libby, and Claire King (O≈ce of Service-Learning) § 135 12 Sense of Place and the Physical Senses in Outdoor Environmental Learning Matthew R. Auer (Public and Environmental A√airs and Hutton Honors College) § 142 13 A Natural Environment for Environmental Literacy Keith Clay (Biology) § 150 14 Teaching Outdoors § Vicky J. Meretsky (Public and Environmental A√airs) § 158 PART FOUR § BEYOND COURSES: TEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY ACROSS CAMPUS AND ACROSS THE CURRICULUM Overview § Jennifer Meta Robinson (Communication and Culture) § 167 15 Environmental Literacy and the Curriculum: An Administrative Perspective Catherine Larson (Spanish and Portuguese) § 171 16 Faculty, Sta√, and Student Partnerships for Environmental Literacy and Sustainability § Briana L. Gross (Biology) § 178 17 Food for Thought: A Multidisciplinary Faculty Grassroots Initiative for Sustainability and Service-Learning § Whitney Schlegel (Human Biology), Heather L. Reynolds (Biology), Victoria M. Getty (Health, Physical Education, and Recreation), Diane Henshel (Public and Environmental A√airs), and James W. Reidhaar (Fine Arts) § 183 Final Thoughts § Eduardo S. Brondizio (Anthropology) § 192 Appendix § 197 List of Contributors § 201 Index § 205 ...