Teaching environmental literacy: across campus and across the curriculum

Abstract

Foreword Acknowledgments 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 Part 1. A Model for Grassroots, Multidisciplinary Faculty Inquiry / Jennifer Meta Robinson and Heather L. Reynolds Part 2. Core Learning Goals for Campus-wide Environmental Literacy Overview / Heather L. Reynolds (Biology) 1. At the Forest's Edge: A Place-Based Approach to Teaching Ecosystem Services / Keith M. Vogelsang and Eric J. Baack (Biology) 2. Population, Energy, and Sustainability / Bennet B. Brabson (Physics) 3. Population, Consumption, and Environment / Emilio F. Moran (Anthropology) 4. Economics and Sustainability / Christine Glaser (Economics) 5. A Sense of Place / Scott Russell Sanders (English) 6. Environmental Justice and a Sense of Place / John Applegate (Law) 7. Environmental Literacy and the Lifelong Cultivation of Wonder / Lisa H. Sideris (Religious Studies) 8. Teaching Environmental Communication Through Rhetorical Controversy / Phaedra C. Pezzullo (Communication and Culture) Part 3. Strategies for Teaching Environmental Literacy: Beyond the Traditional Classroom Overview / Doug Karpa (Instructional Development) 9. Effective Education for Environmental Literacy / Craig E. Nelson (Biology) 10. Learning in Place: The Campus as Ecosystem / James H. Capshew (History and Philosophy of Science) 11. Environmental Literacy and Service-Learning: A Multi-Text Rendering / Nicole Schonemann, Andrew Libby, and Claire King (Office of Service-Learning) 12. Sense of Place and the Physical Senses in Outdoor Environmental Learning / Matthew R. Auer (Public and Environmental Affairs) 13. A Natural Environment for Environmental Literacy / Keith Clay (Biology) 14. Teaching Outdoors / Vicky J. Meretsky (Public and Environmental Affairs) Part 4. Beyond Courses: Teaching Environmental Literacy across Campus and across the Curriculum Overview / Jennifer Meta Robinson (Communication and Culture) 15. Environmental Literacy and the Curriculum--An Administrative Perspective / Catherine Larson (Spanish and Portuguese) 16. Faculty, Staff, and Student Partnerships for Environmental Literacy and Sustainability / Briana L. Gross (Biology) 17. Food for Thought: A Multidisciplinary Faculty Grass-Roots 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 Affairs), and James W. Reidhaar (Fine Arts) Conclusion / Eduardo S. Brondizio (Anthropology) List of Contributors Index