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Resources for teaching STS in the new core curriculum

The primary responsibility I have as assistant director for education at the Center for Science, Technology & Society is to ensure a successful launch of the new STS requirement in the new core curriculum. Generic information about this core can be found here.

The September 2009 slight revision of the learning objectives:

1. Recognize and articulate the complexity of the relationship between science and/or technology and society.

2. Comprehend the relevant science and/or technology and explain how science and/or technology advance through the processes of inquiry and experiment.

3. Analyze and evaluate the social impact of science and/or technology and how science and/or technology are themselves impacted by the needs and demands of society.

A narrative exposition of the new STS requirement (but with the old learning objectives)

Two particularly helpful documents for syllabus development are below:

http://www.scu.edu/provost/ugst/core2009/upload/CoreSyllabusApproval-July-2008-3.pdf

http://www.scu.edu/provost/ugst/core2009/upload/CoreSyllabusHowTo.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wiki work by this class!

Lecture wrapping up the course

Social science & social learning

Introduction to -- and review of key -- social science perspective on the environment

The domains of the disciplines

Readings for the last third of the quarter:

The wiki assignment!!!!

NY Times special section on green energy technologies and business

The table to fill out with draft titles for wiki entries in Word!

The group project

 

Environmental Ethics Short Course: What are environmental ethics?

Lecture notes for part II

Readings for test II

Environmental philosophy & ethics

Anthropology & environmental studies

Environmental sociology

Geography

Conservation International's Biodiversity Hotspots map

Conservation psychology

 

Syllabus for Envs 12, winter 2007

Some lecture notes for part I--be sure to memorize the keywords:

Introduction to the course and cross-cutting themes, including epistemological questions

Intro to social science and soc sci theory

Rachel Carson, STS & Environmental Policy

Economics & Sustainability

Economics & Environmental Studies

Political Economy of the Environment

Study guide for mid-term 1

 

 

Handout for the First Phase of the assignment & more humanities databases

Journal Log for First Phase in the assignment

 

New York Times Articles:

"The Climate has Changed"

Alternative Energy Research on a Shoestring

Global climate article archive from NY Times

 

 

 

The following should be of assistance for students taking an FEV class:

Writing Environmental Studies

Thinking critically about internet citations

How to write an op-ed (opinion-editorial)

 

Narrative course evaluation for Keith's FEV classes

 

 

 

 

 

 

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