GPS: Seeking Sustainability-IPBL
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Course Schedule V 9:39
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Session |
Topic |
Due (I) = individual, (G) = Group |
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9/1 (T) Session 1 |
Virtual Course Introductions Activity: Asset Mapping and defining sustainability
Project Development: Meet your Project 1 Planetary Boundaries team |
Before Class: Start thinking about what sustainability is and your personal assets End of Class: Defining Sustainability Discussion Board Post (G) End of Day: |
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9/4 (F) Session 2 |
Activity: Defining Sustainability
Project Development: Compile preliminary research and develop a research plan |
Due Before Class: Sustainability Readings and Videos Find and read article on your team's Planetary boundary End of class: |
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9/8 (T)
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Activity and Project Development: Share and integrate findings from preliminary research and create discussion board post |
Due Before Class: Annotated bibliography Planetary boundaries (I) End of Day Tomorrow (9/9): |
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9/11 (F)
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Activity: Environmental Ethics Discussion
Project Development: Design webpage and develop presentation |
Due Before Class: Read the article and watch the video linked on this page.
End of class: Presentation and Webpage Outline (G) End of day: |
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9/15 (T)
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Planetary Boundaries Presentation Project Development: |
Due Before Class: Planetary Boundaries webpage (G) End of Class: Team feedback form for review of another team's webpage (G) End of Day: Individual feedback form for another team's presentation (I) |
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9/18 (F)
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Activity: Social Foundations
Project Development: Preliminary Research |
Due Before Class: First Article for P2 Social Foundations End of Class: End of Day: |
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9/22 (T)
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MEET IN FOISIE 105: Activity: Green Technologies Project Development: Share and integrate findings from preliminary research |
Due Before Class: Annotated Bibliography Social Foundations (I) End of Day: |
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9/25 (F)
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Activity: Green New Deal
Project Development: Designing webpage and develop presentation |
Due Before Class: End of Day: |
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9/29 (T) Session 9
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Social Foundations Presentations
Project Development: |
Due Before Class: Social Foundations Webpage and Presentation (G) By Wednesday Night: Peer Review and Reflection on Social Foundations Webpage (G) |
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10/2 (F)
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Activity: Envisioning Sustainable Communities Project Development: Share and integrate findings from preliminary research |
Due Before Class: Envisioning Sustainable Communities Readings and documentary Identify a community that exemplifies sustainability (I) End of Class: |
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10/6 (T) |
Discuss City Portraits Reading Project Development: Work on Draft webpage and assets and vulnerability slides |
Due Before Class: Annotated bibliography Case Study(I) Creating City Portraits Reading End of Class: Draft webpage and community comparison (G) |
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10/9 (F) |
Cast Study Presentations Project Development: Form Teams and start work on choosing a topic(s) for major project and the Project Ideas Presentation and Webpage assignment |
Due Before Class: Case Study Webpage and Presentation (G) Due By Monday Night: |
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10/13 (T)
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Project Development: Develop project topic and project ideas presentation |
Due Before Class: Do some initial research and bring sources and potential project topic ideas to class End of Class: Finalized Teams End of Day |
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10/16 (F) |
Project Ideas Presentations
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Due Before Class: Project Ideas Presentation and script (G) End of Day: |
*This schedule is subject to change and adjustments will be made as needed. Check the schedule frequently for any updates.
Course Summary:
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