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Course Schedule V 9:39   

Session

Topic

Due (I) = individual, (G) = Group

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:

Submit Personal Asset Map in Canvas (I)

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:

Asset Based Work Plan (G)   

9/8 (T)

Session 3

 

 

Activity and Project Development: Share and integrate findings from preliminary research and create discussion board post

Due Before Class:

Planetary Boundaries Reading

Annotated bibliography Planetary boundaries (I) 

End of Day Tomorrow (9/9):

Project Progress Summary (G)

9/11 (F)

Session 4

 

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:

Personal Asset mapping reflection  (I)

9/15 (T)

Session 5

 

Planetary Boundaries Presentation

Project Development:

Start Project 2 Social Foundations

Due Before Class:  

Look over these Rubrics and this google sites tutorial video in preparing your final presentation and webpage construction. 

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) 

9/18 (F)

Session 6

 

Activity: Social Foundations

 

Project Development: Preliminary Research

Due Before Class:

Social Foundations readings

First Article for P2 Social Foundations

End of Class:

Asset Based Work Plan (G)

End of Day:

Team Contract (G) 

9/22 (T)

Session 7

 

MEET IN FOISIE 105:

Activity: Green Technologies 

Project Development:

Share and integrate findings from preliminary research

Due Before Class:

Green Technologies readings

Annotated Bibliography Social Foundations (I)

End of Day:

Project update summary (G)

9/25 (F)

Session 8

 

Activity: Green New Deal 

 

Project Development:

Designing webpage and develop presentation

Due Before Class:

Read this article

Watch this short video 

End of Day:

Webpage and Presentation outline (G)

9/29 (T) Session 9

 

Social Foundations Presentations

 

Project Development:

Start Project 3 Sustainability Case Study

Due Before Class:

Social Foundations Webpage and Presentation (G)

Asset Based Work Plan

By Wednesday Night:

Peer Review and Reflection on Social Foundations Webpage (G)

Peer review of presentations (I)

Short Team Contract (G)

10/2 (F)

Session 10

 

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:

Project update summary (G)

10/6 (T)

Session 11

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)

10/9 (F)

Session 12

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:

Peer Review and Reflection on Case Studies (I)

10/13 (T)

Session 13

 

 

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

Initial Project Ideas Descriptions (G)

10/16 (F)

Session 14

Project Ideas Presentations

 

Due Before Class:  Project Ideas Presentation and script (G)

End of Day:

Project Ideas Webpage (G)

*This schedule is subject to change and adjustments will be made as needed.  Check the schedule frequently for any updates.

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