Thinking and Teaching about Feedback Loops
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
12:00 pm PT | 1:00 pm MT | 2:00 pm CT | 3:00 pm ET
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Presenters
Kim Kastens, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Thomas F. (Tim) Shipley, Department of Psychology, Temple University
Webinar Description
Webinar goals
In this webinar, we will:
- Review what positive and negative feedback loops are, and why they are important to teach and learn about
- Encourage the teaching of feedback loops as a generalizable habit of mind, applicable across many domains of personal and professional life, rather than as an explanation for one specific Earth phenomenon
- Share two teaching strategies, along with their cognitive underpinnings, that can be used stand-alone or adapted to augment your current feedback loop teaching: (1) Extract the schema, and (2) causal loop diagrams.
Resources
Presentation:
- Webinar Presentation Slides (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 12.6MB Apr26 22)
Posts from Earth & Mind about feedback loops:
- What do Covid-19, climate change, feuds and explosions have in common? by Kim Kastens & Tim Shipley
- Why are feedback loops difficult to teach and learn? by Kim Kastens
Activity sheet for the Mutual Alignment student activity, from the On Cutting Edge Reviewed Collection
- Feedback Loops by Alexandra Davatzes
Posts from :Systems Thinker on causal loop diagrams
Logistics
Duration: 1 hour
Format: Presentations will take place through a Zoom Meeting screen-sharing session. The webinar will be recorded.
Accessing the Webinar: Instructions for joining the webinar will be emailed to participants the day before the event. Learn more about accessing the webinar.
Questions? Please contact Bradlee Cotton (bcotton@carleton.edu) if you have any questions about this event.