Developing a Sense of Place During Distance Learning
Tuesday, November 17th
1:00pm PT | 2:00pm MT | 3:00pm CT | 4:00pm ET
Registration Deadline: Sunday, November 15
Presenters
Steve Semken, School of Earth & Space Exploration, Arizona State University Carrie Ferraro, Dept. of Marine & Coastal Sciences & Institute of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences, Rutgers University Tara Laidlaw, Southern Oregon Land Conservancy
Webinar Description
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Sense of place helps students contextualize their learning, engage in systems thinking, and connect more personally with course content. How can we adjust our curriculum and facilitation to help students develop a sense of place, when we can't be in a place together? In this webinar, we will explore several approaches for incorporating sense of place into distance learning, including taking virtual field trips, tapping into local knowledge, and using a community's shared experience as a springboard.
Webinar Goals
In this webinar, participants will:
Differentiate between and define the relationship between "sense of place" and "place-based education"
Articulate benefits of developing and leveraging students' sense of place
Identify opportunities to incorporate sense of place into your coursework in a variety of contexts and approaches
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 email to participants the day before the event. Learn more about accessing the webinar. Questions? Please contact Mitchell Bender-Awalt (mawalt@carleton.edu) if you have any questions about this event.
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