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ITC Audioconference - Sustainability: Teaching Environmental Science Online


MCC will host the Instructional Technology Council’s professional development audioconference entitled, “Sustainability: Teaching Environmental Science Online,” on Tuesday, December 2 from 2:00-3:00pm in room 3-115. The presenter is: Christopher A. Nichol, Sr., Natural Science Department - Earth Science, Oceanography and Marine Biology, St. Petersburg College.

Christopher Nichol will outline the evolution of today’s environmental buzz-word, “sustainability.” This concept is changing as fast as the PC and not only presents challenges in its definition but in the teaching of such a dynamic concept. He will highlight his new online course, “Sustainable Systems, Design and Development” and examine how an instructor can use a multidisciplinary perspective to help learners not only create a personal definition that will inform their actions, but examine the environmental, economic, and social dimensions of sustainability. Nichol will discuss how this concept can be taught online and describe the various “hands on” experiences he has incorporated to make the class come alive. He will explore the pitfalls of teaching such a course in the online environment and how to overcome them.

To reserve a seat, contact Peggy VanKirk at <<
mailto:pvankirk@monroecc.edu>> or at Ext. 3441.

Peggy VanKirk
Instructional Technologies
11/24/2008