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A talk given at SXSWedu in Austin, TX, on March, 2017 by Pavel Cenkl, Sterling College, VT
1.
Ecology as a Model
for Teaching
Pavel Cenkl
pcenkl@sterlingcollege.edu
#ecosxsw17
bit.ly/ecosxsw
2.
How can ecological thinking provide a
model for a more inten=onal and
dynamic pedagogy?
Can ecological thinking be scalable
across exis=ng courses, units, and overall
curriculum design?
3.
5 Majors
120 Students
…Majority Design Their Own Major
15 Full Time Faculty
150 Acres
35% of Our Own Food
4.
Faculty in Environmental Humani=es
Associate Dean for Student
Learning Support and Advising
Director of Athle=cs
3 Job Titles
14.
engagement
experience
synthesis
reflection
observation
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
expectations&goals
m
ake
som
e
field
notes &
sketches
where? what? when?
Whatdidyoulearn
aboutyourself?
Whatdidyoulearnthatsurprisedyou?
H
ow
could
your
experience
connect to
the
BIP?
Howdoesyourexperienceconnecttocourseobjectives?
Whatconnections
canyoumaketo
priorexperience?
deep description:details, colors,unique aspects
use
all of
your senses
How might you
explore these ideas
and this
experience further?
H
ow
doesthis
experience
fitw
ith
the
restofASO
P?
Didyousee
theexperience
differentlywhen
writingaboutit?
W
hatdid
you
learn
aboutyourgroup?
Whatquestions doesthis experience raiseforyou?
ASOP Journal
Spiral Rubric
Fall 2014
Spiral Rubric
15.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1014
5
16
expectations&goals
m
ake
som
e
field
notes &
sketches
where? what? when?
Whatdidyoulearn
aboutyourself?
Whatdidyoulearnthatsurprisedyou?
H
ow
could
your
experience
connect to
the
BIP?
esyour
nce
course
s?
ections
aketo
rience?
deep description:details, colors,unique aspects
use
all of
your senses
How might you
explore these ideas
and this
experience further?
H
ow
doesthis
experience
fitw
ith
the
restofASO
P?
Didyousee
theexperience
differentlywhen
writingaboutit?
W
hatdid
you
learn
aboutyourgroup?
Whatquestions doesthis experience raiseforyou?
A talk given at SXSWedu in Austin, TX, on March, 2017 by Pavel Cenkl, Sterling College, VT
1.
Ecology as a Model
for Teaching
Pavel Cenkl
pcenkl@sterlingcollege.edu
#ecosxsw17
bit.ly/ecosxsw
2.
How can ecological thinking provide a
model for a more inten=onal and
dynamic pedagogy?
Can ecological thinking be scalable
across exis=ng courses, units, and overall
curriculum design?
3.
5 Majors
120 Students
…Majority Design Their Own Major
15 Full Time Faculty
150 Acres
35% of Our Own Food
4.
Faculty in Environmental Humani=es
Associate Dean for Student
Learning Support and Advising
Director of Athle=cs
3 Job Titles
14.
engagement
experience
synthesis
reflection
observation
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
expectations&goals
m
ake
som
e
field
notes &
sketches
where? what? when?
Whatdidyoulearn
aboutyourself?
Whatdidyoulearnthatsurprisedyou?
H
ow
could
your
experience
connect to
the
BIP?
Howdoesyourexperienceconnecttocourseobjectives?
Whatconnections
canyoumaketo
priorexperience?
deep description:details, colors,unique aspects
use
all of
your senses
How might you
explore these ideas
and this
experience further?
H
ow
doesthis
experience
fitw
ith
the
restofASO
P?
Didyousee
theexperience
differentlywhen
writingaboutit?
W
hatdid
you
learn
aboutyourgroup?
Whatquestions doesthis experience raiseforyou?
ASOP Journal
Spiral Rubric
Fall 2014
Spiral Rubric
15.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1014
5
16
expectations&goals
m
ake
som
e
field
notes &
sketches
where? what? when?
Whatdidyoulearn
aboutyourself?
Whatdidyoulearnthatsurprisedyou?
H
ow
could
your
experience
connect to
the
BIP?
esyour
nce
course
s?
ections
aketo
rience?
deep description:details, colors,unique aspects
use
all of
your senses
How might you
explore these ideas
and this
experience further?
H
ow
doesthis
experience
fitw
ith
the
restofASO
P?
Didyousee
theexperience
differentlywhen
writingaboutit?
W
hatdid
you
learn
aboutyourgroup?
Whatquestions doesthis experience raiseforyou?