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Bidwell, Deborah; Smirnoff, Dimitri – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2022
University students crave immersive, collaborative, interdisciplinary, applied learning contextualized to real world sustainability challenges. Liberal arts and sciences institutions are particularly well positioned to respond. Here we report on our high impact, cross-disciplinary, biomimicry-themed firstyear experience (FYE) curricula. Biomimicry…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, Liberal Arts, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Smith, Geoffrey R. – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2010
Using module-based courses has been suggested to improve undergraduate science courses. A course based around a series of modules focused on major environmental issues might be an effective way to teach non-science majors about ecology and ecology's role in helping to solve environmental problems. I have used such a module-based environmental…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Ecology, Nonmajors, Undergraduate Students