I agree with your approach. I am teaching "Documenting Climate Change and its Ecological Consequences" (undergraduate). I figured they would get more out of it if they had to dive into it. So I divided the class in two and one side "supports" the findings and the other group plays the other side to discount the findings (or some). They will have their debate in a couple of weeks.
Diana On Sun, Apr 6, 2014 at 7:35 PM, Malcolm McCallum < [email protected]> wrote: > Just wondering how many people have looked at the big IPCC report yet. > I'm teaching Ecosystem Management this semester, and the class will > be splitting the thing up among the students to review the entire > thing. The parts pertinent to Sustainable development will probably > be covered in there too. I kind of figure, why should I tell a bunch > of graduate students about the report, when I can have them read it > for themselves and discuss it? Thus far, this has been a pretty good > approach, earlier in the semester they read the Global Environmental > Outlook I, II and II. I can't recall now, but if there was a IV they > read it too! :) They need to see this stuff first hand! > > ANyway, just wondering if anyone had looked at it yet. I just started > skimmed the executive summary a few moments ago. Not good. > > -- > Malcolm L. McCallum > Department of Environmental Studies > University of Illinois at Springfield > > Managing Editor, > Herpetological Conservation and Biology > > "Nothing is more priceless and worthy of preservation than the rich > array of animal life with which our country has been blessed. It is a > many-faceted treasure, of value to scholars, scientists, and nature > lovers alike, and it forms a vital part of the heritage we all share > as Americans." > -President Richard Nixon upon signing the Endangered Species Act of > 1973 into law. > > "Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive" - > Allan Nation > > 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert > 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, > and pollution. > 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction > MAY help restore populations. > 2022: Soylent Green is People! > > The Seven Blunders of the World (Mohandas Gandhi) > Wealth w/o work > Pleasure w/o conscience > Knowledge w/o character > Commerce w/o morality > Science w/o humanity > Worship w/o sacrifice > Politics w/o principle > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any > attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may > contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized > review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not > the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and > destroy all copies of the original message. > -- Diana S. Weber, Ph.D. [email protected] +1 646 652 9428 "Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend." *- Corey Ford*
