Restorative Natech: Mini-Lessons that use technology to connect with nature

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Restorative Natech: Mini-Lessons that use technology to connect with nature

This is a podcast series designed to allow students to reduce eyestrain and get outside while they learn or follow-up on key messages. We are busting the myth that technology is a barrier to connecting with nature. Accessible versions in Moodle. Hosted by Dr. Cutts and Friends. Cover Art Photo by @kxtrincastro on Unsplash

Episodes

  1. 303: Ethics

    09/16/2021

    303: Ethics

    • Define ethics, anthropocentrism, and utilitarianism  • Describe biblical, political philosophical, conservationist,  preservationist, and ecological perspectives on the relationship between  humans and nature  • Identify the degree to which solutions take anthropocentric or  utilitarian approaches to solving environmental problems • Critically analyze stakeholders’ environmental ethical perspectives  based on their proposed solutions or positions taken in relation to  environmental problems.    lecture delivered by O. Vila   Corresponds to  Robbins, P., Hintz, J., & Moore, S. A. (2014). Environment and  society: a critical introduction. John Wiley & Sons.  Listen via Restorative Natech podcast: https://anchor.fm/bethany-cutts (or where ever y'all find podcasts)

    17 min
  2. 303: Hazards Risks Disasters

    09/09/2021

    303: Hazards Risks Disasters

    • Define hazard, risk, social vulnerability, and disaster  • Distinguish phases of emergency management  • Explain why risk can be thought of as a decision, and why disasters are social phenomena • Demonstrate how social factors influence people's vulnerability to disasters.   lecture delivered by O. Vila  Corresponds to  Robbins, P., Hintz, J., & Moore, S. A. (2014). Environment and society: a critical introduction. John Wiley & Sons.  Listen via Restorative Natech podcast: https://anchor.fm/bethany-cutts (or where ever y'all find podcasts)

    30 min
  3. 303: Institutions

    09/02/2021

    303: Institutions

    • Define common property and institutions  • Describe Game Theory, the Prisoner's Dilemma, and the Tragedy of the  Commons   • Identify real-world examples of common's management   • Critically analyze real-world and hypothetical examples of commons  management in relation to the principles of boundaries, proportionality,  collective choice, monitoring, sanctions, conflict resolutions, and  autonomy.    lecture delivered by O. Vila  Corresponds to  Robbins, P., Hintz, J., & Moore, S. A. (2014). Environment and  society: a critical introduction. John Wiley & Sons.  Listen via Restorative Natech podcast: https://anchor.fm/bethany-cutts (or where ever y'all find podcasts)

    25 min
  4. 303: Markets

    08/26/2021

    303: Markets

    • Define externality, market failure, transaction costs, monopoly,  greenwashing, and green certification  • Provide examples or hypothetical scenarios of the market response  model, Coase Theorem, and Cap and Trade  • Identify real-world examples market-based solutions to environmental  problems and policies related to those solutions  • Critically analyze the implicit assumptions of real-world  market-based solutions to environmental problems, and explain if and in  what ways they are misguided  lecture delivered by O. Vila  Corresponds to  Robbins, P., Hintz, J., & Moore, S. A. (2014). Environment and  society: a critical introduction. John Wiley & Sons.  Listen via Restorative Natech podcast: https://anchor.fm/bethany-cutts (or where ever y'all find podcasts)

    38 min
  5. 303: Population

    08/19/2021

    303: Population

    Define carrying capacity, ecological footprint, zero population growth,  birth rate, death rate, fertility rate  Produce examples of how population size, affluence, and technology  influence environmental impact.   Synthesize what you learn about population growth and declines to  critique solutions to environmental impacts.   Critically analyze solutions to reduce environmental impacts of humans  in a way that identifies potential injustices and trade-offs.     lecture delivered by O. Vila  Corresponds to  Robbins, P., Hintz, J., & Moore, S. A. (2014). Environment and  society: a critical introduction. John Wiley & Sons.  Listen via Restorative Natech podcast: https://anchor.fm/bethany-cutts (or where ever y'all find podcasts)

    28 min
  6. 303: Policy Brief Overview

    08/16/2021

    303: Policy Brief Overview

    By completing the policy brief assignment, students will demonstrate the ability to engage in independent learning, synthesize information, and present it in a form that is useful to decision-makers. The research, writing, visualization, and argumentation skills will aid personal and professional efforts toward greater civic engagement on a broad spectrum of current and future policy dilemmas.

    19 min
  7. 303: Welcome

    SEASON 303 TRAILER

    303: Welcome

    Define course structure and expectations

    41 min
  8. Pocket Nerd: Roslynn Powell talks about taking tech to the woods

    02/10/2021 · BONUS

    Pocket Nerd: Roslynn Powell talks about taking tech to the woods

    This bonus track taps the deep knowledge to Roslynn Powell.  As a PhD Candidate in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management she is doing amazing research on the emotional labor Black folx do at parks and cultural heritage sites that are working, at long last, to include honest narratives of enslaved people into interpretive work. As a Master's student, Roslynn's work disrupted the assumption that technology necessarily separates people from nature.

    57 min

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This is a podcast series designed to allow students to reduce eyestrain and get outside while they learn or follow-up on key messages. We are busting the myth that technology is a barrier to connecting with nature. Accessible versions in Moodle. Hosted by Dr. Cutts and Friends. Cover Art Photo by @kxtrincastro on Unsplash

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