Issues in Science and Technology
practicing Science as a way of knowing
Issues in Science and Technology
practicing Science as a way of knowing
Welcome!
Issues in Science and Technology emerged at FGCU in 1997 as part of the Collegium of Integrated Learning (CoIL). The Collegium has been required of all College of Arts & Sciences students from the birth of the University, in the Fall of 1997. There were originally 5 "Issues in" courses: Arts Media and Literature, Culture and Society, Politics and Economics, Ecology and the Environment, and Science and Technology. A capstone course completed the 18 hours upper-division core. All students earned a liberal studies degree with a "concentration" in various disciplines. The core was reduced to 3 classes with Science and Technology remaining the only "required" Issues in course. In the summer of 2003, Foundations of Civic Engagement, IDS 3300, debuted. From 2000 until Spring, 2006, the Collegium core has required Foundations, Science and Tech., one another Issues course and the Capstone.
I've been teaching IDS 3303 since the 1998. A number of publications have resulted, requiring this portal explanation page.
Each students selects an issue in Science and Technology, take a stance on it, and then defends their position. Critical thinking information literacy, as well as oral and written communication skills are honed as students become more familiar with the ever-changing issues in our society.
Please enjoy your visit, and contact me with your thoughts.
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publication from Sense about Science discussing the
Importance of Peer Review, which is a key learning outcome of
this course. Here is a 10 minute You tube video called Skewed views of science that summarizes what science is and why I so enjoy this class- I hope you do too! |
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Issues in Science and Technology, Fall, 2009 Debunking Myths: Issues in Science and Technology Spring, 2009 (CRN 11119) |
Issues in Science and Technology: Student driven inquiry directed
by the Scientific Process. Journal of College Science Teaching.
32:5:330-337. Available with permission of the publisher http://www.nsta.org
This manuscript describes the original (2002) course. |
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The following two manuscript describes the Spring, 2003 section of Issues in Science and Technology.
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for Point-of-Need Library Instruction Reference Services
Review 32:3:264-273
Available with permission from the publisher http://www.emeraldinsight.com/rsr.htm |
Evaluating Course Website Utilization By Students Using Web Tracking Software: A Constructivist Approach. (2003) International Journal of Electronic Learning 2:3:13-17 Used with permission from the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education http://www.aace.org |
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Last updated October 28, 2008
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