Keynote: Exploring Global Connections with Cases
How Stories Teach: Writing Case Studies to Internationalize Science Education
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences UW-Madison WI
Friday, March 16 2012
8:00am to 1:45pm
Investigating the commercial apple industry and water footprints through a case at the IUBS BioEd Workshop held at the University of Western Cape in Cape Town, ZA in 2009.
Participants and presenters will explore the design and use of science cases that include global connections. The concept of science as a global endeavor is generally understood as the public follows international efforts in public health and environmental crises. The role of science education as a global endeavor is much less accessible despite efforts of the United Nations, World Health Organization, and organizations such as the International Union of Biological Scientists (IUBS).
Preparing students to be scientifically literate citizens as well introducing what it means to be a scientist is a challenging role for faculty. Engaging our students in the asking of questions and problem solving is becoming increasingly interdisciplinary and global in terms of methodology, tools, and data. (NSF, 2008; NRC, 2009; AAAS, 2010; UNESCO, 2010; MOE, 2010) Case-based learning offers opportunities to connect with the issues and the science with a broader world view.
To read a review of this workshop session, see http://www.jillhopke.com/2012/03/bringing-the-power-of-stories-to-science-education-what-weve-known-in-radio-for-a-long-time/ .
Resources:
GlobalConnections (Powerpoint)
Cases:
Worldmapper website
- Data Pollen Map Activity
- Japan’s Cedar Forests Are Man-Made Disaster (article)
- Pollen Bots (video)
- Pollen Counts in Japan (remote sensing data)
- Interactive Simulation: SEC Carbon Calculator for Household
Visualizing Data: Global Carbon Emissions
- Gapminder website
Note: See Case Analysis Form and Case Analysis Form Results
Biology International: Journal of the International Union of Biological Sciences
Developing 21st Century Skills with Investigative Cases: Building Global Awareness and Informing Choices about Energy
Ethel D. Stanley, BioQUEST, USA
Margaret A. Waterman, Southeast Missouri State University, USA
Darren J. S. Wong, NIE, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Hong Kim Tan, Department of Natural Science and Science Education, NIE, Singapore
Who's teaching? Who's learning? (Atebara, 1987)
References
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National Science Foundation. (2008). Fostering Learning in the Networked World: The Cyberlearning Opportunity and Challenge. Washington, DC: NSF. (Accessed Mar 2012) http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08204/nsf08204.pdf
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National Research Council. (2009). A New Biology for the 21st Century. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. (Accessed Mar 2012) http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12764
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