Update 5/14/2021
- ENVS 100.1: Introduction to Environment & Sustainability meets MWF
- Section 1: 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM EST in 207 SCSC or outside (Selby Tent) or Zoom.
- Section 2: 11:50 AM – 12:40 PM EST in 207 SCSC or outside (Selby Tent) or Zoom.
- for now, we will utilize the same schedule for both class sections
- ENVS 100.2/400.1: Conversations Toward a Sustainable Future meets Tuesday at 6:30-7:30 pm via Zoom.
- ENVS 100.1 Readings: RHM = Paul Robbins, John Hintz, and Sarah A. Moore, Environment & Society: A Critical Introduction (2nd edition)
Resources for course and project:
- ENVS 100.1 Course Project Library Resources
- ENVS 100.1 Library/Research Forms
- Fall 2020 Library Services and Access Guide
- Holly Birk, Public Services & Science Librarian (hebirk@owu.edu)
- Hobson Science Library, Room 282. Research help for students Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM and on Tuesdays from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
- Beeghly Library, Room 141 other times
Additional Resources:
Subscribe to ENVS 100.1 Calendar: see Syllabus or Project Page
Keywords: So you don’t blamp out on all the fun concepts I talk about, I’m asking that you submit (via Google Forms) one keyword (your choice) and its definition from each class lecture (not including meetings about the course project, or student presentations, etc.)
The submission form and explanation is here.
I’ve indicated on the schedule below (and on the ENVS 100.1 Calendar: see Syllabus) when keywords are due.
Week 1: Environment & Sustainability & Your Backyard (Delaware, OH, for now)
Monday, Feb.. 1: No class meeting
Tuesday, Feb. 2: ENVS 100.2/400.1: No class meeting
Wednesday, Feb. 3: Delaware Run (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Friday, Feb. 5: What is this Class? (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Due: Subscribe to ENVS 100.1 Calendar: see Syllabus or Project Page
Week 2: Some Background
Read: RHM Ch. 1 Introduction
Read: Your assigned RHM chapter (on Projects page)
Glance@: Assessing Your Environmental Values
Monday, Feb. 8: Who is in this Class? (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Assign: RHM chapter (9-17) to each student (see Project Page) & read for Monday, Feb. 15 meeting. Check presentation date on this schedule.
Tuesday, Feb. 9: ENVS 100.2/400.1: Introduction: Overview of course; introductions; introduction to Project Drawdown by Dr. Laurie Anderson (recording)
Wednesday, Feb. 10: Humans, Environments, and the Anthropocene I (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Due: One keyword from Feb. 10 lecture by Feb 12 (form here)
Friday, Feb. 12: Humans, Environments, and the Anthropocene II (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Due: One keyword from Feb. 12 lecture by Feb. 15 (form here)
Week 3: Catastrophe and Triumph & Approaches (still Zoom!)
Read: Your assigned RHM chapter (on Projects page)
Read: RHM Ch. 2 Population & Scarcity
Read Howald & Krygier “Scrappy Sustainability”
Monday, Feb. 15: Catastrophe and Triumph: Scrappy Sustainability (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Due: One keyword from Feb. 15 lecture by Feb. 17 (form here)
Tuesday, Feb. 16: ENVS 100.2/400.1: Networking w/OWU Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Outdoor Ministry Team, Tree House. (recording)
ENVS 100.2: Brief notes on session, two questions, ask one during meeting
ENVS 400.1: Senior perspectives on living on campus and clubs: at least one comment during meeting.
Wednesday, Feb. 17: Discussion of Chapter Review, Values, Ideas for Specific Project Proposal (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Present: ideas for specific project to class; email to instructor by 4 pm
Assign: Chapter Review
Friday, Feb. 19: Approach: Population & Scarcity I (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Week 4: Approaches & Things
Read: Assessing Your Environmental Values, Transferable Skills
Read: RHM Ch. 3 Markets & Commodities, 9 Carbon Dioxide, 10 Trees
Monday, Feb. 22: Approach: Population & Scarcity II (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Due: One keyword from Feb. 19 and one keyword from Feb. 22 lecture by Feb. 23 (form here)
Tuesday, Feb. 23: ENVS 100.2/400.1: Sustainability Task Force Meeting (STF) (recording)
Wednesdaty, Feb. 24: Things: students present & discuss: Carbon Dioxide, Trees (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Due: Chapter review shared by 9 am
Friday, Feb. 26: Approach: Markets & Commodities I (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Week 5: Approaches
Read RHM Ch. 11 Wolves, 12 Uranium
Monday, March 1: OWU Writing Center & Sagan ARC & Approach: Markets & Commodities II (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Due: One keyword from Feb. 26 and one keyword from March 1 lecture by March 2 (form here)
Tuesday, March 2: ENVS 100.2/400.1: Assign Course Reflection Project, Discussion: (recording)
• “How John Muir’s Brand of Conservation Led to the Decline of Yosemite”
• “Cornered by Protected Areas”
• “Dibaginjigaadeg Anishinaabe Ezhitwaad, a Tribal Climate Adaptation Menu” (video)
Wedbesday, March 3: Caughtup! No Class Meeting!
Friday, March 5: Things: students present & discuss: Wolves & Uranium (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Week 6: Approaches & Things
Read RHM Ch. 4 Institutions & The Commons
Monday, March 8: Approach: Institutions & the Commons I (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Tuesday, March 9: ENVS 100.2/400.1: Discussion:
• “Speaking of Nature”
• “How to Raise an Environmentalist”
• “Extended Inclusion of Nature in Self scale”
Wedsneday, March 10: Bishop Break: No Class Meeting
Friday, March 12: Approach: Institutions & the Commons II (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Due: One keyword from March 8 and one keyword from March 12 lecture by March 15 (form here)
Week 7: Project & Things
Read RHM Ch. 13 Tuna, 14 Lawns, 15 Bottled Water, 16 French Fries
Monday, March 15: Brief Presentation of Course Project Focus Topics (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Tuesday, March 16: ENVS 100.2/400.1: Discussion: (recording)
• Apocalyptic fires are ravaging the world’s largest tropical wetland
• Fires Char the Pantanal
• Fires continue to ravage Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, Pantanal wetlands
• The Art of Fire: Reviving the Indigenous Craft of Cultural Burning
ENVS 1oo.2: due: draft of Freshman/Sophomore E&S Plans for the Future Document
ENVS 400.1: due: draft of Senior E&S Achievement & Assessment Document
ENVS 100.2/400.1: Share & Comment on Documents
Wednesday, March 17: Things: students present & discuss: Tuna & Lawns (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Due: Focus topic shared by 4 pm
Friday, March 19: Things: students present & discuss: Bottled Water & French Fries (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Week 8: Things
Read RHM Ch. 17 E-Waste
Monday, March 22: Things: students present & discuss: E-Waste (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Tuesday, March 23: ENVS 100.2/400.1: Discussion:
• Watch Talking Climate (YouTube) [1.5 hours: focus particularly on Dr. Katherine Hayhoe’s talk!] (recording)
Wednesday, March 24: Finding Focus Topic Sources (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Friday, March 26: Finding Focus Topic Sources (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Week 9: Course Project: Focus Topic Sources
Read RHM Ch. 5 Environmental Ethics
Monday, March 29: Approach: Environmental Ethics I (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Tuesday, March 30: ENVS 100.2/400.1: Sustainability Task Force Meeting (STF): Jim Pearce, AVI & TBA (recording)
Wednesday, March 31: Approach: Environmental Ethics II (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Due: One keyword from March 29 and one keyword from March 31 lecture by April 2 (form here)
Friday, April 2: No class meeting: Spend 42 minutes finding sources
Week 10: Approaches & Project
Read RHM Ch. 6 Risks & Hazards
Monday, April 5: Approach: Risks & Hazards I (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Tuesday, April 6: ENVS 100.2/400.1: Discussion: (recording)
• 9 Rules for the Black Birdwatcher (Orion)
• How Am I Going to Be Perceived as a Black Man With Binoculars? (Vanity Fair) (also, PDF)
• I’m a black climate expert. Racism derails our efforts to save the planet (Washington Post)
• On the Stubborn Whiteness of Environmentalism (Inside Higher Ed)
Wednesday, April 7: Approach: Risks & Hazards II (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Due: One keyword from April 5 and one keyword from April 7 lecture by April 9 (form here)
Friday, April 9: Sharing & Questions session: Sources: share one of six sources due Friday, April 16 (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Due: Revisions of RHM Chapter Review (if needed)
Week 11: Approaches
Read: RHM Ch. 7 Political Economy
Monday, April 12: Electirixty ‘hout!
Tuesday, April 13: ENVS 100.2/400.1: No Meeting: Bishop Break
ENVS 100.2: Due: Read and commented on drafts of 400.1 documents (Now due Sunday, April 18)
ENVS 400.1: Due: Read and commented on drafts of 100.2 documents (Now due Sunday, April 18)
Wednesday, April 14: No Class Meeting: Bishop Break
Friday, April 16: Approach: Political Economy I (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Due: Focus topic sources (2 books, 2 articles, 2 WWW sources, proper citation style) share by 4 pm.
Week 12: Approaches
Monday, April 19: Annotated Bibliography & Specific Project Proposal & Final Presentation Workshop (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Tuesday, April 20: ENVS 100.2/400.1: Abbie Martin, OWU 2014 on Fieldwork with jaguars in the Pantanal (recording)
• No readings! Ask questions!
Wednesday, April 21: Political Economy II (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Friday, April 23: No Class Meeting (prepare for presentations, draft TPG)
Due: One keyword from April 16 and one keyword from April 21 lecture (form here)
Week 13: Approaches & Projects
Read RHM Ch. 8 Social Construction of Nature
Monday, April 26: No Class Meeting (prepare for presentations, draft TPG)
Due: Annotated Bibliography (250-300 words per source) share by 4 pm.
Tuesday, April 27: ENVS 100.2/400.1: Sustainability Task Force Meeting (STF)
Wednesday, April 28: Approach: Social Construction of Nature I (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Friday, April 30: Approach: Social Construction of Nature II (recording of Section 1 | Section 2)
Week 14: Presentations
Monday, May 3: Presentations of Student Projects (about 15 minutes each)
Due: Draft of specific project Grant proposal (2-3 pages) share by 4 pm.
Due: One keyword from April 28 and one keyword from April 30 lecture (form here)
Section 1: Bothwell, Baxter
Section 2: Hayes, Doza, Harris
Tuesday, May 4: ENVS 100.2/400.1: Presentations (recording)
ENVS 400.1: Seniors present 5-minute reflection on time at OWU on Zoom
ENVS 100.2: Freshmen/sophomores present 5-minute preliminary plan for future at OWU on Zoom
Wednesday, May 5: Presentations of Student Projects (about 15 minutes each)
Section 1: Larente, Small
Section 2: Jennings, Baker, Ashcraft
Friday, May 7: Presentations of Student Projects (about 15 minutes each)
Section 1: Lnu, Peterson, Smith
Section 2: Radda, Redifer, Kennedy
Week 15: Presentations
Monday, May 10: Presentations of Student Projects (about 15 minutes each)
Section 1: Von Hoene, Buroker, Walsh, Small
Section 2: Rogers, Chlebowski, Silloway
Tuesday, May 11: ENVS 100.2/400.1: Bishop Break: No Class Meeting
Wednesday, May 12: Bishop Break: No Class Meeting
Friday, May 14: Presentation of Student Projects (about 15 minutes each)
Section 1: Logsdon, Krumlaw, Kelly
Section 2: Watson, Weaver, White
Week 16: Presentations & Finish
Monday, May 17: Presentations of Student Projects (about 15 minutes each)
Section 1: Vidales, Van Deusen, Nacci
Section 2: Klein, Marks, Maxwell
Tuesday, May 18: Last Meeting
ENVS 100.2: Freshmen/sophomores present 5-minute preliminary plan for future at OWU on Zoom + Discussion of More Conversations
ENVS 1oo.2: due: revised, final Freshman/Sophomore E&S Plans for the Future Document
ENVS 400.1: due: revised, final Senior E&S Achievement & Assessment Document
Wednesday, May 19: Course Conclusions
Friday, May 21: No Class Meeting
Due: Revisions to Annotated Bibliography and Proposal (if you choose)
DUE: Course Project Summary & Synthesis (See Project page for details) due by the end of the scheduled remote final period: TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2021 @ Noon