Online Learning Update

October 11, 2015

Interactive videos used to explore complexities of conservation in online course

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:02 am

by Liam Jackson, Penn State

A general education course at Penn State has been revamped to include interactive videos designed to teach students about conservation and sustainability. The course, Global Parks and Sustainability (GEOG 001), will be taught online in spring 2016 by Erica Smithwick, associate professor of geography in Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. The course is designed to teach students about global trends and patterns in conservation management in different park environments, including national parks, provincial or state parks, and privately managed conservation areas. By traveling virtually to these park landscapes, students will have the chance to learn about key social and environmental processes affecting sustainability, including climate change, biodiversity and environmental policies, and how these factors pose challenges to local communities and the environment.

http://news.psu.edu/story/372878/2015/10/05/academics/interactive-videos-used-explore-complexities-conservation-online

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