What is campus-based learning in the geosciences?
In campus-based learning, the campus is explicitly linked with education; the campus buildings and grounds are used as teaching tools.
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At the smallest scale, an instructor can illustrate a concept during a lecture by using a campus example. For instance, during a lecture on greenhouse gases and global warming, the instructor could have the students brainstorm the campus sources of greenhouse gases (i.e. energy for heat and electricity, tranportation to campus etc.).
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- At a much larger scale, a multi-year interdisciplinary project could be undertaken with facilities management to have students research and design a new campus building with environmentally beneficial components. For example, see Carleton College's Eco-House Class.
