Akin Akinyemi: Using Food as the Foundation for Healthy Communities in URP3000 Intro. to Planning at Florida State University
Akin Akinyemi, Florida State University
Introductory urban planning course is a provocative mixture of lectures and debates on Environmental and Energy Planning. This Food, Energy, Waters systems "teaching experiment" came about at this junction and fits nicely into this mix. The graphics and poignant data supplement and reinforce the readings and discussions already planned. The progression of the three modules from concepts to practical applications was very useful in setting up and peaking the interest of the students. I interspersed the teachings returning to the preplanned lectures in between the three F.E.W.S. Modules and the students were very engaged. My requirement of the students to first produce and present slides as a thinking and outlining tool prior to writing their final essays enhanced the quality of the this final product.