Interdisciplinary Place-Based Learning in Urban Education Exploring
This book focuses on the interdisciplinary incorporation of place-based learning in faculty teaching strategies at the New York City College of Technology. Contributing authors highlight their creative use of the unique urban environment of Brooklyn, illu
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Edited by Reneta D. Lansiquot Sean P. MacDonald
Interdisciplinary Place-Based Learning in Urban Education
Reneta D. Lansiquot · Sean P. MacDonald Editors
Interdisciplinary Place-Based Learning in Urban Education Exploring Virtual Worlds
Editors Reneta D. Lansiquot New York City College of Technology The City University of New York Brooklyn, NY, USA
Sean P. MacDonald New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-66013-4 ISBN 978-3-319-66014-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66014-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017949475 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © nemesis2207/Fotolia.co.uk Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
1 Introduction: A Model for Interdisciplinary Place-Based Learning 1 Reneta D. Lansiquot and Sean P. MacDonald 2 The Varieties of Place-Based Education 17 Laureen Park 3 The Solar Decathlon: Team DURA and Interdisciplinary Place-Based Learning 39 Paul C. King 4 Cyclonic Pedagogy: Learning Interdisciplinary Lessons from a Hybrid Storm 65 Reginald A. Blake and Janet Liou-Mark 5 From Local to Global: The Role of Interdisciplinary Place-Based Research in Teaching Environmental Economics 89 Sean P. MacDonald
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6 Visualizing Medicine: Mapping Connections with Plague Inc. to Learn in the Interdisciplinary Classroom 111 Sandra Cheng, Aida L. Egues and Gwen Cohen-Brown 7 Modeling Interdisciplinary Place-Based Learning in Virtual Worlds: Lessons Learned and Suggestions for the Future 133 Tamrah D. Cunningham and Reneta D. Lansiquot Index 147
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