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Nathan Hensely

BG Ideas

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Charles Kanwischer

Jerry Reed

Tim Davis

Rachel Rickard

Mona Hanna-Attisha

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Nicole Jackson

Rick Valicenti

Lauren Salisbury

Sheri Wells-Jensen

Amy Fiedler

Taylor Simone

Linda Butler

Lynn Whitney

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Amilcar Challu

Dr. Amilcar Challu (Associate Professor and Chair of History at BGSU) and Dr. Nathan Hensley (Assistant Professor of Sustainability Education in the School of the Earth, Environment, and Society at BGSU) discuss their research as the first recipients of the ICS Team Teaching Program grant, which supports innovative interdisciplinary curriculum revision. In their course, Dr. Challu and Dr. Hensley plan to bring together the humanities and environmental studies, and aim to develop a new place-based curriculum at BGSU, with the goal of shaping students into stewards and sustainers of nature who can effectively narrate powerful human experiences of the environment.    Transcript: Introduction: From Bowling Green State University and the Institute for the Study of Culture and Society, this is BG Ideas. Intro Song Lyrics: I'm going to show you this with a wonderful experiment. Jolie S.: Welcome to the Big Ideas Podcast, a collaboration between the Institute for the Study of Culture and Society and the School of Media and Communication at Bowling Green State University. I'm Dr. Jolie Sheffer, Associate Professor of English and American Culture Studies and the Director of ICS. Jolie S.: Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Amilcar Challu and Dr. Nathan Hensley. Dr. Challu is Associate Professor and Chair of History at BGSU. His research focuses on the history of poverty, nutrition, and economic inequality in Latin America. He teaches courses ranging from Latin American history surveys, to the History of Capitalism, to the History of Environmentalism in the U.S. Jolie S.: Dr. Hensley is an Assistant Professor of Sustainability Education in the School of the Earth, Environment, and Society here at BGSU. His research interests include understanding the intersection between curriculum theory, place-based education, and sustainability studies. In his most recent scholarship, he explores how to prepare young people to face challenges such as climate change, harmful algal blooms, and promoting an ethic of stewardship. Jolie S.: These two, together, are the first recipients of the ICS Team Teaching Program grant, which supports innovative interdisciplinary curriculum revision. In their course, Dr. Challu and Dr. Hensley plan to bring together the humanities and environmental studies. The team teaching project grew out of their National Endowment for the Humanities Grant called the Black Swamp Project. The Black Swamp Project aims to develop a new place-based curriculum here at BGSU with the goal of shaping students into stewards and sustainers of nature who can effectively narrate powerful human experiences of the environment. Jolie S.: Thanks for joining me today. Amilcar C.: Thank you. Nathan H.: Thank you for having us. Jolie S.: Let's start by talking about how each of you came to focus on sustainability. Nathan, can you tell us a little bit about your background and how it relates to your interest in the local landscape? Nathan H.: Absolutely. I want to say again, thanks for having us here. We're really excited to talk with you. Nathan H.: So my background in terms of sustainability I would say started way back in my junior year in high school. I participated in an outdoor education program that was called the Student Conservation Association, SCA for short, and it was a five-week wilderness-based program where we did conservation projects such as trail-building, trail maintenance, and outdoor recreation, you can't forget about that. That's important stuff there. And what we did is we were able to grow together as a group. There were six high school students that were there and one crew leader. And that really inspired me to pursue the field of sustainability, although it wasn't really called th

Dr. Amilcar Challu (Associate Professor and Chair of History at BGSU) and Dr. Nathan Hensley (Assistant Professor of Sustainability Education in the School of the Earth, Environment, and Society at BGSU) discuss their research as the first recipients of the ICS Team Teaching Program grant, which supports innovative interdisciplinary curriculum revision. In their course, Dr. Challu and Dr. Hensley plan to bring together the humanities and environmental studies, and aim to develop a new place-based curriculum at BGSU, with the goal of shaping students into stewards and sustainers of nature who can effectively narrate powerful human experiences of the environment.  Transcript: Introduction: From Bowling Green State University and the Institute for the Study of Culture and Society, this is BG Ideas. Intro Song Lyrics: I'm going to show you this with a wonderful experiment. Jolie S.: Welcome to the Big Ideas Podcast, a collaboration between the Institute for the Study of Culture and Society and the School of Media and Communication at Bowling Green State University. I'm Dr. Jolie Sheffer, Associate Professor of English and American Culture Studies and the Director of ICS. Jolie S.: Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Amilcar Challu and Dr. Nathan Hensley. Dr. Challu is Associate Professor and Chair of History at BGSU. His research focuses on the history of poverty, nutrition, and economic inequality in Latin America. He teaches courses ranging from Latin American history surveys, to the History of Capitalism, to the History of Environmentalism in the U.S. Jolie S.: Dr. Hensley is an Assistant Professor of Sustainability Education in the School of the Earth, Environment, and Society here at BGSU. His research interests include understanding the intersection between curriculum theory, place-based education, and sustainability studies. In his most recent scholarship, he explores how to prepare young people to face challenges such as climate change, harmful algal blooms, and promoting an ethic of stewardship. Jolie S.: These two, together, are the first recipients of the ICS Team Teaching Program grant, which supports innovative interdisciplinary curriculum revision. In their course, Dr. Challu and Dr. Hensley plan to bring together the humanities and environmental studies. The team teaching project grew out of their National Endowment for the Humanities Grant called the Black Swamp Project. The Black Swamp Project aims to develop a new place-based curriculum here at BGSU with the goal of shaping students into stewards and sustainers of nature who can effectively narrate powerful human experiences of the environment. Jolie S.: Thanks for joining me today. Amilcar C.: Thank you. Nathan H.: Thank you for having us. Jolie S.: Let's start by talking about how each of you came to focus on sustainability. Nathan, can you tell us a little bit about your background and how it relates to your interest in the local landscape? Nathan H.: Absolutely. I want to say again, thanks for having us here. We're really excited to talk with you. Nathan H.: So my background in terms of sustainability I would say started way back in my junior year in high school. I participated in an outdoor education program that was called the Student Conservation Association, SCA for short, and it was a five-week wilderness-based program where we did conservation projects such as trail-building, trail maintenance, and outdoor recreation, you can't forget about that. That's important stuff there. And what we did is we were able to grow together as a group. There were six high school students that were there and one crew leader. And that really inspired me to pursue the field of sustainability, although it wasn't really called th

Dr. Amilcar Challu and Nathan Hensely: Place-based Education and Sustainability