A dialogue-based curriculum for interdisciplinary environmental science:
Train students to respond effectively to different values and perspectives

INSTRUCTORS

Empower Your Students

Challenge your students through structured dialogue and guided reflection.

STUDENTS

Appreciate Different Perspectives

Develop your skills as a professional scientist and environmental decision-maker.

"Paired with our readings and discussions on epistemology, it was a wonderful way to help each of our interdisciplinary students recognize their own perspectives that they bring to their research and their practice."

- John Kerr, Michigan State University

What Motivates Us

  • Fostering Understanding
    Help interdisciplinary teams understand how their methodologies and expertise can impact non-scientists.
  • Starting Effective Collaboration
    Teach how interdisciplinary collaboration addresses complex environmental problems.
  • Empowering Instructors and Students
    Prepare students and instructors to work alongside collaborators and with diverse audiences and values.
  • Facilitating Better Conversations
    Cultivate effective interdisciplinary collaborative skills through structured peer dialogue and self-reflection.
  • Impacting the Future
    Create a framework to impact future decision-making and problem-solving in environmental research.
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