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Looking Past, Looking Forward: America's National Parks, Archaeology And Climate Change, Rachel Blumhardt
Looking Past, Looking Forward: America's National Parks, Archaeology And Climate Change, Rachel Blumhardt
University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)
America’s National Parks are rich with cultural history, flora, fauna and some of nature’s most impressive landscapes. As climate change continues to accelerate, these parks and their cultural and natural resources are being threatened. In this project, I will present a colorful, informational powerpoint that concentrates on 4 specific parks: Yellowstone National Park, National Park of American Samoa, Glacier Bay National Park and Mesa Verde National Park. I will focus on the archaeology and cultural significance of these parks, while also examining the ways that climate change is putting these, and other associated assets of the parks, at risk. I …
Using Urban Landscapes As Tools For Student Leadership Development, David J. Keeling
Using Urban Landscapes As Tools For Student Leadership Development, David J. Keeling
Engaging the Spirit Presentations 2007: Tools for Student Success
Global experiences as a tool for student engagement and learning are stressed. Using two different urban landscapes as the learning environment, Professor Keeling demonstrates how students in a study abroad program engaged with leadership in planning principles. He uses images and maps to introduce participants to the student engagement learning process. Reading urban landscapes and teaching basic leadership principles are useful ways to enhance the global experience of students.