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Delivering Research Results
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During the 1998 AGS annual meeting,
students from the partner universities presented their view of the
AGS at a session called “Students’ Challenge.” One of the
recommendations was to place a major emphasis on the development of
educational and curriculum materials, in order to complement the AGS
research portfolio.
One of the responses to these comments
was the Delivering Research Results Project. This continuing
initiative is currently using AGS research as a resource for
educational materials precisely shaped to meet the needs of various
members of the academic community and general public. The DRR
project reviews AGS research from an educational perspective to
develop materials that will be of greatest use to university level
educators and students.
DRR is creating a web-based resource
to engage the interest of undergraduates in sustainability research,
and support their coursework and research. This web resource will
also target instructors looking for information and curriculum aids
on sustainability to supplement their teaching of
undergraduates.
The first tasks of this project are to
investigate the resources available from AGS research, and evaluate
the appropriate educational adaptations. The project is also
deciding on priority areas for content that correspond with priority
areas of research for the AGS. The project has created a prototype
web site design and has been testing this design with undergraduate
and instructor audiences. A pilot site of educational resources will
be launched at the AGS Annual Meeting in March
2005.
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