Objectives
- Demonstrate that there are often (or can be)
similarities between the teaching students science and the traditional
transfer of knowledge from one generation to another.
- Develop an appreciation for traditional knowledge
transfer methodologies.
- Evaluate science teaching from the perspective of
traditional knowledge transfer practices.
Learning Outcomes
- Gain an appreciation for the techniques and
relevance of traditional methods of passing knowledge from one generation to
another.
- Understand the role of the teacher in mediating
knowledge transfer.
- Develop skills that help in knowledge transfer, in
the context of both traditional and modern knowledge.
Ethnobotany Segue Experience
- Learn about traditional methods of passing
traditional knowledge from one generation to another.
- Learn about methods used to teach science in
modern educational systems.
- Compare and contrast traditional and modern
knowledge transfer systems.
- Examine topics in traditional knowledge transfer
and evaluate their relevance in society today.
Laboratory Experiences
- Learn and apply organized methodologies of
interviewing multiple generations to determine their sources of information
and the methodologies used in knowledge transfer.
- Analyze data to determine if a group has a
cultural consensus regarding knowledge transfer practices.
- Practice learning a specific subject using a
traditional knowledge transfer process.
- Evaluate the efficiency and efficacy of the
knowledge transfer process.
- Assess how traditional knowledge transfer
processes might apply to modern problems of learning.
Other Science Components
- Compare and contrast cultural differences in
knowledge transfer processes.
- Examine adaptations of modern technology, such as
computer-based collaboration, as a way to implement traditional knowledge
transfer processes.
- Evaluate the impact of the mass storage and easy
retrieval of information (i.e., the Internet) on the need for traditional
knowledge transfer systems.
Other Science Practitioners
- Computer and Information Science: collaborative
systems, information storage and retrieval
- Educational Technology:
- Science Education: Curriculum development,
educational standards
Other Science Courses
- ICS 101 (Tools for the Information Age)
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