Campus Farms: Teaching STEM Through Food and Farming
STEM courses are typically taught in disciplinary “silos” that do not necessarily translate to practical real-world problems for students. Everyone can identify with food. Using food as a central theme with the campus farm as a context provides many opportunities for disciplinary and interdisciplinary thinking, problem-solving, and active learning. Presented by Fay Hansen, Ph.D., Biological Sciences, Oakland University for the 2024 Teaching and Learning Symposium.
