The principles of SENCER pedagogy were used to develop an integrated, thematic SENCER learning community for first-year, non-declared majors. Biology, chemistry, mathematics, nursing and public health, geology, environmental science, rhetorical, and engineering concepts were integrated into student writing, speaking, and teamwork assignments. The learning community courses focused on science inquiry, applied data analysis, discovery, and information literacy in the context of water quality and its health consequences in the Cuyahoga River valley as a civic issue. The 2012 offering of the learning community was modified significantly from prior years based on lessons learned in the project.  This presentation will focus on the lessons learned by the facutly throughout the project and on the chemistry portion of the learning community.

Development, implementation, and evaluation of a SENCERized learning community for non-declared majors

246th National Meeting (2013)

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