Whole Learning with Agricultural Innovation: A Teaching Case on Adding an Anaerobic Digester to an Iowa Farm

• Autores: Giuliani, María Florencia; Villarino, Sebastián Horacio; Schulte, Lisa A.
• Año de publicación: 2023
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Materia: DIGESTATE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; CIRCULAR ECONOMY
• Institución: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

In 2009 David Perkins, an influential educator and author from Harvard School of Education, posited a new approach to learning. He proposed that to accomplish deep and meaningful learning experiences, teachers should design Whole Learning experiences. In his book, he describes seven principles that facilitate this experience. Although it has been almost fifteen years since the book’s publication, promoting Whole Learning experiences in the classroom is still challenging. The aim of this article is to link several of the principles to make learning whole with a real-life teaching case, an agronomic innovation on a farm in Iowa, USA. We first present the broad, societal context for a real-world case in agricultural innovation, then detail and interpret the case according to the Whole Learning framework. We hope this case will provide a means to lower barriers that separate the classrooms from the outside world and support teachers toward improved student learning.
Fil: Giuliani, María Florencia. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Psicología Básica, Aplicada y Tecnología. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Psicología. Instituto de Psicología Básica, Aplicada y Tecnología; Argentina
Fil: Villarino, Sebastián Horacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Iowa State University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Schulte, Lisa A.. Iowa State University; Estados Unidos