Modified Use of InTeGrate Curriculum in the Sustainability General Education Program at California State University, Chico

Abstract

As part of an Implementation Project, InTeGrate materials were adopted by faculty who teach courses in the Sustainability Pathway, a program of the general education (GE) curriculum at California State University, Chico. Units were selected from InTeGrate modules to best suit the learning goals of courses and the student learning outcomes (SLOs) of the GE program. Faculty collaborated in the selection and use of curriculum materials during the 2-year project. In some cases, InTeGrate materials were used as written, but in other cases, units were modified to support new and existing course activities. Where entire units didn't work for their course, they were able to incorporate data and other resources from units to enhance their course activities. Faculty involved in the project report that materials are important and that activities are useful to their courses. The Implementation Project allowed faculty in the Sustainability Pathway to work together, when they otherwise had not done so previously, and also resulted in the use of high-quality, student-centered course activities.