Interdisciplinary Coursework – Linking Stakeholders and Students

Agriculture Interdisciplinary 694: Our Food and Our Land in the 21st Century, a course offered winter quarter in 2001, brought nine of OSU’s stakeholders into the classroom. After participating in the course students came to understand that making a living on Ohio’s landscapes and acting as a responsible citizen is a highly complex undertaking that requires broad understanding and a great capacity to balance and integrate the interests of many.  Stakeholders appreciated their interactions with students and report gaining new perspectives of their industry and a greater appreciation of the teaching and learning processes of the University.  AMP has since sponsored similar interdisciplinary team and stakeholder case study-based courses including a series on renewable energy (AU05) and Planning and Design of a Sustainable Farm (SP08).

Contact Matt Kleinhenz, kleinhenz.1@osu.edu, or Casey Hoy, hoy.1@osu.edu, for more information