Transdisciplinary Approaches to Graduate Student Training for Food-Energy-Water Challenges

Autor/inn/en	Gittlin, Madisen L.; Clarizio, Tessa; Lamino, Pablo; Michels, Alexandrea; Opejin, Adenike; Barrera, Emiliano López
Titel	Transdisciplinary Approaches to Graduate Student Training for Food-Energy-Water Challenges
Quelle	In: Natural Sciences Education, 52 (2023) 1, (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gittlin, Madisen L.) ORCID (Clarizio, Tessa) ORCID (Lamino, Pablo) ORCID (Barrera, Emiliano López)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2168-8273
DOI	10.1002/nse2.20119
Schlagwörter	Interdisciplinary Approach; Food; Water; World Problems; Hunger; Nutrition; Energy Conservation; Graduate Students; Computer Mediated Communication; Teamwork; Training; Social Media; Educational Resources + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Lebensmittel; Wasser; Weltproblem; Ernährung; Energieerhaltung; Energiespeicherung; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Computerkonferenz; Ausbildung; Soziale Medien; Bildungsmittel
Abstract	Systems-level approaches are required for addressing the world's major challenges at the food-energy-water nexus. Taking on complex issues, such as rising food insecurity, malnutrition, and food waste, concomitant with unprecedented levels of stress on environmental systems, will necessitate that future scholars and decision makers be prepared through transdisciplinary student training. However, in higher education, students tend to be siloed within their discipline. In this study, we present a case for the development of transdisciplinary graduate student training based on an inter-institutional and fully remote group of graduate students who assembled during the COVID-19 pandemic to address the issue of food waste. We use our wide-ranging disciplinary backgrounds, high-performance transdisciplinary team training, and stakeholder feedback to develop and conduct a weeklong social media campaign to share educational resources for reducing household food waste. This work offers valuable lessons learned through the student's lens to those seeking to create or improve future transdisciplinary training methods for tackling food waste and other global grand challenges. Key insights from this process include the importance of accountability and open communication when conducting collaborative teamwork, the utility of various mobile and online tools for effectively facilitating remote group work, and the vital role of transdisciplinarity in devising creative solutions. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01