Sociology in the Environment: Case Studies in the Environment assignment
July 22, 2020
Author: Amanda McMillan Lequieu
Environmental sociologist of work and home
Asking me for a letter of recommendation
October 23, 2019
One of my responsibilities and joys as a professor is to write letters of recommendation for students pursuing exciting opportunities. If you are considering asking me to write you a letter of recommendation, please follow the requests below: Email me your request at least one month in advance. In your request email, provide me with … More Asking me for a letter of recommendation
Protected: Job search resources
May 7, 2019
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Climate Change resources
April 9, 2019
Understanding the problem The Hottest August (film) Demain/Tomorrow (film) Rob Hopkins, Resilience, “The unstoppable rise of ‘Demain” (February 5, 2016) Climate Refugees (2010) (film) Paris to Pittsburgh (2018) (film) – ” As the weather grows more deadly and destructive, Americans are demanding solutions to climate change—and they aren’t waiting on Washington to act.” “Heaven or … More Climate Change resources
Using the Global Agrofood system to teach globalization, social justice, and economic sociology
November 30, 2016
Film, radio, and news cultivated for a popular audience is a great way to help students see connections between “real world concerns” with academic questions. On this page, I categorize and list links to publicly available media that can help teachers teach social and ecological consequences of a globalizing agrofood system. Food RadioLab on “Cornstalks Everywhere But Nothing … More Using the Global Agrofood system to teach globalization, social justice, and economic sociology
How to write for class
June 28, 2016
After many years in school, I find myself forgetting that determining the “goodness” of a source, developing a truly convincing argument, and formatting a paper so it looks polished and reads easily are trained tasks. Here’s a handout I developed to guide one of my interdisciplinary courses towards better evaluation of sources and argumentation: … More How to write for class
Teaching tools: How to read (for class)
June 28, 2016
A key component of successful higher education is developing reading and communication skills. Reading at a college level–and quantity–is hardly natural. Many students benefit from explicit instruction on how to quickly “read” and comprehend texts. Below are two summaries that I’ve used in courses to teach reading skills: (In a reading-intensive ecology class): How to … More Teaching tools: How to read (for class)
Active classroom teaching
September 17, 2014
This semester, I am TAing a course on the history of agriculture. I am excited to develop my skills in teaching high-level concepts and historical facts in an active, inter-active, multimedia way. I ran across this list of active teaching ideas from Cal State today. Here are a few that I plan to try in the next … More Active classroom teaching
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