If virtual reality is the problem, Dr. Rocky Rohwedder (left), professor of Environmental Studies and Planning, has the antidote: fresh air.
On Thurs., March 12, 4 - 6 p.m., Rohwedder, Professor of Environmental Studies and Planning, leads of a discussion about the importance of getting students away from computer and television screens and back outside to fresh air.
He will explore the increasingly important role of experiential, outdoor and community based approaches to teaching and learning. The lecture and panel will be held in the Environmental Technology Center (located at the northwest corner of campus).
While studies have shown solid links between excessive media use, and obesity and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the same studies have indicated that when children explore, learn and play outside in nature, these
conditions and disorders subside.
In the panel discussion, Rohwedder will be joined by Kathleen Harrison, ethnobotanist, and Craig Anderson, Executive Director of Landpaths, experts who work to connect students with outdoor classrooms.
This is the fifth lecture in The Six Elements of Sustainability series, a series of lectures and panels inspired by Belgian surrealist Magritte's painting "The Six Elements."
