This presentation will explore how the infusion of an experiential garden component in a beginning Composition class facilitated the achievement of expected outcomes in writing and research. Presented at GaCOMO12 by Claudia Shorr and Scott Mitchell.

1. Growing Students in the Garden: Improving the Research Process Through Experiential Learning
Claudia Shorr: crshorr@gmail.com
Dr. Scott Mitchell: scott.mitchell@gpc.edu
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2. The CARS Checklist for Research Source Evaluation
Credibility trustworthy source, author’s credentials, evidence of quality control,
known or respected authority, organizational support. Goal: an
authoritative source, a source that supplies some good evidence that
allows you to trust it.
Accuracy up to date, factual, detailed, exact, comprehensive, audience and purpose
reflect intentions of completeness and accuracy. Goal: a source that is
correct today (not yesterday), a source that gives the whole truth.
Reasonableness fair, balanced, objective, reasoned, no conflict of interest, absence of
fallacies or slanted tone. Goal: a source that engages the subject
thoughtfully and reasonably, concerned with the truth.
Support listed sources, contact information, available corroboration, claims
supported, documentation supplied. Goal: a source that provides
convincing evidence for the claims made, a source you can triangulate (find
at least two other sources that support it).

3. Strategies for how to be more sustainable Strategies for how to be more sustainable
Abbreviated original list Abbreviated revised list
Alternative Energy Sources Alternative Energy Sources
Carbon Offsets Electric/Hybrid Cars
Carbon Neutrality Ethanol
Climate Action Plan Geothermal Energy
Cogeneration Solar Energy
Community Gardens Wind Energy
Consumer Supported Agriculture Managing resources
Ecovillages Carbon Offsets
Electric/Hybrid Cars Carbon Neutrality
Energy Efficiency Cogeneration
Farm-to-Table Movement Energy Efficiency
Green Business Public Transportation
Green/High Performance Building Recycling
Green technologies Zero Waste
Hydroponics Architectural and organizational planning
Organic food movement Climate Action Plan
Permaculture Ecovillages/Sustainable Cities
Public Transportation Green Business
Raw Food Diet Green/High Performance Building
Recycling Retro Fits
Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Sustainable Architecture
Retrofits Agriculture and food issues
Solar Energy Community Gardens
Student Green Free Community Supported Agriculture
Sustainable Cities Farm-to-Table
Sustainable Agriculture Hydroponics
Sustainable Architecture Organic Food
Sustainably Harvested Foods Raw Food Diet
Vegetarian-Fed Animal Products Sustainable Agriculture
Vertical Gardening Sustainably Harvested Foods
Zero Waste Vegetarian-Fed Animal Products
Vertical Gardening