Nathan Meyer

University of Minnesota, Extension, Faculty Member

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The ultimate goal of my work in Extension is to improve the lives of Minnesota citizens through the design and delivery of high quality natural resources education. The focus of my work is the research-based and strategic design of education programs that emphasize community-based innovation, effective teaching methods, informative curricula, and civic engagement. To this position, I bring a broad and applicable experience. I have taught youth and adults in classrooms, small nature areas, a college campus, and a remote 2,000 acre outdoor learning center. I have trained teachers and naturalists, managed and directed programs, hosted responsibilities for budgets, marketing plans and reports. I have served on local, state and national boards or directors. My teamwork, innovation and education programming has been recognized in a variety of ways throughout my career.
Supervisors: Bruce Munson, Robert Jacobel, and Stan Tag

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The Development of the INFEWS-ER: A Virtual Resource Center for Transdisciplinary Graduate Student Training at the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2019

Problems at the nexus of Food, Energy and Water Systems (FEWS) are among the most complex challen... more Problems at the nexus of Food, Energy and Water Systems (FEWS) are among the most complex challenges we face. Spanning simple to complex temporal, geographic, social, and political framings, the questions raised at this nexus require multidisciplinary if not transdisciplinary approaches. Answers to these questions must draw from engineering, the physical and biological sciences, and the social sciences. Practical solutions depend upon a wide community of stakeholders, including industry, policymakers, and the general public. Yet there are many obstacles to working in a transdisciplinary environment: unfamiliar concepts, specialized terminology, and countless "blind" spots. Graduate education occurs in disciplinary 'silos', often with little regard for the unintended consequences of our research. Existing pedagogical models do not usually train students to understand neighboring disciplines, thus limiting student learning to narrow areas of expertise, and obstructing their potential for transdisciplinary discourse over their careers. Our goal is a virtual resource center-the INFEWS-ER-that provides educational opportunities to supplement graduate students, especially in their development of transdisciplinary competences. Addressing the grand challenges at the heart of the FEWS nexus will depend upon such competence. Students and scholars from diverse disciplines are working together to develop the INFEWS-ER. To date, we have sponsored both a workshop and a symposium to identify priorities to design the initial curriculum.

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