'College of the Redwoods, Hoopa: Sustainable Design Kick-Off'
Instructors: Tressie Word, Joy Keller Weidman Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Sustainable Design Kick-Off Course Approach The goal of this Sustainable Design kick-off course was to use open space technology, a highly interactive and sustainable workshop form, to engender the following outcomes:
- Introduce and define Sustainable Design
- Identify approaches to Sustainable Design in the past, present and future
- Recommend Sustainable Design curriculum content and format
These outcomes are depicted in the Course Outcomes section.
--Participant Introduction-- The College of the Redwoods, Hoopa Sustainable Design course student body is incredibly diverse in goals, background, and ethnicity.
---Goals--- Student goals for this class center on gaining applied skills to design projects for either their personal or work lives. Specific interests are depicted in the Course Outcomes section. In addition, some students decided to complete this three month intensive course to obtain Certifications that will foster future employment opportunities.
---Background--- The backgrounds and interests of Sustainable Design course students are broad ranging. Their backgrounds and interests include, but are by no means limited to: anthropology, construction, art therapy, music, photography, and motion pictures.
---Ethnicity--- These students are from California, New York, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, Texas, Mexico, Ireland and the Philippines. Many participants represent tribes from across the United States, including: Yurok, Hopi, Hoopa, Karuk, Pauite, Tule River, Yokut, Havasu Lake, Chemehuevi, and Pueblo/Navajo.