Course:LFS250/Week 12

Overview

In this session, we will review the key concepts of the term.

Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to:

• Define and connect the following concepts as they relate to understanding food systems: systems thinking, integrative focusing, food systems literacy, the ecology of knowledge
• Reflect on the strengths and limitations of reductionist and systems approaches to understanding issues in the food system

Required Readings and Resources

• Manuel Lima: The Power of Networks

• Michael Wesch: From Knowledgeable to Knowledge-able

Notes

To be explored in lecture:

• Why systems thinking
• Food systems literacy
• Situating your future discipline within the food system
• Alternative pedagogies for developing professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions

Tutorial Session

End of term wrap-up.