Students create podcasts to highlight the conservation work happening at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Alexandra Harmon-Threatt, left, is an associate professor of entomology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. This year, her students created podcasts for their conservation biology course project. Photos courtesy of Alexandra Harmon-Threatt and Brian Mackey
Alexandra Harmon-Threatt joins the 21st to speak about her conservation biology course at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She'll share why she decided to incorporate a podcast project into the course curriculum this year, and how the Illinois Department of Natural Resources supported the students.
Ilana Zeitzer and Greta Kellman, two students in the conservation biology course, join us to speak about their experience creating their podcasts. We'll learn about the topics they focused on, and how the project has changed how they think about conservation biology.
Lastly, they'll share some advice for students who may be interested in taking on a similar project.
Guests:
Alexandra Harmon-Threatt
Associate Professor, Entomology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ilana Zeitzer
Grad student in the Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Greta Keilman
Student in the bachelor’s/master’s integrative biology program, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign