Human Factors of XR: Using Human Factors to Design XR Systems
Education & sustainability 21st century
1. Education &
Sustainability
INNOVATIOS FROM THE 21ST CENTURY
Education & Sustainability- Innovations from the 21st Century // Charlene Sequeira // Directed Research // Summer 2012
2. A 21st Century Problem
‘NATURE-DEFICIT DISORDER’
The price we pay for alienation from
the natural world, our senses narrow,
physiologically and psychologically.
Time spent in nature can stimulate
intelligence and creativity.
Term coined by Richard Louv in 2005,
“Last Child in the Woods”
Richard Louv (based in California) -
journalist and author of eight books
about the connections between family,
nature and community.
Education & Sustainability- Innovations from the 21st Century // Charlene Sequeira // Directed Research // Summer 2012
3. Institutions for ES
Provide systemic change for a
sustainable community
Focus on learning not teaching relvant
skills for a sustainable future
Collaborative practice with local
organizations - govt., private, NGO’s etc.
Create and apadt curricula to develop
21st century skills
Teach teachers and faculty to work
together on integrated curricula
Help make structural changes
Education & Sustainability- Innovations from the 21st Century // Charlene Sequeira // Directed Research // Summer 2012
4. Institutions for ES
Cadwell Collaborative : Sustainable Learnign and Design
Arizona State University: Community focused Sustainability Education
Education & Sustainability- Innovations from the 21st Century // Charlene Sequeira // Directed Research // Summer 2012
5. Institutions for ES
Journal of Sustainability Education
Center For Ecolitercay (California)
Education & Sustainability- Innovations from the 21st Century // Charlene Sequeira // Directed Research // Summer 2012
6. UN Decade of Education
for Sustainable Development
In its 58th meeting in December
2002, the United Nations General
Assembly proclaimed the UN
Decade of Education for Sustainable
Development, 2005- 2014, (DESD)
‘emphasizing that education is an
indispensable element for achieving
sustainable development’.
VISION: Everyone has the opportunity
to benefit from quality education
and learn the values, behaviour and
lifestyles required for a sustainable
future and for positive societal
transformation.
Education & Sustainability- Innovations from the 21st Century // Charlene Sequeira // Directed Research // Summer 2012
7. DESD in India
Education & Sustainability- Innovations from the 21st Century // Charlene Sequeira // Directed Research // Summer 2012
8. Institutions for ES
Education & Sustainability- Innovations from the 21st Century // Charlene Sequeira // Directed Research // Summer 2012
