Education for Sustainable Development as implemented in the Ukraine school system. Results from the first year of a three year collaborative project between Teachers for Democracy and Partnership and Global Action Plan International.
Going the Distance: Planning Through the Lens of Online LearningJon Ernstberger
In 2010, LaGrange College’s new strategic plan contained five goals related to new programs and delivery methods. As a result, the college deliberately developed a high-quality online learning program.
Digital Humanities Collaboration: Perspectives from a Librarian, a Faculty Me...Dr. Monica D.T. Rysavy
This presentation was given by Kevin Hunt, Ph.D., Russell Michalak, MLIS, and Monica D.T. Rysavy, Ph.D. at the Tri-State College Library Cooperative (TCLC) Spring Program in 2018.
Field building leadership initiative: Advancing eco-health in Southeast AsiaILRI
Presented by Dinh Xuan Tung to the Progress Meeting on Ecosystem Approaches to the Better Management of Zoonotic Emerging Infectious Diseases in the South East Asian Region, Bangkok, 10-13 December 2011.
Education for Sustainable Development as implemented in the Ukraine school system. Results from the first year of a three year collaborative project between Teachers for Democracy and Partnership and Global Action Plan International.
Going the Distance: Planning Through the Lens of Online LearningJon Ernstberger
In 2010, LaGrange College’s new strategic plan contained five goals related to new programs and delivery methods. As a result, the college deliberately developed a high-quality online learning program.
Digital Humanities Collaboration: Perspectives from a Librarian, a Faculty Me...Dr. Monica D.T. Rysavy
This presentation was given by Kevin Hunt, Ph.D., Russell Michalak, MLIS, and Monica D.T. Rysavy, Ph.D. at the Tri-State College Library Cooperative (TCLC) Spring Program in 2018.
Field building leadership initiative: Advancing eco-health in Southeast AsiaILRI
Presented by Dinh Xuan Tung to the Progress Meeting on Ecosystem Approaches to the Better Management of Zoonotic Emerging Infectious Diseases in the South East Asian Region, Bangkok, 10-13 December 2011.
Presentation delivered at the International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies and Technology-enhanced Learning (ICALT) organized by the IEEE Computer Society and the IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology. This work was nominated for the best short paper award.
Latest Trends in Standards and Benchmarking for Technology Enhanced Learning:...Charles Darwin University
As TEQSA ramps-up its interest in how higher education institutions are mediating a level of quality in online courses, it is timely for our institutions to understand what options they have at their disposal to help meet, what will eventually become, obligatory reporting. This will predictably involve being able to provide evidence of quality processes across three levels; the unit/course level, the course/program level and at an institutional level. To help an institution establish, or initiate practices to assist them in meeting these requirements, there are a number of existing and emerging tools that are now being used and trialled within the sector. There are also a number of professional bodies who are really keen to get involved in this space, mainly as a way of supporting their members and member institutions.
This presentation will present a systematic review of the literature and a sector scan of the current tools and methodologies being used by a range of institutions and professional bodies. It will also provide some insights into what tools are emerging in this space. To support, or augment these tools and methodologies, there are also a range of support, or scaffolding activities institutions can, or have been be involved in, as they seek to support their internal quality improvement practices.
Examples of current practices will be drawn on to illustrate the main points in this presentation along with a brief report on the most recent ACODE Inter-institutional Benchmarking Summit, held in June 2018 at Griffith University. At this event 25 Australasian Institutions undertook a rigorous benchmarking activity using some or all of the eight benchmarks focusing on technology enhanced learning and teaching.
In conclusion this presentation will challenge institutions to take seriously their mandate to provide their students with learning environments that meet the highest possible quality, particularly now in a higher education setting that will come under increased scrutiny by regulatory bodies. More importantly, it will reflect on what the potential implications are for institutions in moderating their learning management and associated systems.
Sustaining A Learning Agenda Through Longitudinal QuestionsHumentum
Embracing a learning culture has become imperative for organizations to stay in business. When is a good time to evaluate the lessons learnt from a project? Setting a learning agenda at the onset has transformational advantages. Come and learn how a DRC-led project working with displacement affected people in Somalia embraced learning and adaptation. Leave with practical tools for how to develop and align your learning questions to organization objectives ; develop a learning plan and create ownership for the learning agenda
Pathways to Learning: Open Collaboration to Support the Online Pivot Robert Farrow
This presentation reports results of a recent open education research collaboration between The African Council for Distance Education and The Open University (UK). Pathways to Learning: new approaches in higher education (OpenLearn, 2020a) hosted two free professional development programmes for university lecturers, instructional designers, professional staff, and managers who share responsibility for providing quality distance and online learning.
• A Teacher Educator programme, Skills for 21st Century Learning and Teaching (OpenLearn, 2020b)
• A Tertiary Educator programme, Take Your Teaching Online (OpenLearn, 2020c)
The courses ran over six weeks between 13th July and 20th August, 2020, and was contextualized by a rapid rollout of online learning during the Coronavirus pandemic. The programmes combined a course of study using OER materials with supplementary activities including a total of 12 webinars and interactive events alongside use of new platforms created by The Open University’s Institute of Educational Technology: nQuire (Herodotou et al., 2018) and Our Journey (Coughlan et al., 2019).
Key findings:
• The pandemic led to a substantial shift in teaching across Africa and a requirement to better understand and gain experience of online learning. Change is likely to persist post-pandemic, although infrastructure and cultural barriers are reported.
• The project surveys, interviews and the data generated through interactions that occurred in the programmes explores challenges and opportunities for online and blended learning across the African continent and globally.
• The evaluation data provides evidence that the programmes led to important understanding of course design and confidence in online facilitation for a large majority of those who took part in them.
• There is evidence that the programmes built confidence, particularly through the experiences of these educators themselves learning online with well-designed materials, and engaging with platforms and experts.
• There is evidence that each of the elements and activities were appreciated by some learners. The open courses were seen as most useful alongside some webinars. Community events and forums added substantial value to these.
• The flexibility offered in the programmes led to different behaviours. Many aimed to complete all the available activities despite time pressures and other barriers. Some were unable to attend live events so recordings were appreciated.
• Given the courses were free to join and many educators faced barriers and pressures, retention figures were very positive with around 66% of those who took part in the first week completing the rest of these programmes.
• Assessment, Open Educational Resources (OER), and understanding of technologies that can be used for online learning and learning design were areas that learners reported as being particularly valuable.
Presentation delivered at the International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies and Technology-enhanced Learning (ICALT) organized by the IEEE Computer Society and the IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology. This work was nominated for the best short paper award.
Latest Trends in Standards and Benchmarking for Technology Enhanced Learning:...Charles Darwin University
As TEQSA ramps-up its interest in how higher education institutions are mediating a level of quality in online courses, it is timely for our institutions to understand what options they have at their disposal to help meet, what will eventually become, obligatory reporting. This will predictably involve being able to provide evidence of quality processes across three levels; the unit/course level, the course/program level and at an institutional level. To help an institution establish, or initiate practices to assist them in meeting these requirements, there are a number of existing and emerging tools that are now being used and trialled within the sector. There are also a number of professional bodies who are really keen to get involved in this space, mainly as a way of supporting their members and member institutions.
This presentation will present a systematic review of the literature and a sector scan of the current tools and methodologies being used by a range of institutions and professional bodies. It will also provide some insights into what tools are emerging in this space. To support, or augment these tools and methodologies, there are also a range of support, or scaffolding activities institutions can, or have been be involved in, as they seek to support their internal quality improvement practices.
Examples of current practices will be drawn on to illustrate the main points in this presentation along with a brief report on the most recent ACODE Inter-institutional Benchmarking Summit, held in June 2018 at Griffith University. At this event 25 Australasian Institutions undertook a rigorous benchmarking activity using some or all of the eight benchmarks focusing on technology enhanced learning and teaching.
In conclusion this presentation will challenge institutions to take seriously their mandate to provide their students with learning environments that meet the highest possible quality, particularly now in a higher education setting that will come under increased scrutiny by regulatory bodies. More importantly, it will reflect on what the potential implications are for institutions in moderating their learning management and associated systems.
Sustaining A Learning Agenda Through Longitudinal QuestionsHumentum
Embracing a learning culture has become imperative for organizations to stay in business. When is a good time to evaluate the lessons learnt from a project? Setting a learning agenda at the onset has transformational advantages. Come and learn how a DRC-led project working with displacement affected people in Somalia embraced learning and adaptation. Leave with practical tools for how to develop and align your learning questions to organization objectives ; develop a learning plan and create ownership for the learning agenda
Pathways to Learning: Open Collaboration to Support the Online Pivot Robert Farrow
This presentation reports results of a recent open education research collaboration between The African Council for Distance Education and The Open University (UK). Pathways to Learning: new approaches in higher education (OpenLearn, 2020a) hosted two free professional development programmes for university lecturers, instructional designers, professional staff, and managers who share responsibility for providing quality distance and online learning.
• A Teacher Educator programme, Skills for 21st Century Learning and Teaching (OpenLearn, 2020b)
• A Tertiary Educator programme, Take Your Teaching Online (OpenLearn, 2020c)
The courses ran over six weeks between 13th July and 20th August, 2020, and was contextualized by a rapid rollout of online learning during the Coronavirus pandemic. The programmes combined a course of study using OER materials with supplementary activities including a total of 12 webinars and interactive events alongside use of new platforms created by The Open University’s Institute of Educational Technology: nQuire (Herodotou et al., 2018) and Our Journey (Coughlan et al., 2019).
Key findings:
• The pandemic led to a substantial shift in teaching across Africa and a requirement to better understand and gain experience of online learning. Change is likely to persist post-pandemic, although infrastructure and cultural barriers are reported.
• The project surveys, interviews and the data generated through interactions that occurred in the programmes explores challenges and opportunities for online and blended learning across the African continent and globally.
• The evaluation data provides evidence that the programmes led to important understanding of course design and confidence in online facilitation for a large majority of those who took part in them.
• There is evidence that the programmes built confidence, particularly through the experiences of these educators themselves learning online with well-designed materials, and engaging with platforms and experts.
• There is evidence that each of the elements and activities were appreciated by some learners. The open courses were seen as most useful alongside some webinars. Community events and forums added substantial value to these.
• The flexibility offered in the programmes led to different behaviours. Many aimed to complete all the available activities despite time pressures and other barriers. Some were unable to attend live events so recordings were appreciated.
• Given the courses were free to join and many educators faced barriers and pressures, retention figures were very positive with around 66% of those who took part in the first week completing the rest of these programmes.
• Assessment, Open Educational Resources (OER), and understanding of technologies that can be used for online learning and learning design were areas that learners reported as being particularly valuable.
A webinar exploring potential synergies and collaboration between European national, regional and transnational climate adaptation (knowledge) platforms (CAPs), EC-funded projects, and the Mission on Adaptation.
A number of European Commission (EC)-funded projects and the EU Mission Adaptation Community of Practice include as part of their respective work programmes, engaging with European national and regional/transnational climate adaptation (knowledge) platforms (CAPs).
An international collaboration in the design experience of a MOOC series. MOOCs for Teachers, the partnership and the design choices made by the team, involving international experts
Workshop materials for vocational further education college staff on a blended learning journey - referencing EU standards for teachers and learners digital literacy
This slideshow was presented during the OEB 2018 conference (December 05-07, 2018 Berlin, Germany). The talk focuses on community building and engagement.
Education and Avoiding Intercultural Conflict Using Rotarian EthicsRotary International
Conflict seems to be increasing around the world. Using examples of everyday Rotarian life, this session will demonstrate how to identify and solve ethical dilemmas using The Four- Way Test. Explore how to foster friendly communication and interaction in and between Rotary clubs.
A route to social change for sustainable development.
Delivered by Global Action Plan International at the 8th European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns –
TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION: THE POTENTIAL FOR EUROPE, 27-29 April 2016, Basque Country, Bilbao.
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Employment Practices Regulation and Multinational CorporationsRoopaTemkar
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Strategic decision making within MNCs constrained or determined by the implementation of laws and codes of practice and by pressure from political actors. Managers in MNCs have to make choices that are shaped by gvmt. intervention and the local economy.
Comparing Stability and Sustainability in Agile SystemsRob Healy
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In this paper we explain wat overwork is and the physical and mental health risks associated with it.
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Finally there is a call to action for Team Leads / Scrum Masters / Managers to measure and monitor excess work for individual teams.
Org Design is a core skill to be mastered by management for any successful org change.
Org Topologies™ in its essence is a two-dimensional space with 16 distinctive boxes - atomic organizational archetypes. That space helps you to plot your current operating model by positioning individuals, departments, and teams on the map. This will give a profound understanding of the performance of your value-creating organizational ecosystem.
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The impossible takes a little time
1. The impossible takes a little time
Convention of Environmental Laureates
convened by the European Environmental Fund
Freiburg, Germany, April 2014
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Sustainable lifestyle change in focus at the
2. The impossible takes a little time
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What we set out to do in 1990 was
impossible. But, like the bumblebee in
flight, we didn’t know that. So far, we’ve
tackled three impossible things and are
looking at number four.
3. The impossible takes a little time
A 25-year journey learning about behaviour change
Keys: networking and partnership
Our work and results would be impossible
without cooperation. We are happy to find
new partners, new cooperative projects.
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4. A 25-year journey
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5. First challenge
To bring about long-lasting, sustainable behaviour change
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Lifestyle of the affluent:
key to both global problems and solutions.
1. Modify our own lifestyles
2. Help others do the same
3. Research. It works!
6. First challenge: timeline
To bring about long-lasting, sustainable behaviour change
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1989: Lifestyle experiments
1990: Launch of the EcoTeam program
1992: First results reported in Rio
1996: Basic program development complete
2013: Most recent new-country EcoTeam development: Ukraine
7. Second challenge
To transfer methods, tools and materials to new cultures
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More countries want to join.
In some cases the materials were translated, the methods
copied, yet the program failed to deliver. Need for cultural
adaptation:
1. Analyze, experiment
2. Synthesize underlying pedagogy
3. Evaluate. It works!
8. Second challenge: timeline
To transfer methods, tools and materials to new cultures
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1993-6: Three countries fail to get hoped-for results
with EcoTeams
The member organizations are disbanded
Those new members who succeed take 3-4 years
1995-7: Development of a methodology for cultural adaptation
1998: Adaptation time reduced to 10-12 months
2011: Most recent new-country adaptation: Hungary
9. Third challenge
More effective learning from experience
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A host of programs with common pedagogy.
Why is it so difficult to learn from project experience?
The planet is not waiting: we need to learn faster and
more effectively.
1. Action research
2. Trial
3. Dissemination and on-going learning
4. Evaluation: it works!
10. Third challenge: timeline
More effective learning from experience
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1998- Multiplication of applications
Action research into underlying pedagogy
2005: Formulation of research question: how to learn
more effectively
2006: R&D team begins work
2009: First ‘Learning for Change’ workshop;
60 participants, all continents, 49 case studies
2009-14: Workshops & facilitator training in Europe, Africa, Asia
11. Fourth challenge
Scaling up
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It still takes time. Too much time.
Can we harness new methods, technology
to effectively reach many, many more people?
1. Experimentation: web campus, social media…
2. Ideas about associative databases
3. Looking at marketing, mass media
4. … More research?
12. Fourth challenge: now what?
Scaling up
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2013 Member organizations in 25 countries
Several million program participants to date,
including some through on-line programs
Web campus set up
Other experiments with modern technology
2014: Action research proposals being drafted
together with several universities
14. Yes, the impossible takes a little time
And we keep flying
in partnership
marilyn@globalactionplan.com
15. An international association of NGOs
Marilyn Mehlmann,
General Secretary
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