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This book addresses the growing demand for applied experiences and considers the urgent need to promote skills aligned with sustainable development, such as those needed to mitigate climate change. It is aimed at scholars and educators working across higher and international education with interests in digital and experiential education.
List of contents
Part I: Expecting More from Experiential Learning
1. A Case for Project Challenges
2. Activating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
3. Community-Based Partners 4. Mentors, Teachers, and Content Experts
Part II: A Scalable Model
5. Creating a Project Portal
6. PEARL Engagement Framework
7. Leveraging Digital Badges
8. Curricular Versatility
Part III: Partners, Projects, and Students
9. Empowering Women Farmers in Uganda
10. Addressing Vulnerability with Community Technologies in Tanzania
11. Youth Engagement in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda
12. Transforming Basic Education in Enugu Nigeria
13. Featured Partners and their Engagement with the SDGs
Part IV: Synergies and Broader Impacts
14. STEM Education and Global Climate Change
15. Geospatial Technologies and Open Science
16. NASA Globe and the Sustainable Development Goals
17. Ecorestoration and Regenerative Agriculture
Epilogue: Putting our Partners on the Map
Appendix: Featured Technology-Supported Tools and Resources
About the author
Mara Huber is Senior Director of Instructional Innovation and Transformation at the University at Buffalo Office of Curriculum, Assessment and Teaching Transformation (CATT).
Michael Jabot is SUNY Distinguished Professor of Science Education at the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.
Christina Heath is Administrative Director of the Experiential Learning Network, University at Buffalo, USA.
Summary
This book addresses the growing demand for applied experiences and considers the urgent need to promote skills aligned with sustainable development, such as those needed to mitigate climate change. It is aimed at scholars and educators working across higher and international education with interests in digital and experiential education.
