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Storifying Sustainability: Free e-learning modules
The year 2022 marked the end of an almost 4-year exploration into the world of storytelling for sustainability. In our SusTelling project, we explored how stories and narrative communication can help to reach beyond the “common suspects” and get diverse and young audiences interested in sustainability topics. As the very last product just before the…
World Teachers’ Day 2022 | A Think Piece
On the occasion of World Teachers’ Day (Oct 5, 2022), Daniel Fischer authored a think piece invited by Leuphana University’s Institute for Sustainable Development and Learning. The Institute for Sustainable Development and Learning at Leuphana University is home to UNESCO Chair in Higher Education for Sustainable Development held by the university since 2005. The newly…
Writing a research proposal
Are you grappling with fleshing out your research proposal? SuCo2’s new template is offering help Author: Daniel Fischer Writing a research proposal can be a daunting task for students. To help with that, I have created a new document that provides a rough structure with some guidelines on what to write in the different parts…
Pluralism beyond relativism in ESD
What is the role of education in facilitating sustainable futures? This seemingly straightforward question belies a simple answer. Instead, reflecting upon the relationship between education and sustainability raises complex issues that challenge us to think critically about the how and why of educational practices. Considering the complexities, tensions, and possibilities that emerge in orienting education…
Storytelling lernen: Kostenlose Online-Selbstlerneinheit erschienen
Als ein Transfer-Produkt aus dem SusTelling-Projekt (Storytelling für Nachhaltigkeit) ist nun eine Online-Selbstlerneinheit verfügbar, die unter elearning.sustelling.de kostenlos abgerufen werden kann. Die Online-Lerneinheit besteht aus 3 Modulen: 1. Was ist SusTelling?2. Wie wirkt SusTelling?3. Wie setzt man SusTelling um? Die Bearbeitungszeit für alle Module beträgt ca. 45 Minuten. Die Ziele der Online-Lerneinheit sind: ein Verständnis…
Interventions Curriculum Aims to Support Instructors and Staff in Creating a More Sustainable Campus
As interest in, and the imperative for, teaching about sustainability in higher education grows, instructors across all disciplines are looking for resources and support. However, efforts to integrate sustainability into higher education go beyond traditional classroom learning to include campus operations and creating a university population able to think and act sustainably. At Arizona State…
GAiA Master Student Paper Award: recognizing young scholars’ work
Inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability research is seen as very important in view of the wicked challenges such as climate change, loss of biodiversity as well as the pursuit of a socially just future development. Despite the growing importance and prevalence of relevant research in the higher education landscape, researchers still find it difficult to disseminate…
Von Nachhaltigkeit überzeugen: Persuasive Kommunikation in Schulen
von Daniel Fischer UNESCO-Projektschulen setzen sich für die Werte der UNESCO und damit für Frieden, Weltoffenheit und nachhaltige Entwicklung ein und richten ihre schulische Arbeit an diesen Werten aus. In Deutschland gibt es rund 300 solcher Schulen, weltweit sind es über 11.500. Die Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) fördert ein dreijähriges Modellprojekt, das im Jahr 2021…
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