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Encouraging a student groundswell
We’re writing a section on education for sustainability for our student handbook (for February next year). Here is the draft for the learning angle (which we’re integrating with ‘sustainable campus’ material): Otago Polytechnic is committed to an “every graduate” approach to sustainability. We have adopted sustainability as one our “core capabilities”. This means that we’re […]
SciCity finalist in TUANZ
November 7, 2007
We’ve had a long standing partnership with the Otago Museum, together we’ve done some really fun projects, mostly in the arena of bringing digital interactivity to science education. One of Otago Museum’s most exciting team members is Amos Mann (no relation). A couple of years ago we collaborated on the SciCards project. Now their SciCityproject is a […]
Yet another binder of stuff to cram in?
November 7, 2007
At Otago Polytechnic we’re committed to an “every graduate” approach to sustainability. We’re working towards the integration of education for sustainability in every programme by 2009. But are we going about it the right way? sometimes when you are so close to a project, it is hard to see past the gravel to the path […]
No, it is not marketing’s fault – beyond the paper recycling bin
November 3, 2007
What am I doing now that detracts from a more sustainable future? On Thursday I presented “Green IT” to Otago University’s IT Seminar, organised by Neil James. Not knowing who to expect I started with “curriculum; community and compost” and then tried to make the talk generic enough to engage people from any of those […]
Interactive sustainability at National Maritime
October 24, 2007
Down the hill from the clocks at Greenwich is the National Maritime Museum. Underneath the ship driving simulator (you must try it) and the “all hands” interactive gallery is a small but effective gallery devoted to sustainability – primarily of the sea. Amongst the usual messages (pollution, energy, fish stocks) a few things worth noting: […]
November 13, 2007
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