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Otago Polytechnic progress on Education for Sustainability

December 5, 2007

Yesterday I gave a talk for the Dunedin Sustainble Business Network. Here is the video: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3756542993146112906&hl=en

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 […]

Delicate bridges

October 31, 2007

In the last session of ICHIM07 David and Jennifer introduced a video of Makkuni Ranjit’s work Eternal Gandhi. Tactile computers become traditional interfaces – the acts are not of mice and screens but of turning a prayer wheel, chanting in groups and weaving quilts. There was a strong sustainability message. Ghandi organised villages into sustainable […]

Computerised critters tell their story

October 24, 2007

At the National Geographic museum in Washington DC a Crittercam exhibition is showing how computing technology is helping to give greater insight into the world as seen by animals. In this field (actually mostly sea) the link between computing and sustainability is most appealing . I always try to be careful not to get carried […]