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Internationalization of the curriculum through student-led climate change teaching activity
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posted on 2023-05-17, 22:16 authored by McGregor, HV, O'Shea, B, Brewer, C, Abuodha, P, Emma LittleEmma LittleInternationalization of the curriculum is important in today’s globalized environment, with the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of complex issues, such as climate change, requiring students to think beyond their disciplinary and cultural boundaries. Here we introduce a novel cross-discipline and cross-country activity with the overall goal to expose students to an international environmental problem (climate change) that requires an awareness of different 23 perspectives, so as to contribute to their development of responsible global citizenship through internationalization of the curriculum. Students studying in Australia and the United States of America completed an anonymous survey on their climate change perceptions, and then the students discussed the results via a live video link. The survey results provided the catalyst for students to reflect on the ecological impact of their different lifestyles. The students could demonstrate their critical thinking skills and develop cross disciplinary thinking by exploring the vexed issue of climate change science, perceptions, and culture. Overall, the survey was simple to implement, the tutorial was successful despite the different time zones. Our activity achieved the broader goal of facilitating internationalization of student learning and enhanced our students’ ability to view problems from different angles and helped foster boundary-crossing skills.
History
Publication title
Journal of Geoscience EducationVolume
62Pagination
353-363ISSN
1089-9995Department/School
School of Geography, Planning and Spatial SciencesPublisher
National Association of Geoscience TeachersPlace of publication
United States of AmericaRights statement
Copyright 2014 Nat. Assoc. Geosci. TeachersRepository Status
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