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Internationalization of the curriculum through student-led climate change teaching activity
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McGregor, HV and O'Shea, B and Brewer, C and Abuodha, P and Pharo, EJ, Internationalization of the curriculum through student-led climate change teaching activity, Journal of Geoscience Education, 62, (3) pp. 353-363. ISSN 1089-9995 (2014) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2014 Nat. Assoc. Geosci. Teachers
DOI: doi:10.5408/13-033.1
Abstract
Internationalization 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.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | scholarship of teaching, climate change, climate change perceptions, international, geological education, curriculum internationalization, globalization, student-led learning |
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Curriculum and Pedagogy |
| Research Field: | Physical Education and Development Curriculum and Pedagogy |
| Objective Division: | Education and Training |
| Objective Group: | Curriculum |
| Objective Field: | Assessment and Evaluation of Curriculum |
| UTAS Author: | Pharo, EJ (Dr Emma Pharo) |
| ID Code: | 88893 |
| Year Published: | 2014 |
| Deposited By: | Geography and Environmental Studies |
| Deposited On: | 2014-02-19 |
| Last Modified: | 2015-04-23 |
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