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Ecologized collaborative online international learning: tackling wicked sustainability problems through education for sustainable development.

Adefila, Arinola; Arrobbio, Osman; Brown, Geraldine; Robinson, Zoe; Spolander, Gary; Soliev, Ilkhom; Willers, Bret; Morini, Luca; Padovan, Dario; Wimpenny, Katherine

Authors

Arinola Adefila

Osman Arrobbio

Geraldine Brown

Zoe Robinson

Ilkhom Soliev

Bret Willers

Luca Morini

Dario Padovan

Katherine Wimpenny



Abstract

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is increasingly embedded in higher education (HE) due to the current emphasis on tackling the environmental crisis. Similarly, Civic Society Organisations are expanding their mobilization and practical action in communities. These approaches can reach almost all people on the planet and open avenues for effective global action around sustainable development. It is important to connect both learners and develop agents of change in society. In this paper, we focus on how digital resources can support democratization of knowledge production and improve equitable citizen participation in ESD and practical action at the local and global levels. The paper investigates structures, processes and components that support transnational collaboration in digital spaces, particularly, around the enhancement of sustainable environmental attitudes. We use Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) as a basis to develop EcoCOIL as a versatile model for expanding coalition building tools and principles, to promote environmental citizenship and develop multi-layered communities of practice. Stakeholders include university students and staff, technical experts, business leaders and entrepreneurs, social innovators, policy makers, Community Social Organisations (CSOs), etc. EcoCOIL focuses on co-created wisdom sharing across intercultural, intergenerational and transdisciplinary actors; it brings an innovative, participatory angle to curriculum development by integration of lifelong learning principles and practical facilitation of sustainable behavior within communities in real time.

Citation

ADEFILA, A., ARROBBIO, O., BROWN, G., ROBINSON, Z., SPOLANDER, G., SOLIEV, I., WILLERS, B., MORINI, L., PADOVAN, D. and WIMPENNY, K. 2021. Ecologized collaborative online international learning: tackling wicked sustainability problems through education for sustainable development. Journal of teacher education for sustainability [online], 23(1), pages 41-57. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2478/jtes-2021-0004

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 17, 2021
Online Publication Date Jul 17, 2021
Publication Date Jun 30, 2021
Deposit Date Aug 9, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability
Electronic ISSN 1691-5534
Publisher De Gruyter
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 23
Issue 1
Pages 41-57
DOI https://doi.org/10.2478/jtes-2021-0004
Keywords Education for Sustainable Development (ESD); Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL); Communities of practice; EcoCOIL
Public URL https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1405763

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