Acknowledgements
This free course has been designed by a team of educators who have expertise in online education: Dr Leigh-Anne Perryman, Dr Kathy Chandler, Dr Simon Ball, Dr Irina Rets, Dr Carmel Kent, Dr Maria Aristeidou, Dr Koula Charitonos.
Contributors
Many people kindly agreed to participate in the audio and video recordings especially produced for the course Teacher development: Addressing the climate emergency. We warmly thank them for their generosity in giving their time. Those whose contributions appear within this free course, Supporting climate action through digital education, include the following:
Simon Behrman, Associate Professor at Warwick University
Sally Hayns, Chief Executive Officer of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM)
Desiree Lesatele, Student, National University of Samoa
Doreen Osborne, Climate Café Founder, Glasgow
Mary Troup, Climate Café Founder, Glasgow
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Images
Figure 1: Nature and biodiversity is identified as a key area of work for ‘green skills’ courtesy: Kathy Chandler
Figure 2: In Tinginaput, India, Bundei Hidreka shares her engineering skills with Rohim Miniaka, teaching him how to make a solar lamp credit: Abbie Trayler-Smith / UK Department for International Development CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Deed | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic | Creative Commons
Figure 3: Taking time to notice nature can support your wellbeing courtesy: Kathy Chandler
Figure 4: Doreen Osborne, climate café founder courtesy: Doreen Osborne
Figure 5: Mary Troup, climate café founder courtesy: Mary Troup
Figure 6: Individual actions add together to make a difference. Cyclists taking out a group of school children to encourage cycling in Bogotá Ashden / Ashden https://climatevisuals.org/ asset/ 1428/
Figure 7: The impact of air travel is a particular concern Suhyeon Choi/unsplash
Audio/Video
Video 1: What skills do learners need? © The Open University
Video 2: How to talk with children about climate change: BBC Ideas/The Open University How to talk with children about climate change - BBC Ideas A BBC/Open University Partnership
Audio 1: Tom’s experience © The Open University
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