Collaboration

Collaboration is key to addressing the climate emergency. Coming together to share ideas and practices can be a powerful way of achieving imaginative, effective shared solutions. This course does not have social learning spaces embedded within it. Rather, we encourage you to connect with other people who have studied the course and/or are interested in climate education in one or more of the following ways:

• Joining the Open University Sustainability Network on LinkedIn [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] , which provides a space to connect with like-minded people in a supportive, professional network and to share sustainability news, tools and tips. Membership is open to everyone with an interest in sustainability, including Open University learners, staff, and alumni.
• Connecting with others who’ve studied this course by using the hashtag #OU_Introducing_Climate_Education on X(Twitter), Mastodon, BlueSky and Facebook.
• Following climate educators at The Open University’s Institute of Educational Technology on X(Twitter) or LinkedIn:
  • Dr Maria Aristeidou, X(Twitter) @aristeidoum LinkedIn
  • Dr Simon Ball, X(Twitter) @simonjball LinkedIn
  • Dr Kathy Chandler, X(Twitter) @KathyMChandler LinkedIn
  • Dr Koula Charitonos, X(Twitter) @ch_koula LinkedIn
  • Dr Carmel Kent, X(Twitter) @carmel_kent LinkedIn
  • Dr Leigh-Anne Perryman, X(Twitter) @laperryman LinkedIn
  • Dr Irina Rets, X(Twitter) @IrinaRets LinkedIn