Sustainable Energy in Education is an international massive open online course for STEM teachers. The course, organized by LUMA Centre Finland, is an excellent introduction to current themes in sustainable energy and offers ideas and material on integrating the topic in STEM education.
Global challenges and their impacts on ecosystems, biodiversity and human lives have become a part of our daily lives through media coverage and even personal experiences.
Sustainable energy refers to producing and using energy in a way that supports sustainable development. Therefore, sustainable energy is not only renewable, it also supports social and economical sustainability
Inventing new sustainable solutions to worldwide climate and energy challenges requires a better understanding of these interconnected issues. What are our current options? How could we develop better technologies to counter negative human impact on the planet?
Enabling a sustainable future for young generations is a major concern. The theme integrates smoothly into several STEM subjects and it could be beneficial to discuss the theme with students.
Join the MOOC on Sustainable Energy in Education
Sustainable Energy in Education is an international English-language MOOC organized by the LUMA Centre Finland. The course is organized free of charge and it is aimed at secondary school teachers, teacher students, teacher educators and other education experts who are interested in the topic.
Starting on January 18th 2016, the course delivers a concrete look into the processes, technologies and development of sustainable energy solutions. It also offers practical pedagogical ideas, materials and resources for integrating the theme in STEM education.
The course materials include contributions and materials from Finnish researchers, experts and other professionals involved in sustainable energy and STEM education research.
Participants have until June 5th, 2016 to study the materials and to work on the required assignments. The estimated time required for completing the course is 30 hours.
Director of the course is Professor, Dr. Maija Aksela, University of Helsinki, Finland.
You are warmly welcome to the course!
Course dates: January 18th – June 5th, 2016
The detailed schedule will be published on the course platform at latest on January 18th.
Create account at mooc.helsinki.fi and enrol yourself to the course. Please register at latest on January 31st.
