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YAC Sustainable Development Online Course
"Be the change you wish to see in the world."
- Mahatma Gandhi
Welcome to the Wiki of the Youth Action for Change Sustainable Development Online Course 2008! This is the second year we are offering this course. Please take a look at the contents of last year's course.
This course has 40 participants from very diverse backgrounds from all around the globe and is facilitated by Kjell from Germany.
This Wiki is the main learning space, because it points you to the resources for each topic week. We also have a Forum and a Google Group for discussions, as well as a Facebook Group and a Blog called "The Green Changemakers" to keep in touch after the course.
Course Schedule 2008
- May - getting to know each other, your local scene and picking a specialty book
Topic Weeks
- June 1st to 7th - Week 1 - Introduction to Sustainable Development
- June 8th to 14th - Week 2 - Ecology
- June 15th to 21st - Week 3 - Water, Food & Energy
- June 22nd to 28th - Week 4 - Climate Change
- June 29th to July 5th - Week 5 - Organization and Economy
- July 6th to 12th - Week 6 - Lifestyles
- July 13th to 19th - Week 7 - Systems Thinking
- July 20th to 26th - Week 8 - Sustainable Future
- July 27th to August 2nd - Working Groups
- Project Outline and Book Presentations
- August & September - Practical Projects
Chats
Please have a look at the minutes of the Chats. If you were not there you can use them to know what has been discussed.
Fourth Chat with Morgan Strecker on July 11th
Fifth Chat with Dominic Stucker on July 30th
Other Online Courses on Sustainable Development
All the materials of this course can be found on this wiki, so you are invited to use them for studying independently. However, if you would like to join a course with a teacher, here are some options:
