2015 Conference

Workshop

This workshop focusses on the use of online and blended learning modes in environmental studies and sciences programs. The workshop is presented by AESS’ Online and Blended Learning Subcommittee (OBLSC) and is structured in two parts. Part I of the workshop will review and reflect on the series of online workshops presented earlier this year organized through the OBLSC which aimed to (a) give AESS members the opportunity to experience online learning and teaching in action, (b) identify strategies and practices to better align sustainability teaching and practice, and (c) foster collaboration between academia and practitioners. Part II of the workshop will focus on future initiatives, including (1) building a community of practice amongst AESS members and others with interests spanning environmental education and online and blended learning modes, and (2) fostering a related research program of scholarship of teaching and learning. This workshop aligns with the conference theme through its focus on pedagogies in environmental studies and sciences that transcend boundaries between face-to-face, blended and online learning modes.