Beschreibung

Lecture and discussion followed by a hands-on workshop withProf. Dr. Connie Roser-Renouf, Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University.

?Going Green" is an intercultural blended-learning project, where German and U.S. students explore approaches to sustainable development collaboratively through an e-learning platform. Starting in September 2015, ?Going Green" will be part of a larger teaching platform ?Teach About US". Schools throughout the country will navigate through web 2.0 applications and social media, and exchange their findings. They will publish their local initiatives online and contribute them to concluding regional student conferences on and around Earth Day 2016. This seminar will explore the green agenda in the U.S. and put it into a global context. In a hands-on session, exemplary task-cycles will be presented and major pitfalls and best practice examples from participant courses will be discussed. Hands-on task suggestions and useful web-applications relevant for other classroom topics and EFL settings will be examined.

Participants are encouraged to bring their own notebooks or tablets. The project is open to all interested teachers and learners; materials can be used online and offline. ?Going Green" is recipient of the award ?Ausgezeichnete Orte - Land der Ideen" 2015.

Detailed Program Information:

The Genesis of Climate Change Activism: Building Political and Consumer Activism in the U.S.
What are the values, beliefs and objectives that motivate people to become activists? Drawing on recent survey research, this talk will explore the motivations of Americans who are ?Going Green" in the marketplace and civic arenas. Recent studies show that four key beliefs - climate change is real, dangerous, human-caused and solvable - underlie both political and consumer activism. These beliefs are strongly associated with core values, and are more likely to lead to consumer than political activism in the U.S., due, in part, to consumption's social and personal rewards ("Let's go shopping!"). Neither form of activism is viewed by participants as highly effective, but both may be increasing as the urgency of the issue has grown. The strategies for increasing activism that non-profit organizations are using will be described, and other strategic possibilities will be explored.

In English.

Anmeldung erforderlich: sekretariat@dai-tuebingen.de (bis 2.11.)

In cooperation with U.S. Embassy.

Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Tübingen (d.a.i.)

Karlstrasse 3
72072 Tübingen

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