TY - JOUR
T1 - A common framework for MOOC curricular development in climate change education - Findings and adaptations under the BECK project for higher education institutions in Europe and Asia
AU - Senevirathne, Malith
AU - Amaratunga, Dilanthi
AU - Haigh, Richard
AU - Kumer, Dhimman
AU - Kaklauskas, Arturas
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge the support from European Union Erasmus+ programme for Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education for financing the project activites. The content of this research paper is related to the BECK Project and reflects only the author's view. The National Agency and the Commission are not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors
PY - 2022/4/1
Y1 - 2022/4/1
N2 - The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction has identified the climate change education as a key motivation for improving energy efficiency, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction by encouraging changes in the attitudes and behaviour and helping adapt to climate change-related trends. Delivering climate change education via Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) in higher education is considered as an effective method for wider community engagement, scientific networking, and knowledge sharing. The BECK project funded by the ERASMUS+ Programme is aimed to address this approach by introducing new harmonized MOOC modules to the higher education curricular of 4 European, 5 Russian and 5 Asian higher education institutions (HEI). Based on the cross-institutional capacity needs assessment survey, the project adapted a common framework for the MOOC development and implementation across the partner institutions. The aim of this research is to develop a framework to ensure the curricular development is followed by pedagogical principles while adhering to the quality benchmarks in its implementation. This framework establishes common grounds for BECK MOOC while assisting the partner institutions with necessary capacity building for teaching and learning measures. The BECK project continues to disseminate the MOOC modules via the BECK virtual interuniversity and support the effective implementation of the developed framework.
AB - The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction has identified the climate change education as a key motivation for improving energy efficiency, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction by encouraging changes in the attitudes and behaviour and helping adapt to climate change-related trends. Delivering climate change education via Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) in higher education is considered as an effective method for wider community engagement, scientific networking, and knowledge sharing. The BECK project funded by the ERASMUS+ Programme is aimed to address this approach by introducing new harmonized MOOC modules to the higher education curricular of 4 European, 5 Russian and 5 Asian higher education institutions (HEI). Based on the cross-institutional capacity needs assessment survey, the project adapted a common framework for the MOOC development and implementation across the partner institutions. The aim of this research is to develop a framework to ensure the curricular development is followed by pedagogical principles while adhering to the quality benchmarks in its implementation. This framework establishes common grounds for BECK MOOC while assisting the partner institutions with necessary capacity building for teaching and learning measures. The BECK project continues to disseminate the MOOC modules via the BECK virtual interuniversity and support the effective implementation of the developed framework.
KW - BECK
KW - Climate change
KW - Curricular development framework
KW - Energy efficiency
KW - Higher education
KW - MOOC
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pdisas.2022.100222
DO - 10.1016/j.pdisas.2022.100222
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85126534443
VL - 14
JO - Progress in Disaster Science
JF - Progress in Disaster Science
SN - 2590-0617
M1 - 100222
ER -