MOOC - Food Education

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  Welcome

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  • Select activity Read me first!

    

    Read me first! Forum
  • Select activity Welcome!

    

    Welcome! Page
• Select section Food Systems

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  Food Systems

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  • Select activity Forum- Project Ideas for Sustainable Food Systems

    

    Forum- Project Ideas for Sustainable Food Systems

    Due: Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 5:18 AM

    Subscribe to the Forum - You can post new topics or participate in the discussion

    Welcome to our interactive forum! As educators, we have a unique opportunity to inspire our students to think critically about sustainable food systems and take action in their communities. This forum is designed for us to share and brainstorm project ideas that we can implement in our classrooms to engage students in hands-on, meaningful learning experiences about sustainable food systems.

  • Select activity Navigating the Course

    

    Navigating the Course Page

    

    How to navigate this module.

    The best way to follow this module is in a linear sequence.

    You can open each lesson and follow it page by page. If you prefer to browse any lesson you can navigate it using the left sidebar with the course index.

    Just click on the desired lesson or resource.

     After you read the description of the lesson you can click on that link to   open it and follow the instructions.

    This Module will provide you with a better understanding of the foundations for integrating education for Food Systems sustainability and Futures Literacy.

    The course will offer you support to deliver innovative curricula, achieve continuous professional development and improve your capacity as educator for a sustainable future.

  • Select activity Food Systems landscape image

    

     La Buona Terra - Italy.

  • Select activity Introduction to Food Systems

    

    Introduction to Food Systems Page

    Here is a definition and an overview of Food Systems.

    Click the Introduction to Food Systems link to see a definition and the components of Food Systems

  • Select activity Impact of Food Systems in the world

    

    Impact of Food Systems in the world Page

    Open this brief description of the impact of food systems in the world before you attempt to answer the quiz.

    Click on Impact of Food Systems in the world

  • Select activity Quiz - What is the Impact of our choices?

    

    Quiz - What is the Impact of our choices?

    Let's think about our impact. Complete this Multiple choice quiz. You won't be marked on it and it does not affect the completion of the module.

    Click on the link to start the quiz

  • Select activity Understanding the Challenges

    

    Understanding the Challenges Page

    Food Systems can be simple or complex. You can use this content as a generator for discussions in class or as a project based learning activity researching your local reality or mapping your local food system with your students.

    Here you can see a complex mind map of some food systems with some of the topics to explore with your students.

  • Select activity Education with Food Systems

    YOU CAN TEACH ABOUT FOOD SYSTEMS

    IN ANY DISCIPLINE.

    THERE ARE MANY TOPICS AND OPPORTUNITIES 

    TO INCLUDE FOOD SYSTEMS IN YOUR CLASS PLANS

    

  • Select activity Project based learning ideas
  • Select activity Sustainable Farming

    Watch and interact with this video. Click (+) tabs for more information. The video will stop for you to check your knowledge.

  • Select activity Quiz - Sustainable Diets - True or False?

    

    Quiz - Sustainable Diets - True or False?

    True or False

    Complete this quiz to refine your understanding of food choices.

  • Select activity Food Environments

    

    Food Environments Page

    Click on Food Environments to see a brief overview of the concept with a link to an example on another website.

  • Select activity ASSESSMENT

    Assessment

  • Select activity Check your competencies

    

    Check your competencies H5P

    This is a branching scenario to test your high level competencies

  • Select activity Try this Crosswords
  • Select activity Cross words

    

    Cross words H5P

    Try this crosswords to check your understanding of Food Systems

  • Select activity ACTIVITIES

    ACTIVITIES AND CLASS PLANS

  • Select activity Class Plan - Introduction to Soils

    

    Class Plan - Introduction to Soils File

    This is a simple class plan to introduce soils to middle school students. Includes a tip sheet.

  • Select activity Class Activity - Futures Literacy

    

    Class Activity - Futures Literacy Page

    Objective:The objective of this activity is to engage participants in imagining and designing sustainable food systems for the future by using scenario analysis. This exercise will help develop futures literacy capabilities, allowing you to think critically about potential futures and the steps needed to achieve sustainable food systems.

    Open Futures Literacy to see the activity

    Download the Script below for the activity to apply it with your group.

  • Select activity Script for Facilitating the Activity

    

    Script for Facilitating the Activity File

    This file contains a script to run the activity in class and steps to apply it online in the Moodle environment.

  • Select activity Class Activities - Designing Sustainable Food Systems

    

    Class Activities - Designing Sustainable Food Systems Page

    Examples of Project Based Learning (PBL) activities for your class.

  • Select activity PBL activities and reference

    

    PBL activities and reference File

    More activities here.

    This document lists an important reference and gives you some examples of Project Based Learning activities that you can apply.

  • Select activity Planet Schooling Blog

    

    Planet Schooling Blog URL

    Here is a website with lots of resources and information on how to introduce sustainability education and food systems in the school and home environment.

  • Select activity Case Studies: Action for Sustainable Food Systems

    

    Case Studies: Action for Sustainable Food Systems Page

    Here you will find more information and case studies supporting:

    • Critical Thinking:  question and analyse the impact of your food choices on the environment and society.

    • Motivating Action: student-led initiatives that make a positive impact on their communities.

     

  • Select activity REFERENCES

    REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING

  • Select activity References for Action

    

    References for Action Folder

    In this folder you will find more references and files to support your work with Sustainable Food Systems.

  • Select activity Food Systems Dashboard

    

    Food Systems Dashboard URL

    The Food Systems Dashboard  is a critical resource and can be used to analyse food systems.

  • Select activity Food Systems Presentation slides

    

    Food Systems Presentation slides File

    The original slide presentation in pdf.

  • Select activity Further References

    

    Further References Page

    Books, publications, websites, articles for you to continue your exploration of Sustainable Food Systems in Education

  • Select activity Glossary

    

    Glossary Page
• Select section Low emission strategies

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  Low emission strategies

  • Select activity Substantive content and objectives

    

    Substantive content and objectives Lesson
  • Select activity Glossary

    

    Glossary
  • Select activity Sustainable development

    

    Sustainable development Lesson
  • Select activity Renewable energy resources

    

    Renewable energy resources Lesson
  • Select activity Sustainable transportation

    

    Sustainable transportation Lesson
  • Select activity Case studies

    

    Case studies Lesson
  • Select activity Literature

    1. Cadez S., Czerny A., Climate change mitigation strategies in carbon-intensive firms, Journal of Cleaner
       Production, 112, Part 5, 2016, 4132-4143, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.07.099.

    2. Cairns G., Wright G., Bradfield R., van der Heijden K., Burt G., Exploring e-government futures through the application of scenario planning, “Technological Forecasting and Social Change” 2004, No. 71. 

    3. Communication from The Commission to The European Parliament, The European Council, The Council, The European Economic and Social Committee and The Committee of the regions. The European Green Deal. COM (2019) 640 Final, 11.12.2019. 

    4. Communication from The Commission to The European Parliament, The Council, The European Economic and Social Committee and The Committee of the regions. Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – Putting European transport on truck fot the future. COM (2020) 789 Final, 9.12.2020.

    5. de Bono E., Six Thinking Hats, Penguin Life, 2016; http://dspace.vnbrims.org:13000/jspui/bitstream/123456789/4746/1/Six%20thinking%20hats.pdf.

    6. Ejdys J., Gudanowska A., Halicka K., Kononiuk A., Magruk A., Nazarko J., Nazarko Ł., Szpilko D., Widelska U., Foresight in Higher Education Institutions: Evidence from Poland, „Foresight and STI Governance” 2019, Vol. 13, No.1 3. 

    7. Fahey L., Randall M. (1998), Learning from the Future. Competitive Foresight Scenarios, John Wiley&Sons, New York. 

    8. Fawzy, S., Osman, A.I., Doran, J. et al. Strategies for mitigation of climate change: a review. Environ Chem Lett 18, 2069–2094 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-020-01059-w.

    9. Gudanowska A. (ed.), Kononiuk A. (ed.) (2020), Uwarunkowania rozwoju procesów produkcji i wzrostu kompetencji cyfrowych społeczeństwa, Politechnika Białostocka, Białystok.

    10. Hamed, T. A., and A. J. J. O. S. D. O. E. Alshare. 2022. Water, and E. Systems, environmental impact of solar and wind energy-a review. Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems 10 (2):1–23. doi:10.13044/j.sdewes.d9.0387.

    11. Heidari I., Eshlaghy A.T., Hoseini S.M.S.,  Sustainable transportation: Definitions, dimensions, and indicators – Case study of importance-performance analysis for the city of Tehran, Heliyon, 9(2023), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20457.

    12. Honegger, M.; Michaelowa, A.; Poralla, M. Net-zero emissions: The role of Carbon Dioxide Removal in the Paris Agreement. Policy Briefing Report. Perspectives Climate Research, Freiburg 2019.

    13. Jałowiec T, Wojtaszek H, Miciuła I. Analysis of the Potential Management of the Low-Carbon Energy Transformation by 2050. Energies. 2022; 15(7):2351. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15072351.

    14. Makarova I, Buyvol P, Shubenkova K, Fatikhova L and Parsin G (2023) Editorial: Sustainable transport systems. Front. Built Environ. 9:1161361. doi: 10.3389/fbuil.2023.1161361.

    15. Pålsson, H., Kovács, G. (2014), Reducing transportation emissions: A reaction to stakeholder pressure or a strategy to increase competitive advantage, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Vol. 44 No. 4, pp. 283-304. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPDLM-09-2012-0293.

    16. Ringland G., (2007), UNIDO Technology Foresight for Practitioners. A specialised Course on Scenario Building. Prague, 5-8 November.

    17. Saleh W.H., Jadallah A.A., Shyraiji A.L. (2022): A Review for the Cooling techniques of PV/T Solar Air Collectors. Engineering and Technology Journal, 40(01): 129-136.  DOI:10.30684/etj.v40i1.2139

    18. Shiradkar, N., R. Arya, A. Chaubal, K. Deshmukh, P. Ghosh, A. Kottantharayil, S. Kumar, and J. Vasi. 2022. Recent developments in solar manufacturing in India. Solar Compass 1:100009. doi:10.1016/j.solcom.2022.100009.

    19. Watson R., (2012), Trends and technology timeline 2010+ a roadmap for the exploration of current and future trends, in Future Files. A brief history of the next 50 years, Nicholas Brealey Publishing, London.

    20. Zhou J. , Sustainable transportation in the US: a review of proposals, policies, and programs since 2000, Front. Archit. Res. 1 (2012) 150–165.

    Internet sources/Websites

    1. https://climate.nasa.gov/faq/19/what-is-the-greenhouse-effect

    2. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/interactive-publications/energy-2023#

    3. https://www.energy.gov/eere/sustainable-transportation-and-fuels

    4. UN, Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (UN, New York, 2015); http://bit.ly/TransformAgendaSDG-pdf

    5. https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/european-green-deal/

    6. Danone, About Danone, https://www.danone.com/about-danone/we-are-danone.html#MISSION 

    7. Danone, Climate Policy, https://www.danone.com/content/dam/corp/global/danonecom/about-us-impact/policies-and-commitments/en/2016/2016_05_18_ClimatePolicyFullVersion.pdf 

    8. Global Data, Danone SA: Overview, https://www.globaldata.com/company-profile/danone-sa/

    9. Danone, Danone integrated annual report 2022, https://www.danone.com/content/dam/corp/global/danonecom/rai/2022/danone-integrated-annual-report-2022.pdf

    10. Danone, Regenerative agriculture, https://www.danone.com/impact/planet/regenerative-agriculture.html

    11. Tetra Pak, Sustainability Report FY22 Highlights, https://www.tetrapak.com/content/dam/tetrapak/media-box/global/en/documents/sustainability-report-highlights-infographics.pdf

    12. Tetra Pak, Tetra Pak commits to net zero emissions, https://www.tetrapak.com/en-pl/about-tetra-pak/news-and-events/newsarchive/tetra-pak-commits-to-net-zero-emissions

    13. Tetra Pak, Who we are, https://www.tetrapak.com/en-pl/about-tetra-pak/who-we-are/company

    14. https://www.sciencefacts.net/types-of-renewable-energy.html

    15. https://www.greenmatch.co.uk/blog/2021/09/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-renewable-energy#types-of-renewable-energy

    16. https://op.europa.eu/webpub/eca/special-reports/renevable-energy-5-2018/en/

    17. https://clean-coalition.org/value-of-clean-local-energy/benefits/

    
    
    
    
    
    

  • Select activity Additional materials and sources of information

    1. Application to increase audience engagement: https://www.mentimeter.com/ 

    2. beFORE E-Learning Course, http://futureoriented.eu/ foresight-course/, where you can benefit from lessons dedicated to scenario analysis: http://futureoriented.eu/courses/advanced-course-students/lessons/module-5-lesson-2-future-oriented-methodologies/topic/topic-7-intuitive-logics-school-ofscenario-construction-case-studies/or take the entire Futures Literacy course (http:// futureoriented.eu/foresight-course/)

    3. The European Environment Agency (EEA) website, https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/topics/in-depth/climate-change-mitigation-reducing-emissions

    4. https://www.oecd.org/agriculture/topics/climate-change-and-food-systems/

    5. Dr Edward de Bono introduces Lateral Thinking;

    6. The Indigo Archive - Edward de Bono Tools in Practice;

    7. Global Footprint Network: https://www.footprintcalculator.org/

    8. Miro board, where you can create a STEEP analysis template as the first step in the scenario method using ready-made output visualisations and work together online: https://miro.com/

    9. The coursebook developed within Futures project: Replay your futures – labs for exploring undiscovered pathways course (pdf) https://futuresproject.pb.edu.pl/app/uploads/2023/08/Handbook-Futures-2022.pdf

    
    
    
    
    

  • Select activity Imagining and designing

    

    Imagining and designing Lesson
  • Select activity Quiz - Low emission strategies

    

    Quiz - Low emission strategies
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  Soil management

  • Select activity Soil management

    Ready to get dirty?

    We're going down into the soil

    

    Here you can learn all about soil! You'll also learn techniques that can be used to save soil that has been misused.  Soil health is often overseen when it comes to sustainability issues, but it is one of the biggest problems!  You can start by watching the first video about healthy soil and then proceed to checking out some other materials or dive into a quiz.

    We recommend following the chronological order suggested here in the list on the left, but you can also hop straight to the topics that interest you the most at each time.

  • Select activity Video - Why soil matters

    Why soil matters!

     

     

    soil health = human health 

    check out more "Videos from Kiss the Ground"

  • Select activity Lecture - Healthy soil

    

    Lecture - Healthy soil H5P
  • Select activity Who feeds the plants? Microbes! Frontiers for Young Minds

    

    Who feeds the plants? Microbes! Frontiers for Young Minds URL
  • Select activity Farming with Soil Life: A Handbook for Supporting Soil Invertebrates and Soil Health on Farms

    

    Farming with Soil Life: A Handbook for Supporting Soil Invertebrates and Soil Health on Farms URL
  • Select activity Quiz - Healthy soil

    

    Quiz - Healthy soil

    Opened: Monday, 4 November 2024, 6:35 PM

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  • Select activity viedo - Composting!

    It's crazy not using the organic matter to increase soil fertility

     

     

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  • Select activity Lecture - Soil hero!

    

    Lecture - Soil hero! H5P
  • Select activity Crossword puzzle - What can you use to add organic material?

    

    Crossword puzzle - What can you use to add organic material? H5P
  • Select activity Quiz - Saving soil

    

    Quiz - Saving soil

    Opened: Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 6:39 PM

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  • Select activity Anne's story - it's great to work with nature

    Anne's story - The lazy way > work with nature

     

     

    Here's more stuff from Anne: https://anneofalltrades.com

  • Select activity Practice being a soil hero

    

    Practice being a soil hero H5P
  • Select activity Soil Building – How to Make Deep Rich Soils by Imitating Nature - Permaculture Apprentice

    

    Soil Building – How to Make Deep Rich Soils by Imitating Nature - Permaculture Apprentice URL
  • Select activity Indigenous healing of soil - we can be a part of nature

    Indigenous healing of soil - we can be a part of nature

     

      

     check out more "Videos from Kiss the Ground"

  • Select activity Video - Regenerative farming to build soil fertility

    Regenerative farming to build soil fertility

     

     check out more "Videos from Kiss the Ground"

  • Select activity Videos from Kiss the Ground

    

    Videos from Kiss the Ground URL
  • Select activity Documentary - "Dirt"

    Why did we end up in this trouble? Why are our soils in such terrible state?

     

     

    Documentary that takes you on a journey from why we ended up in this trouble to hearing stories from people have found, tested and tried the solutions that work!

• Select section Assessment

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  Assessment

  • Select activity Objectives

    

    Objectives Page

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    The objectives of the present module. 

  • Select activity Glossary

    

    Glossary Page

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    In this section you can find the important terms for educational assessment and evaluation.

  • Select activity Assessment forum

    

    Assessment forum

    Subscribe to the Forum - You can post your activity, add new topics or participate in the discussion

    Welcome to our interactive forum! This forum is designed for us to share and brainstorm project ideas, propose assessment tools, reflect on our techniques of assessment, and finally post our activity for feedback! 

  • Select activity The assessment process and its importance

    

    The assessment process and its importance Page

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    In this section you will be able to see the schematic representation of educational assessment, and understand its importance. 

  • Select activity Categorization of educational assessment

    

    Categorization of educational assessment Page

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    In this chapter you can find 3 distinct groups of educational assessment, based on the learning process, evaluation group and the learning outcome.

  • Select activity Assessment tools

    

    Assessment tools Page

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    Lists of different assessment tools, divided in traditional and alternative methods. 

  • Select activity Rubrics

    

    Rubrics Page

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    In this chapter you will be able to learn about the different types of rubrics, along with specific examples. 

  • Select activity Designing effective Rubrics

    

    Designing effective Rubrics Page

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    The present chapter showcase the elements that need to be taken into consideration for a successful Analytic Rubrics development. 

  • Select activity The role of assessment in Sustainability education

    

    The role of assessment in Sustainability education Page

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    This chapter introduces the European GreenComp framework for assessing sustainability competencies and provide support of how to evaluate students' sustainability skills effectively. 

  • Select activity Assessment_Activity sheet

    

    Assessment_Activity sheet File

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    You are a teacher of a class of 12 year old students, teaching geography. You have the overview of implementing a project with the title "from farm to table", that would last for 4 weeks in total. The educational programme is designed in a way that promotes student-based learning about sustainable farming and nutrition. It promises to cultivate 4 competencies to students: knowledge of ecological production, collaboration, active citizenship, and futures literacy. You are asked to design a rubric that can be used to assess at least 2 out of those competencies. 

    Download the document, and work locally. 

    You can work with the document as many times as you feel like.

    Upload your document to the forum and ask from other people in the course to give you feedback. 

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  Certificate