By the end of this course, our aim is that you will be able to do the following:
Identify intersections of the system of international education with climate change
Evaluate existing and current perspectives and practices in IE with a climate justice lens
Display commitment to climate justice in your scope of work and influence
Recommend next steps to colleagues, teammates, and superiors for implementation climate justice perspectives within operations
Leveraging a mix of quizzes, reflection exercises, and examples of good practices by peers, "Foundations of Climate Justice and Internationalization" is thoughtfully designed for practitioners to feel empowered to take action!
Critical chapters for our shared understanding of climate science, system change, student trends, emissions estimates, and climate justice have quizzes requiring a 75% pass rate in order to continue. Learn from explanations to each quiz question!
Just as critical as the knowledge checks, these self-guided discussion questions and suggested activities are on the topic of course expectations, practitioner climate anxiety, spheres of influence, climate justice in the sector, and more!
Featuring six examples from organizations around the world doing good work on climate action and climate justice, the course also includes knowledge facilitators, guest lecturers, and special guests from the internationalization sector around the world!
1.1 - Course Welcome and Objectives
FREE PREVIEW1.2 - Introduction to Knowledge Facilitators and Global Knowledge Collective
FREE PREVIEW1.3a - A Quick Pre-Course Survey and Reflection Activity
1.3b - Pre-Course Knowlede Self-Assessment
1.4 - The Role of Universities
FREE PREVIEW1.5 - The Climate Crisis as a Risk to Sustainability
FREE PREVIEW2.1 - Chapter Introduction and Learning Objectives
2.2 - An Introduction to the Science of Climate Change
FREE PREVIEW2.3 - Important Language Around Science-Based Targets
2.4 - Urgency and its Connection to Emissions Reduction Strategies
2.5 - Chapter 2 Knowledge Check
3.1 - Chapter Introduction and Learning Objectives
3.2 - International Student Growth and Future Projections
3.3 - Sector Context: Road Warrior Mentality
3.4 - Practitioner Climate Anxiety: 2022 Research
3.5 - Practitioner Climate Anxiety: Researcher Interview
3.6 - Reflection Exercise - Practitioners and Climate Anxiety
4.1 - Chapter Introduction and Learning Objectives
4.2 - Global Emissions Budget and System Trends
FREE PREVIEW4.3 - The Transfer of Burden as a Barrier to System Change
4.4 - The Cabon Impact of Individual Action vs System Change
4.5 - Optimizing Your Influence for System Change
4.6 - Chapter 4 Knowledge Check
5.1 - Chapter Introduction and Learning Objectives
5.2 - System Emissions: An Institutional View
5.3 - Guest Lecture: Emissions Estimate of Student Mobility
5.4 - Emissions Estimates in US Study Abroad Contexts
5.5 - Emissions Estimates of (some) Conferences and Alternatives
5.6 - Dialogues Session: Implications of Emission Estimates for International Education
5.7 - Optimizing Your Influence for System Change
5.8 - Chapter 5 Knowledge Check
6.1 - Chapter Introduction and Learning Objectives
6.2 - Environmental Sustainability and Student Decision Drivers
6.3 - Co-Benefits of Climate Action with Business Drivers
6.4 - Student Climate Anxiety and Eco-Paralysis
6.5 - Chapter 6 Knowledge Check
In the course you'll hear about some of the good work already being done at:
Alethea Global is a worker cooperative and climate justice training consultancy built by members with relevant international education experience and knowledge to support the required transformation for a more equitable, climate-conscious, and sustainable sector.
Climate change is an urgent issue that will require our sector to speak the same language so we can take action at all levels as soon as possible. We wanted to ensure that the cost was not prohibitive and could be covered by a professional development budget. We also recognize that individuals from organizations in the Global South or marginalized communities around the world will have different budgets, and we want to ensure this course is accessible to as many practitioners in the sector as possible! We're working on the honour system on this one, so if you or your institution need the 30% discount to access the course, then don't hesitate to select that option!
The course is facilitated by members of Alethea Global Cooperative alongside guest lecturers. These guest lecturers are international education researchers and practitioners from the Alethea Global Knowledge Collective. You can read about three of them below. To learn more visit our website at https://alethea.global/team/
We are proud to support the Climate Action Network for International Educators with every registration!
As part of our cooperative community commitment, 10% of registrations will be provided to CANIE.
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