The online course will cover the following topics: Climate and climate change – sea ice, glaciers and global sea levels, species that are directly effected by global warming, the earth temperature trends. Environmental Issues – the causes of pollution, health effects of pollution, how litter and waste effect the air we breathe. Recycling – the 6 R's of recycling, how recycling benefits the environment, the challenges of recycling. How to make change.
Course aim
Course Aim The aim of the course is to provide the learner with an introduction to environmental awareness including global warming, environmental issues, recycling and how to make changes to support environmental sustainability.
Do I need any particular skills or experience?
- You will need your own personal email address so that you’re able to login to the WEA’s digital learning platform: WEA Canvas. You will need to be able to understand how to follow URL links to pages on the internet. If you want to understand more about Canvas please visit: http://bit.ly/WEAonline
- No skills or experience needed
- This course is for beginners
By the end of the course I should be able to:
- A broad understanding of environmental issues and what we can do to help sustain our environment
- Understand how indoor and outdoor air pollution effects the air we breathe and our health.
- Understand the meaning of the 6 Rs of recycling and be better equipped to effectively recycle your own waste.
- Make informed choices to contribute to environmental sustainability.
- Understand the causes and the effects of global warming.
How will I be taught?
- The WEA’s digital learning platform, Canvas will be used to provide resources or to support lessons, enable assessment, provide learner feedback and for other activities for individuals away from the course. If you want to understand more about our digital learning platform please visit: http://bit.ly/WEAonline
What kind of feedback can I expect?
- You will be able to keep a record of your progress and achievement using photos, audio, text or documents uploaded into the WEA’s digital learning platform, WEA Canvas.
- Your tutor will provide written, text and audio feedback recorded in WEA Canvas, WEA’s digital learning platform.
- You will be able to keep a digital portfolio of your work on WEA’s digital learning platform, Canvas.
- A range of informal activities will be used by the tutor to see what you are learning which may include quizzes, question and answer, small projects and discussion
- You will have opportunities to discuss your progress with your tutor
- You will be encouraged to share your work with the group and discuss your learning
- You will be encouraged to consider other students work and give your opinions and suggestions
What else do I need to know?
- You will need a personal email address to join the WEA’s digital learning platform, Canvas so that you can receive resources, record your progress and achievement and to work with others and share ideas. If you want to understand more about our digital learning platform please visit: http://bit.ly/WEAonline
Pre-course work, reading and information sources
- No pre reading or pre course work is required
What can I do next?
- Progress to another WEA course
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