The concept of sustainable development in the innovative education of students
WSB University in Wroclaw ·Poland
About this project
<p>Objective:<br> To enrich the remote education offer for students at WSB by preparing, in collaboration with the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL) 10 innovative e-courses in English on the latest economic and social trends in sustainable development.</p> <p>Justification of the project<br> Need:<br> • to create high quality new English e-courses on socio-economic trends;<br> • make the curricula more interdisciplinary;<br> • increase student awareness of sustainable development.</p> <p>Participants:<br> • 20 WSB students from the faculties: Management, Logistics, Finance and Accounting, Computer Science and HVL participating in testing of 2 e-courses<br> • 30 WSB employees participating in training on remote and inclusive education<br> • 70 webinar and conference participants</p> <p>Activities carried out using the PMBOK methodology:<br> 1. Development of an analysis of WSB from the perspective of strengths and weaknesses of remote education.<br> 2. Training for WSB employees.<br> 3. Development of 10 e-learning courses.<br> 5. Evaluation tests of 2 e-courses.<br> 6. Development of a good practice handbook.<br> 7. Dissemination activities (including webinar and online conference)<br> 8. Implementation of courses in the curriculum of HVL and WSB.</p> <p>Outcomes:<br> -analysis report on WSB remote education<br> -10 e-courses in English<br> -good practice handbook in English on e-course development and international cooperation.<br> Project impact and potential long-term benefits:<br> -increasing students' awareness of sustainability<br> -motivating teachers to find interesting topics for classes<br> -encouraging lecturers to create teaching materials in English and to further develop remote learning<br> -increasing WSB's potential in terms of internationalisation (e-courses in English) and inclusive education.</p>
Bilateral cooperation results
Participation in the project was an opportunity for both universities to exchange expertise in environmental sciences - sustainable development and innovative forms of e-education. Thanks to close cooperation characterized by professionalism, openness and kindness, both project teams managed to develop intellectual output and achieve the assumed project goals. The HVL design team was happy to share its knowledge with the above-mentioned. fields, which was reflected in the developed e-courses: Edu Tech and Fossil Fuel Free. HVL lecturers also participated in testing selected e-courses among students and employees, providing materials for the Good Practices Manual and presenting intellectual achievements during dissemination events: international online conference (February 2024), Webinar (April 2024), as well as in the form of workshops for students and employees of HVL and UWSB Merito, conferences and meetings, at the local and international level, devoted to the topic of sustainable development and/or e-learning solutions in academic education, e.g. presentation of the project results at the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2024 (END 2024) organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (WIARS), Portugal. Participation in the project brought benefits to both Polish and Norwegian partners: improving the academic standards of both institutions by sharing knowledge in the field of environmental sciences and in the field of innovative, cutting-edge ICT solutions in education. In this way, both universities improved the quality of teaching, making it current and attractive for contemporary students, and also enriched their development prospects in teaching. Unlimited transfer of knowledge and promotion of intellectual achievements disseminated among other educational institutions in Europe are important advantages of the project. Both HVL and UWSB Merito in Wrocław plan to further expand the scope of cooperation.
Project partners
- Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Donor project partner· Norway