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University of Florida

Sustainability Solutions


UF Faculty:
Meredith Nappy
Department:
Instructional Design
College:
College of Public Health and Health Professions

UF Faculty:
Erta Cenko
Department:
Department of Epidemiology
College:
College of Public Health and Health Professions

Partner Faculty:
Jodie Birdman
Department:
Institute of English Studies
Partner Institution:
Leuphana University Luneburg, Germany

Partner Faculty:
Luis Gobbo
Department:
Department of Physical Education
Partner Institution:
Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil
Title: Intercultural Perspectives on Sustainability Solutions
Project Description: In this project students will investigate a specific sustainability challenge and solution of their choice as it is embedded in their local context. They will work in small groups to choose a topic of relevance to them, then work to investigate the specific cultural, economic, social, and environmental aspects where each student lives, respectively. Then, they will use this information to synthesize a blog entry which informs the public on this topic.
Learning Outcomes:
  • Characterize how popular culture can both help and hinder public health initiatives and interventions. Acknowledge the value of Public Health goals, initiatives and interventions in local, national, and global settings.
  • Increasing student awareness and understanding of the ties between culture and the impact of public initiatives through comparison of student findings and locations
  • Open to differences of opinion. Open to learning/listening. Positive outlook on collaboration. Flexibility/adaptiveness.
  • Collaborative work. Creativity. Thoughtfully looking at the world/content. . Problem solving within a group. Critically evaluate common health issues and risk behaviors at different levels of the social ecological model
Participating Countries: Brazil, Germany
Number of Participants: 48 UF students, 8 students in Brazil, 25 students in Germany
Discipline: Global Health
UF Course Code & Name: PHC2100 - Introduction to Public Health
Project Duration: 6 weeks
Activity Type(s):
  • Student-to-Student Dialogue
  • Student-to-Student Project
Technology Tools:
  • Padlet
  • A collaborative productivity suite of the students' choice (probably Google Drive)
  • A messaging app of their choice (probably Whatsapp)
  • Zoom
  • Youtube and other platforms for viewing media
  • Mentimeter
  • Perusall
Sequence of Activities: OPEN FILE