“Knowledge provides people and students a freedom – the freedom of choice to decide for themselves what our future could look like.” – Stephen Augustine
“Knowledge provides people and students a freedom – the freedom of choice to decide for themselves what our future could look like.” – Stephen Augustine
Right now, you – yes, you reading this magazine – have access to thousands of absolutely free, open, online courses covering hundreds of topics taught by the world’s leading experts and teachers. Welcome to the information revolution! Advancements in technology and knowledge sharing have transformed all areas of learning and […]
Nicole McCallum (@NikkiJade) is a lover of community and collaboration, as well as a social entrepreneur, author and educator at the University of Guelph and Wilfrid Laurier University. McCallum works with non-profit organizations and social enterprises to help them establish initiatives in a way that is financially, socially and environmentally […]
Canada’s environmental movement began to take shape in the early ’70s. Environment Canada, World Wildlife Fund Canada, Greenpeace, the first Faculty of Environmental Studies (York U) and Alternatives Journal were all founded between 1967 and 1971. Roughly 30 years later, A\J produced its first Directory of Canadian Environmental Studies Programs.
As Principal of Fleming College’s Frost Campus and Dean of SENRS, Linda Skilton, now retired, played a lead role in how the school’s programs were shaped and delivered. Dr. Skilton completed her Master of Arts in Education from Central Michigan University and completed her PhD in higher education from OISE […]
One of the best things about travel is that you can see there are a million ways to live a life, and most of them are very good.” Through all his years of experiencing, studying and teaching about travel and tourism, this is one of the most important lessons Joe Pavelka, […]
UPDATE: OTTAWA, Jan. 16, 2018 – Katimavik Volunteers will be returning to communities across Canada in 2018, ready to make their contributions towards shaping a better Canada. Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, announced the government’s new Canada Service Corps, which includes funding to restore Katimavik’s national community-based youth development experience. […]
Kristi Mahy is a former straw baler and natural plasterer, and now sits on the Board of Directors for the Ontario Natural Building Coalition. Her passions include vegetable gardening, good food, canoe tripping, jogging in the woods and learning new things with her little boy. She is also involved in […]
43.2 FOOD AND RESILIENCE explores the impacts of climate change on our food systems, with a particular eye on the innovations that will allow us to create a more resilient nutritional network. Feature stories include:
42.4 LIFELONG LEARNING explores how environmental education has grown beyond the classroom to incorporate a world of experiential learning tools, from open-access lectures to hands-on ecotourism. In this issue, we begin to explore this new dynamic in this new age of environmental education, with feature stories including: