Physical distance, but socially close

Listen now to the inspiring conversation that our host Julie had with Neeshad Shafi.  Neeshad talks about his experience founding and formalising a youth organization addressing climate issues.  They further discuss the realities of organising youth and putting the environment on the agenda in Qatar and the wider (Gulf) region.

Listen now to Episode #4: The Climate Migration-nexus with Mariam Traore Chazalnoe. In this packed episode of 'The Big Climate Movement' our host Julie got the chance to talk with Mariam Traore Chazalnoel, who works with the United Nations Migration Agency as an expert in migration, environment and climate change.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: who are they and what do they do? In this weeks’ podcast episode, our host Julie talks with Anna Pirani, who, next to holding a Ph.D. in Oceanography, is the head of Working Group I Technical Support Unit at the IPCC.

Based on our expertise in Virtual Exchange pedagogy Sharing Perspectives Foundation is organizing a workshop series on harnessing the opportunities of online education. In three sessions we will provide step-by-step techniques, practical tips and unique exercises modelling online interactivity and student engagement.

As young people across the globe mobilize around one of humanity’s biggest questions, we ask: what is the impact of climate change on the planet, political action and the movement of people?   Join us in exploring this subject in the Sharing Perspectives Podcast and listen to nine episodes with powerful perspectives from speakers at the centre of the climate change movement.

What the Virtual Exchange format introduces, is a continuous connection between the local and the global, online and offline, personal and common, or differences and similarities. The format does not introduce a radical disruption from or for traditional forms of education, but establishes new dimensions and connections to existing, formal education settings. 

Across a range of fields and disciplines, virtual learning and interaction are commonly seen as a ‘plan B,’ i.e. “if we can’t get everyone together, then we’ll begrudgingly adapt accordingly”. What this negative sentiment prevents is the ability to ask the more generative question: What is enabled by ‘going virtual’?