October 2017

  • GEEP and the sustainable development goals

    I wrote about GEEP yesterday and its call to action. GEEP's mission and goals are: "to build capacity to advance policy, governance, and practice in environmental education around the world, including at the local, regional, national and international levels, foster strategic partnerships...

  • GEEPing along

    Looking at the NAEE website on Friday, I was moved to look again at the GEEP call to action.  You'll find it here. This is the rationale: As environmental educators, we know that what we do informs, inspires, and enlightens.  It...

  • Outdoor learning, learning in natural environments, etc – part 2

    Yesterday, I wrote about this minute from a strategic research group meeting: "Group agreed that there was no meaningful way to delineate between outdoor learning, environmental education and learning in natural environments, and that all were relevant and useful ways...

  • Outdoor learning, learning in natural environments, etc – part 1

    I came across this in the minutes of a strategic research group meeting that I missed: "Group agreed that there was no meaningful way to delineate between outdoor learning, environmental education and learning in natural environments, and that all were...

  • Prepare to bend the knee to Commissar Barber

    Sir Michael Barber has come a long way: ex school teacher / ex NUT officer / ex Labour Party candidate / ex No 10 Policy Unit / ex Pearson / ex McKinsey /  ex ... .  He is the chair...

  • Eat more children to combat climate change

    For those unwilling to face difficult ideas – even when expressed satirically – it's probably best to put the bag back over your head now rather than read on. The following are facts, according to a study of 39 peer-reviewed papers...

  • Facebook Facts

    Which of these causes you most anxiety? At the end of June 2017, the number of active Facebook users (visiting the site at least once a month) passed 2,000,000,000 WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram — all owned by Facebook — have...

  • Keep Britain Untidy does the Hokey Cokey

    As I noted earlier this year, Coca-Cola is funding trials after admitting that it needs to take responsibility for the zillions of tonnes of litter its bottles create.  The trials will focus on bottles up to half a litre, and people will...

  • Missing Naomi

    Sadly, I missed the ubiquitous Ms Klein when she jetted into Brighton the other week, but, happily, YouTube was there to capture her address to the faithful, most of whom appeared to lap it up: solidarity for and with all...

  • Border Crossings

    Have you ever wondered how interesting other conference might be?  That is, conferences whose subject has nothing to do with your own academic interests or expertise.  Take, for example, the International Conference of Dress Historians which meets in London at the...