The
celebration of IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress “Interconnecting, Forest,
Science and People” just starts. The call for abstracts is now open at http://iufro2017.com/call-for-abstracts/
, deadline of submission is November 30, 2016.
If you have
done work on forest education, I would like to invite you to submit your
abstract to the General Congress Theme I “Forest for People” session 183 Forest
Education.
This is session
is organized by the Joint IUFRO-IFSA Task Force on Forest Education, a unique Task Force aiming to bring to together the different perspectives of the
educational environment. Non-governmental organizations, researchers and
students are working together to shape the future of forest education. We apply
innovative methods and new ways to prepare for a bright future for the forest
sector.
Session Description: There have been radical
changes in the forest sector in past decades. Some major drivers of these
changes are globalization of the economy, climate change, and new technologies and
informatics. These drivers are shaping not only forestry and forest industries,
but forest education as well. Research in forest education will help to
identify new learning and teaching methods require to tackle the challenges
faced by professionals in a changing environment. This session is designed for
sharing and discussing higher forest education teaching and learning. The
overall theme of the session is Forest Education in a Changing Environment. We
welcome research papers and case studies, on topics related to e-learning,
latest education tools and technologies, communication, professional
competencies, professional certification, new perspectives on forest education,
forest learning for climate change, educational policy, curriculum development,
or other topics related to forest education.
We are looking forward to meet you in September
in Freiburg, Germany.
Sincerely,
Sandra Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua
Coordinator IUFRO-IFSA JTF on Forest Education
Lena Lacker
International Forestry Students´ Association
Coordinator IUFRO-IFSA JTF on Forest Education
How would
be the life of an educator without students?