PubData Leuphana Repository: Teach About U.S. Moodle Course: Project Week / Power to the People

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Original Title	Teach About U.S. Moodle Course: Project Week / Power to the People - Renewable Energy in the Community
DOI	10.48548/pubdata-36
Handle	20.500.14123/52
Kinds of Data	Programs and Applications Context Materials / Supporting information
Resource Type	Dynamic / Interactive Web Resource
Creator	Kaliampos, Joannis 0000-0002-1151-8679 (Institute of English Studies (IES), Leuphana Universität Lüneburg 02w2y2t16) Schmidt, Torben 0000-0001-6579-2115 (Institute of English Studies (IES), Leuphana Universität Lüneburg 02w2y2t16) Kohl, Martina 0000-0001-5138-9528 (U.S. Embassy Berlin) Ernst, Karin (Life e.V.) Krüger, Katja (Life e.V.)
Description of the Dataset	The resource consists of a well-structured course curriculum for the English-as-a-foreign-language classroom, packaged in a Moodle file and accompanied with teaching notes and a Moodle overview. The course is designed to explore and understand the topic of renewable energy in the community and provide a robust framework for a renewable energy course. The course centers around the fictional town of Leinwig, where students are presented with the opportunity to contribute to the town's transition to renewable energy sources. The teaching notes provide teachers with in-depth explanations and essential teaching points as well as suggested approaches for interactive activities. The Moodle overview serves as a tutorial offering a step-by-step walkthrough of Moodle's various features and functionalities. As a culminating project outcome, students are tasked with presenting their solution in a concise 3 minute video and pitching their approach to an expert commission. This project-based learning approach encourages students to integrate their knowledge, showcase their creativity, and demonstrate their understanding of renewable energy concepts in a real-world context. By immersing the students in critical thinking, data analysis, and problem-solving exercises, they are empowered to develop an action plan that encompasses the key elements of economic viability, ecological sustainability, and technological feasibility.
Methods	Analysis of digital content Other Further information: Curriculum Development
Keywords	Englisch; Sprachenlernen; Computer-unterstütztes Lernen; Digitales Lernen; Erneuerbare Energien; Nachhaltigkeit; Englischunterricht; Unterrichtsmaterial; Lernsoftware; E-Learning; Fremdsprachenerwerb; Umweltbildung; Umweltbewusstsein; Interkulturelles Lernen; Sprachkompetenz; Interkulturelle Kompetenz; Blended Learning; English; Foreign Language; Language Learning; Computer-assisted Learning; Digital Learning; Renewable Energies; Sustainability; English Lessons; Teaching Material; Learning Software; E-Learning; Environmental Education; Environmental Consciousness; Intercultural Learning; Language Competence; Intercultural Competence; Blended Learning
Thematic Classification	Fremdsprachendidaktik
Language of the Resource	English
Geolocation	Country: Germany; United States of America
Time Period of the Creation of the Dataset	2023-06 - 2023-07
Time Period of the Collection of the Data	2014 - 2023
Data Collector	Oussaifi, Taieb (Institute of English Studies (IES), Leuphana Universität Lüneburg 02w2y2t16)
Notes	The latest version of this online course on Moodle has undergone significant modifications due to copyright reasons and the need to respect third party rights. As a result, certain materials such as cartoons, pictures, documents and other multimedia elements have been removed from the course. Nevertheless, the project team has strived to maintain the core educational content and learning objectives of the course.
Date of Availability	2023-07-28T08:53:10Z
Date of issue	2023-07-28
Archiving Facility	Medien- und Informationszentrum (Leuphana Universität Lüneburg 02w2y2t16)
Publication Year	2023
Published by	Medien- und Informationszentrum, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg

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Described by	Schmidt, Torben (2021). Transdisziplinärer Fremdsprachenerwerb im Themenfeld "Bildung für Nachhaltigkeit" in einem digitalen, transatlantischen CLIL-Lernprojekt als Beitrag zur Ausbildung internationaler Partizipationsfähigkeit. In: Burwitz-Melzer, Eva; Riemer, Claudia & Schmelter, Lars (Hrsg.). Entwicklung von Nachhaltigkeit beim Lehren und Lernen von Fremd- und Zweitsprachen: Arbeitspapiere der 41. Frühjahrskonferenz zur Erforschung des Fremdsprachenunterrichts (S. 187-196) (Giessener Beiträge zur Fremdsprachendidaktik). Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag. DOI: 10.18422/70-06 Kaliampos, Joannis, & Kohl, Martina (2020). “I Think They Are Irresponsible”: Teaching Sustainability with (Counter)Narratives in the EFL Classroom. American Studies Journal 70. DOI 10.18422/70-06. URL: http://blog.asjournal.org/going-green-in-the-u-s-yes/ Kaliampos, Joannis, & Kohl, Martina (2015). “Going Green in the U.S.? Yes!” American Studies Blog.
Supplemented by	DOI: 10.48548/pubdata-41 Teach About U.S. Handbook: Power to the People / Project Week - Renewable Energy in the Community. Teacher's Handbook and Printable Worksheets.
References	DOI: 10.48548/pubdata-39 Teach About U.S. Handbook: Going Green - Education for Sustainability. Teacher's Handbook and Materials. DOI: 10.48548/pubdata-40 Teach About U.S. Handbook: Humboldt 250 - Exploring Global Citizenship. DOI: 10.48548/pubdata-42 Teach About U.S. Handbook: The U.S. Embassy School Election Project 2020. Teacher's Handbook and Printable Worksheets.

Files in This Item:

File	Description	Size	Format
Power_to_the_People_Project_Week-Renewable_Energy_in_the_Community_Revised_Version.mbz MD5: 1291f130169e183470dea13448c15e6a License: open-access	Moodle file	48.05 MB	Unknown	View/Open
Power_to_the_People - Teaching_Notes.pdf MD5: d31546046f703c1cb0da9f296de5c246 License: open-access	Overview of the course content and structure.	4.06 MB	Adobe PDF	View/Open
Power_to_the_People - Moodle_Platform_Overview.pdf MD5: a93b7681920fd04c667c73ea553ae529 License: open-access	Designed to help teachers navigate the Moodle platform online.	2.65 MB	Adobe PDF	View/Open

Superordinate Data Collection: Teach About U.S. Moodle Course

Field	Value
Academic Discipline	Humanities and Social Sciences / Linguistics / Applied Linguistics, Experimental Linguistics, Computational Linguistics Humanities and Social Sciences / Educational Research / General and Domain-Specific Teaching and Learning
Associated Project	Power to the People - Renewable Energy in the Community
Project Leader	Kaliampos, Joannis 0000-0002-1151-8679 (Institute of English Studies (IES), Leuphana Universität Lüneburg 02w2y2t16) Schmidt, Torben 0000-0001-6579-2115 (Institute of English Studies (IES), Leuphana Universität Lüneburg 02w2y2t16) Kohl, Martina 0000-0001-5138-9528 (U.S. Embassy Berlin)
Participating Researchers	Ernst, Karin (Life e.V.) Krüger, Katja (Life e.V.)
Funded by	Botschaft der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika in Berlin / U.S. Embassy Berlin
Contact Information	torben.schmidt@leuphana.de
Research Design	The project “Power to the People” focuses on community energy planning and is part of a larger program called “Going Green - Education for Sustainability”. It is an interdisciplinary project that aims to bread down the traditional boundaries between subjects by bridging the Science and English language classrooms. The project suggests collaboration between English language and Science teachers, with preparatory science modules covering topics such as renewable energy sources, their availability, trade-offs, and the underlying scientific principles. Overall, the project provides an engaging and comprehensive learning experience that combines scientific knowledge, language skills, and practical problem-solving in the context of community energy planning. Students are engaged in investigating the energy infrastructure of a fictional town, understanding the scientific aspects of renewable energies, and developing a concept for their community’s future energy supply. The project could be implemented in a one week period of time.

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