The GreeNET project aims to link environmental education to careers through inquiry-based learning and technology. It seeks to train the next generation on issues like sustainable development and climate change. GreeNET will contribute to green learning by providing an inventory of best practices, online resources, and tools for teachers. The inventory allows users to find green resources, get ideas for classroom activities, and author their own best practices. Teachers can also create customized green online portals for their schools using the School Portal Generator. The GreeNET Moodle provides a space for teachers to upload and manage online courses. The overall goal is to help teachers incorporate green topics into their teaching and properly prepare students for green careers.

1. Environmental Education through
Enquiry & Technology:
The case of the GreeNET project
Nikolaos Marianos
Greek Research & Technology Network (GRNET)
Greece

2. Introduction

3. GreeNET objectives
• Successfully and permanently link environmental education to
career contexts.
• Address future skills’ needs; properly training the next generation
to correspond to major issues such as sustainable development &
climate change, and make sound decisions for their future careers.
• Create an inventory of the most outstanding educational
scenarios connecting the curricula of the participating countries to
professions related to sustainable development & environmental
protection.
• Establish a constantly-expanding network of teachers and
school communities informed on the necessity of ‘green living and
teaching’ and trained in effective use of digital resources in science
teaching.

4. What will GreeNET contribute to
the green learning community?
• An inventory of Best Practices related to
sustainable development & environmental
protection.
• On top of that, GreeNET allows users to:
– Explore the GreeNET Best Practices.
– Exchange their activities with colleagues and share their
own Best Practices using the GreeNET Inventory.
– Have access to unique training materials, guidelines and
relative info in the GreeNET Moodle.
– Build their own green learning portal using the School
Portal Generator.

5. Addressing the issues

6. The GreeNET Inventory
Allows users to:
a. Search for online resources on green topics.
b. Get inspiring ideas through the organization of creative
activities in their schools.
c. Get guidance through the authoring process of best practices
for the classroom.
d. Create your own school portal on green ideas and projects
sharing locally or in public the outcomes of their work.

7. Issue #1: Accessing quality green
OER

8. Current status

9. GreeNET’s response

11. Ιssue #2: Seek new & creative
ways to trigger students’ creativity

12. From traditional approach…

13. … to the GreeNET approach!

14. Issue #3: Design activities w/
potential to become Best practices

15. Help a clueless teacher…

16. …author his own Best Practices!
• Using the GreeNET Best Practice
Authoring Tool teachers will be able to
follow a specific path for the design their
activities and share them with the rest of
the educational world!

17. GreeNET Best Practice Criteria
Relation to a green topic and curriculum
Interdisciplinarity
Relevance to the daily life of students
Based on accurate and factual professional expertise
Connection to professions in the green labour market
Use of the features for enquiry-based science education
Choosing a variation of enquiry learning
Enhancement of students’ ICT skills
Support of the development of social skills
Adaptability of the programme

18. Issue #4: Create a custom green
OER portal

19. Teachers should not have to be
computer experts…

20. …when they can have their own
portal in just 3 steps!
• School Portal Generator gives you the
opportunity to join in and take advantage of its
services which offer a wide range of green
collections.
• In three simple steps you can create your own
green OER portal, customised to offer the
educational collections of your choice.

22. The EA (testing) School Portal
Custom logo
User-defined
filters
Custom footer with
-Links to social media
- Contact details
- Terms of use
- Other related info

23. Issue #5: Find a space to upload,
manage & deliver their online
courses

24. Why set up yet another Moodle
instance or use another tool…

25. …when you can use the green custom
instance of GreeNET Moodle?

26. GreeNET Moodle: course list

27. For more info:
n.marianos@agroknow.gr
The GREENET has received funding from the European Union Framework of the Lifelong Learning Programme
under grant agreement no.527891. This presentation reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission
cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.