Today…
I intend to explain why
STEM + A + T = ST 2 EAM
is what we need for sustainability education
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“Technological Singularity” “Turing Test”
Artificial Intelligence…
Ethical dilemma of human rights
Sentient beings vs
Inanimate objects
The dark side . . .
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The human imprint . . .
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…the “human imprint on the global
environment has now become so large and active that it rivals some of the great forces of Nature in its impact on the functioning of the Earth system”.
Steve Fuller [ethicist] 2015
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Earth Overshoot Day
…how many planets do we need if everybody lives like you?
www.footprintcalculator.org/signup
Me =
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The Earth has “Humans”
Plastic Pollution Climate
Change Cultural Extinction
Global Crises
IPCC Report on Climate Change 2018…
http://ipcc.ch/report/sr15/
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• World is 1.0C above pre-industrial levels
• Increase due to human CO
2emissions
• Need to limit increase to +1.5C
• Requires 45% reduction by 2030
• Trajectory: “tipping point” of +2.0C in 2060s
Single use plastics…
Marine environment…
Bali
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United Nations - 2017
https://www.youtube.com/user/unitednations/search?query=plastic+ocean&pbjreload=10
Microplastics…
https://www.deltares.nl/en/projects/micro-2/
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Toxicity…
plastics health
Impact…
Whale Turtle
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Scale…
World Economic Forum 2016
Each year, at least 8 million tonnes of plastics leak into the ocean – which is equivalent to dumping the contents of one garbage truck into the ocean every minute.
… the ocean is expected to contain 1 tonne of plastic for every 3 tonnes of fish by 2025, and by 2050, more plastics than fish (by weight).
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Guardian News 2018…Bali
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArYLGNe-jCA
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Inter-generational legacy...?
Ethical Dilemma
convenience of single-use plastics vs
cost to the environment (us)
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Ethical/Moral Values Education
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How can we inspire STEM educators to enhance their moral agency?
Bandura. (2014). Social cognitive theory of moral thought and action
STEM
education Values education
?
Challenge!!
*hegemony of STEM objective knowledge*
*teacher-centred STEM pedagogy*
*privileged STEM curriculum silos*
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So, to meet the challenge we need…
inspiration!
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Inspiration …
“The Earth Charter”
earthcharter.org
We stand at a critical moment in Earth's history, a time when humanity must choose its future.
As the world becomes increasingly interdependent and fragile, the future at once holds great peril and great promise.
To move forward we must recognize that in the midst of a
magnificent diversity of cultures and life forms we are one human family and one Earth community with a common destiny.
We must join together to bring forth a sustainable global society founded on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of peace.
Towards this end, it is imperative that we, the peoples of Earth, declare our responsibility to one another, to the greater community of life, and to future generations.
Education that engages young people in debate about (their)…
ethical convictions…about environmental, political, sociocultural and economic
issues…giving rise to a possible transformation of their values and beliefs.
Inpiration…
“Transforming Our World: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”
www.un-documents.net
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Inspiration…
Taylor Murdoch 2017
Arts education…
“The arts can be, for both students and teachers, forms of expression, communication, creativity, imagination,
observation, perception, and thought…The arts can also open pathways toward understanding the richness of peoples and cultures that inhabit our world, particularly during this period of global change.”
(Bucheli, Goldberg & Philips: 1991/2013, Harvard Educational Review)
Inspiration…
Arts education…
creativity - innovation, ingenuity, imagination
aesthetics – beauty, sentiment, contemplation
ethics – virtues, human rights, justice
rhetoric – expression, representation, persuasion
Inspiration…
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So, we need
an inspirational philosophy of learning
for sustainable development
Paolo Freire Carol Gilligan
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Practical action Self reflecting
Ethical envisioning
Social critique Connecting
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Challenge!!
How can we introduce Transformative Learning into STEM classrooms?
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“Ethical Dilemma Story Pedagogy”
• story with children as characters
• focus on „real-life‟ sustainability topics
• engage children in ethical decision-making
• integrate with STEM knowledge/skills
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Dr Elisabeth (Lily) Taylor
Snr Lecturer, Edith Cowan University, Australia
Dr Yuli Rahmawati
Chemistry Education Lecturer, Universitas Negeri Jakarta
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Art integration of STEM education: STEAM in
chemistry learning for engaging students in critical thinking skills development
Who are we? Chemistry students’ identity
empowerment through ethnochemistry in Culturally Responsive Transformative Teaching (CRTT)
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MTeach program
ethical dilemma story pedagogy in students‟ action
research projects
Dr John Werth
Head of Science, Christian Outreach College, Qld
ethical dilemma story
“Torn at the Genes” a family’s dinner time debate over whether to eat a
genetically modified tomato
http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/coll ection/detail.asp?case_id=423&id=423
• Year 10 Science
• Genetics & Ethics
• 10-week school term
Pratuengsook Maneelam (Peang)
Kohn Kaen University, Thailand
Ethical Dilemma Story
:“Plastic: I’m not the real culprit”
PhD Research:
Investigating Ethical Dilemma Teaching and Learning in the Science Classroom: Moving Towards STEAM Education
Curriculum: Science/Chemistry/Polymers
Age of Curriculum Entanglement
STEM+ STEAM
ArtSTEM
STREAM
ST
2EAM
HARTSS
STEMM TEMS
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STEMtech
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take home message…
3Rs
Reduce + Reuse + Recycle
terima khasih
References
Taylor, P. C., & Luitel, B. C. (Eds.) (in press/2018). Research as transformative learning for sustainable futures: Glocal voices and visions. Dordrecht, Netherlands: SENSE/Brill.
Taylor, P. C. (2018). Enriching STEM with the arts to better prepare 21st century citizens. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference for Science Educators and Teachers (ISET) 2017 (pp. 020002-1-020002-5), Phuket, Thailand.
Melville, NY: AIP Publishing.
Taylor, E. (L.), & Taylor, P. C. (2017). Breaking down enlightenment silos: From STEM to ST2EAM education, and beyond. In L. Bryan & K. Tobin (Eds.), 13 Questions: Reframing education’s conversation. (pp. 455-472). Science. New York: Peter Lang.
Taylor, P. C. (2015). Transformative science education. In R. Gunstone (Ed.), Encyclopedia of science education (pp. 1079-1082). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
Aly, A., Taylor, E., & Karnovsky, S. (2014). Moral disengagement and building resilience to violent extremism: An education intervention. Studies in Conflict
& Terrorism, 37(4), 369-385.
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