OEKB002307 The wonders of soils: Shaping the future with curiosity, innovation & technology - designing outreach tools to engage youth with soil health
- Type
- course with continuous assessment
- Semester hours
- 2
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Huber, Sabine , Keiblinger, Katharina
- Organisation
- Soil Research
- Offered in
- Sommersemester 2026
- Languages of instruction
- Englisch
- Content
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This online challenge course invites BSc, MSc, and PhD students to co-design and pilot engaging MOOC (massive open online course) modules that make soil literacy relatable through creative teaching methods, interactive activities, and tech-driven solutions (gamification, multimedia, virtual collaboration, and AI). Working in diverse teams across Europe online, you’ll develop stories, case studies, and outreach tools that highlight real-world soil services, threats, and actions - elevating youth perspectives and contributing directly to the CURIOSOIL MOOC “Cultivating Curiosity: The Wonders of Soils.
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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*) co-design youth-oriented learning experiences on soil literacy
*) pilot and assess educational content using the CURIOSOIL MOOC
*) develop and justify creative outreach strategies for science communication
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.