Environmental Attunement In Sport And Physical Activity

The purpose of the virtual component will be to increase awareness concerning the concept of environmental attunement when engaging in sport and physical activity in natural or built environments. Therefore, an event strategy will be used to organize the virtual component of the Course. An event strategy is a plan that outlines the goals, objectives, and tactics for a specific event. It helps in the planning and execution of successful events, whether in person, virtual, or a combination of both. Particularly, the planned elements/features of the virtual component will include: A Virtual platform: A Miro platform will be developed to host and virtual and hybrid activities. The Miro space will be customized to fit the needs of the Course by including features such as virtual classrooms, networking areas, and breakout rooms. Prerecorded lectures, videos and interactive presentations will be used to support students in developing an awareness of the concept of environmental attunement. Engagement tools: Engagement tools such as polls, gamification, and social media app integrations will be used to engage students and encourage interaction Webinars: Prerecorded webinars of invited speakers and experts will be presented via the Miro platform and connected to the MOODLE online space. The Course offers knowledge and skills on environmental attunement, as environmental education through sport and physical activity, that is an investigation of the scientific and pedagogical practice which is necessary for understanding why and how health, sport and physical activity relate and reflect environmental sensibilities; environmental attunement in urban environments becomes especially pertinent to connect to self, place, space, community and nature and thus guarantee responsible citizenship. The Course will consist of five days of classes, on-site instruction with lectures and hands-on workshops, as well as an online component with blended learning, through a flipped classroom approach on the development of ecological sensibility via environmentally informed sport and physical activity practices that could open possibilities for “eco-politics” and environmental sustainability.

Application Deadline

Virtual Part starting date 2024-01-08

Virtual Part closing date 2024-03-03

Total student workload 90

Specific field of studies Environment Education Environmental Policy Health and Well-Being Outdoor Physical Activity and Sport Environmental Sciences Environmental Humanities Teaching and Pedagogy of Physical Activity and Sport

Pre-requisite for selection Motivation Letter

Academic pre-requisites for applicants Language proficiency and disciplinary knowledge and interest in the fields of environment, physics, physical activity and sport, health education

Physical Part starting date 2024-03-04

Physical Part Description DAY 1: Analysis of the Course • Short presentation of the participants, their expectations and experiences from the virtual component • Introduction to CIVIS Call supporting innovation in the field of Environmental education: overview of the physical mobility objectives and priorities, supported activities, criteria and rules of engagement and learning. • Reference to documents and tools that will be used during the physical mobility sessions. DAY 2: Presentation of the Course Theoretical Framework • Keynote Presentation: Environmental attunement, sport and physical activity • Project Work – 1st group activity on the generation of innovative project ideas: participants are clustered in groups, according to the chosen topic/priority and target groups they want to address in the proposal, to generate innovative project ideas. • Presentation of project ideas by the groups. • Interactive session to provide feedback and guidance to participants. DAY 3: Notions of the environment and ‘nature’ in research and practice • Keynote Presentation: Integrating the natural environment to sport and physical activity • Project Work – 2nd group activity on the production of the project work assignment: the groups will produce a detailed program plan based on the project ideas generated in day 2. • Presentation of produced work by the groups. • Interactive session to provide feedback and guidance to participants. • (Optional) treasure hunt game design– adventure education • Introduction with an environmental challenge: Outdoor physical-sports activities in the natural environment will also take place (these can include, hiking, cycling, rock climbing, etc.) DAY 4: Possibilities and challenges of translating environment and ‘nature’ from policy to practice • Keynote Presentation: Assessing the impact of the state of the local environment/climate to Sport and physical activity • Project Work – 3rd group activity on the production of the project work assignment: the groups will finalize their ideas generated in day 3. • Presentation by each group to provide solutions and initiatives on how to act for the benefit of natural environment, promoting critical thinking for the protection of the environment • Interactive session to provide feedback and guidance to participants. DAY 5: Financial Aspects and Project Management • Analysis of the impact of the Course, and desired impact at local, national European level: tips for successful Dissemination and use of results. • Project Work – 4th group activity on Course impact, dissemination and use of projects’ results • Final Q&A session and end of the Course.

Physical Part closing date 2024-03-08

Language level required B2

Field of studies related to the course Social Science and Humanities Environmental Sciences Urbanism and Geography

Course location Department of Physics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Course language English