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1. Sustainable Living, Ecological Literacy, and the Breath of Life

Author

Capra, Fritjof

Abstract

This paper discusses the conceptual foundations for "Education for Sustainable Patterns of Living," the mission of the Center for Ecoliteracy in California. It offers an operational definition of ecological sustainability, and proposes study of living systems as a framework for understanding ecology. It considers key concepts for understanding living systems and their implications for educators. The paper addresses experiences that foster emotional connections with nature within a pedagogy for education for sustainable living. This paper is paired with Michael Stone's paper in this issue, "Rethinking School Lunch," which discusses practical applications of this conceptual grounding.

Published
2007

3. HCIR 2011.

Author

Capra, Robert, Golovchinsky, Gene, Kules, Bill, Russell, Dan, Smith, Catherine L., Tunkelang, Daniel, and White, Ryen W.

Subjects
ADULT education workshops, HUMAN-computer interaction, INFORMATION retrieval, ACCESS to information
Abstract

The article provides information on the 2011 Workshop on Human-Computer Interaction and Information Retrieval which was held in Mountain View, California in October 2011. This event serves as a venue for in-depth discussion of models, tools and evaluation methods involving human factors and search. It also features the HCIR Challenge where the participants built systems used in addressing the information availability problem with the use of CiteSeer data.

Published
2011
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