CHARM ON
CHARM ON is a monthly online series where academic and support staff can explore innovative practices and share experiences across the community. Each session features a panel discussion with invited guests from across the university community, providing testimonials of concrete examples. The panels will include educators, researchers, students, and support staff. Together they will bring […]
Capstone projects – Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability – 4th Edition 2024 – 2026
The capstone phase is designed to build on students’ knowledge, skills, and prior learning gained during the previous modules of the Master’s programme. Students will, in collaboration with extra-academic actors, investigate and evaluate a complex societal challenge from a variety of intercultural and transdisciplinary perspectives. They will cooperatively work on the challenge in teams of […]
Mobile Geo-location Learning Experiences using the Peek App
Learn how CHARM-EU uses a mobile geo-location app for active learning with its students. Situated learning, one of the CHARM-EU educational principles, is where students learn through social interaction in authentic, realistic contexts. Walking through a city or field trip location and observing its culture, nature, and infrastructure can transform how students understand global challenges. […]
Recognition of learning: Awarding digital credentials
In CHARM-EU, we have gained experiences with issuing digital credentials to professional learners. The digital credentials serve to recognize, validate and reward professional development activities. A digital credential represents a digital certificate verifying and listing the skills gained during an educational activity. Credentials (or badges) can be used to show lifelong learning achievements and shared […]
Joint curriculum design: a hackathon template
CHARM-EU has gained a lot of experience in joint curriculum design for the MSc programme Global Challenges for Sustainability. One of the effective approaches for joint design was an annual ‘hackathon.’ In this Blended Intensive Programme, teaching staff from all partner universities to work on module design, join professional development activities and become an international […]
Effective feedback: a workshop template
In the joint MSc programme Global Challenges for Sustainability high quality of feedback towards students is an important endeavor. This is important for our programmatic assessment approach, but also to enhance student-centered learning. Figure 1. Effective feedback according to Hattie and Timperley (2007)
Challenge-based learning: a workshop template
In the joint MSc programme Global Challenges for Sustainability challenge-based learning is one of the core educational principles. It is a student-centred approach that emphasizes critical thinking, real-world problem solving and active engagement. Figure 1. Characteristics of Challenge-Based Learning. Source: Gallagher and Savage (2020).
Montpellier Cross Thematic Mobility (UM)
A Blended Intensive Programme within the CHARM-EU Master’s. The major aim of this activity is to concentrate the essence of the CHARM-EU Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability and provide students with an intensive hands-on international learning and mobility experience based on CHARM-EU principles and strategic themes. It brings together students, faculty, and local experts […]
CHARM-EU Hybrid Active Learning Classroom Experience (JMU)
Showcasing CHARM-EU teaching in hybrid settings. The goal of this activity is to give a very practical insight into the unique CHARM-EU hybrid learning settings, implemented in the CHARM-EU Master’s Programme. In this comprehensive format, the participants of the session are presented with the opportunity to learn about CHARM-EU educational principles, different roles involved in […]
Hackathon for the CHARM-EU Master’s Global Challenges for Sustainability
Innovative improvements for the CHARM-EU Master’s Programme. The major aim of the hackathon was to design innovative improvements for the CHARM-EU Master’s in Global Challenges for Sustainability over a restricted period of time, by bringing teaching staff already involved in the Programme. Beyond educational improvement the event facilitated in-person connections between the international teaching staff, […]