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Learning Outcomes:

Building on the UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development Goals: Learning Objectives, the program intends to foster 3 key learning outcomes: ​​​

​​Understand sustainability challenges and their complex interlinkages, explore disruptive ideas and alternative solutions

Build core values and attitudes for sustainability, cultivate empathy and compassion for other people and the planet, and motivate to lead the change

Take practical action for sustainable transformations in the personal, societal and political sphere​​​​​​​

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Ages of Globalization is based on 10 weeks of lectures by Professor Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University
https://www.agesofglobalization.com/program-higher-education

Professor Patrick Paul Walsh in UCD will flip the classroom to apply the learning to the assignment and local context of the student .

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy

 

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Reading List
https://www.agesofglobalization.com/program-higher-education

Ages of Globalization - Flipped Classroom Lectures by Prof Sachs in Columbia University and classes by Prof Walsh in UCD.

Learning from the Past, Acting for the Future
​Across millennia, human societies have adapted to change, forged new connections, and shaped the world we live in today. The Ages of Globalization invites learners on an immersive journey through humanity’s shared history — tracing seven ages of globalization through the lens of geography, technology, and institutions — to better understand the forces that continue to shape our interconnected world.

​Through visits to UNESCO World Heritage Sites, dialogues with world leaders and experts, and a wide range of interactive learning experiences, the initiative empowers learners to explore the roots of global systems — and to connect that historical knowledge with the challenges we face today. From ancient aqueducts and empires to digital networks and climate negotiations, each experience becomes a window into how the past informs the present — and how we can help build a more inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable future.