Welcome Speech & Plenary Session (Room Catalunya)
Event: EDULEARN12
Session time: Monday, 2nd of July from 08:45 to 10:00 (UTC+02:00)
Session type: ORAL

8:45 - 10:00: Welcome Speech

• Mr. Ignacio Ballester, EDULEARN12 Organising Committee


• Mr. Gerard Ardanuy, City-Councillor for Education and Universities. Barcelona City Council


• Dr. Aaron Doering, University of Minnesota, USA.
  Keynote Speech: Adventure Learning: Bringing Real-World Issues Direct from the Field into Classrooms Worldwide

Traveling the world to educate students about the changing environment has been a dream come true for Dr. Aaron Doering.
Over the past decade, Doering, professor of Learning Technologies and co-director of the Learning Technologies Media Lab at the University of Minnesota, has brought Adventure Learning to the forefront of education as he’s traveled to climate hotspots around the globe, collaborating with diverse cultures while millions of learners participated virtually in these journeys online.

Doering will speak about his dogsledding expeditions crossing the circumpolar Arctic, and his latest project, Earthducation, which investigates the intersections between education and sustainability on every continent. He looks forward to exploring the intersections between education, sustainability, and engaged learning with you!