2010 garn save the world pecha kucha
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The Question
Can being an online student
save the world?
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We have met
the enemy…
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The (potentially)
Significant Difference
“The Internet and other eLearning methods
have the potential to radically reduce
energy consumption and emissions."
Open University Design Innovation Group (DIG), 2005
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Driving Change
Distance learning courses result in a
92% reduction in "travel-related”
environmental impact.
Open University Design Innovation Group (DIG), 2005
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Individual Action
Being an online student can reduce CO2
emissions from roughly 81kg (178.5 lbs)
to about 2kg (4.4 lbs) per student.
Open University Design Innovation Group (DIG), 2005
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Fueling the Issue
Cost for Gas Carbon
Per student/year $146.30 1,107 lbs
Per class/term $1,219.14 9,226 lbs
Fall 2008 $449,263,968.33 5,099,753,154 lbs
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Fueling the Issue
Cost for Gas Carbon
Per student/year $146.30 1,107 lbs
Per class/term $1,219.14 9,226 lbs
Fall 2008 $449,263,968.33 5,099,753,154 lbs
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Cutting Costs NOT Trees!
Electronic delivery of distance courses
more than halves paper and print
consumption.
Open University Design Innovation Group (DIG), 2005
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Textbooks
Every glossy new textbook requires
4.5kWh of energy producing about
6.6lbs of carbon dioxide emissions.
The Carbon Footprint of Digital Print, Exact Editions blog, 2008
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Digital Difference
A digital book requires about 1/15 kWh
of electricity generating 0.34lbs CO2 per
reading.
The Carbon Footprint of Digital Print, Exact Editions blog, 2008
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Digital Disappointment
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Digital Disappointment
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Eschew the Classroom
Online learning provided impressive
carbon dioxide savings over
conventional classroom education.
Open University Design Innovation Group (DIG), 2005
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Eschew the Classroom
Online learning reduces annual electrical
costs by an average of $229 per student.
Derived from estimated provided by Bowling Green State University
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Totaling the Reduction
Online Advantage Cost Savings Carbon Reduction
Gasoline/Travel $449,263,958 2,549,877 tons
Digital textbooks ??? 498,000 tons
Classroom Energy $1,055,390,146 20,364,072 tons
$1,504,654,114 23,411,948 tons
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Cashing in on Green
Total carbon reductions of 23 million tons would equate to carbon credits worth
$497 Million
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E-Learning is G-Learning
Online Education is one of the
most effective ways an institution
can reduce its carbon footprint.
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