Garden Mosaics in society

Digital Era? No Educator Left Behind!

This poster was very interesting and illustrative. It called my attention greatly, since I recall hearing about the Digital Divide in 1998, while I was in my home country, as I learned how some people have access to information, communication, and technology, while others don’t have access to that resource. Technology, today, is everywhere. This poster says that yes, you may have the access to technology, but you also have to have the right attitude and the skills to know how to take full advantage of technology.
I like the approach that this poster takes, as it relates the “digital divide” concept to Garden Mosaics, an international environmental education program targeted to youth which makes use of websites, DVD’s and Internet to decrease the digital divide. How often are Garden Mosaics implemented and what are the effects? Through interviews, observation, and analysis, the researchers studied the attitudes, the degree of access, and the skills of EE. Considering that Garden Mosaics are very beneficial to youth, those who used Garden Mosaics need to be more resourceful in sharing their knowledge with educators, and those who did not use Garden Mosaics showed interest, after discovering how beneficial Garden Mosaics may be. Garden Mosaics need more implementation and application.


Exploring Agriculturally-Based Environmental Learning in Southern Africa

This study explores the role of agriculture towards environmental learning. I noticed that South Africa, Malawi and Zambia take a different approach than USA. South Africa, Zambia, and Malawi use promotion of sustainable agriculture to implement agriculture into schools and education, but USA uses a different approach: Garden Mosaics. However, what was found was that no matter how different the agriculture and environmental learning may be in different countries, he results overlap. There is always sharing of knowledge and skills, learning, and evidence of action and change. What are the effects on society of the different approaches?