SDGs in Action: Developing OER Content
Explore the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through engaging with an NGO partner and its community projects. Leverage these experiences to create open educational resource (OER) content that can be used by other students, faculty and anyone interested in deepening their understanding of the SDGs and innovations that are generating impact.
Project description
Students will be guided through the following:
- Exploring the SDGs and focusing on a particular goal as it relates to community empowerment
- Learning about a specific global NGO partner and the context of its work as it relates to the SDG of interest
- Engage with the NGO in an effort to gain a deeper understanding of community needs and specific projects that are resulting in meaningful impact
- Work with the ELN and Libraries teams to develop OER content to be included in an interactive portfolio of related materials and digital media
- Identify ways that other students (at UB and beyond) might build on your efforts toward even greater impacts and opportunities
Project details
| Length of commitment | About a semester (3-5 months) |
| Start time | Flexible |
| Level of collaboration | Individual or group |
| Benefits | Varies |
| Who is eligible | All students |
Core partners
- Cindi Tysick, UB Libraries
Project mentor
Mara Huber
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Research and Experiential Learning; Director, Experiential Learning Network
Start the project
To apply for one of the limited spaces, send an interest email to ubeln@buffalo.edu with the following information and one of our staff will respond with more information via email :
- Share relevant background information about yourself and why you are interested in a global project.
- Review the list of current global partnerships, list the three you are most interested in working with and explain why for each.
- Explain what you hope to contribute to and gain from a global project.
Note that global partners rely on the contributions associated with ELN student projects and commit their limited time and resources to working with students. Accordingly, different projects will require varying amounts of time and strong commitment and follow through.
Preparation activities
The specific preparation activities for this project will be customized through discussions between you and your project mentor. Please be sure to ask them for the instructions to complete the required preparation activities.