Earthrise Commons: An Open Educational Resource for Sustainability Learning and Community Engagement
Joshua Korenblat
Project Team- • Samrat Pathania (Wallkill High School; Wallkill, NY) is a mathematics, physics, and computer science teacher
• Stephan Macaluso (SUNY New Paltz) is a Planning, Assessment & User Experience Librarian
• Nicole Simon (Nassau Community College) is a Professor in the Physics Department • Paul Hirsch (SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry) is an Associate Professor at SUNY ESF
• Kristoff Lalicki (SUNY New Paltz) is an adjunct faculty in Graphic Design in the Department of Design at SUNY New Paltz
New Paltz
2025
OER
$15,000.00
Building upon our 2024-25 IITG OER Impact Grant that supported the forthcoming Open Access book Sustainability Learning for Action and Community Engagement and the companion prototype, Earthrise Commons, this project supports further developing the prototype into an intuitive and rewarding community hub. The hub will provide teaching templates, multimedia resources, and community-centered learning activities that activate sustainability education approaches from the book. The project includes the development of the platform using open-source tools, creating podcast videos featuring author perspectives, and hosting a Health, Wellness & Environmental Justice symposium in November 2025. This initiative connects educators across SUNY institutions, K-12 schools, and community organizations while making sustainability education resources open access worldwide via Creative Commons licensing.
Project currently ongoing