Impact’Num

Impact’Num is a Mooc to question the environmental impacts of digital technologies, to learn how to measure, decipher and act, to find one’s place as a citizen in a digital world. At the end of this course, you will be able to: - Understand the challenges of digital technologies for the environment and society - Question indicators, data, analyze trends and make your own diagnosis - Identify possible actions for a sustainable digital world by integrating a reflection on indirect effects, the interplay of actors and scales - To have a critical look at the place of digital technologies in today’s world and to be able to understand the debates around these themes - Raise the awareness of your students or friends by using the resources of the Mooc or by identifying tools and partners to continue the debate

Impact’Num

Provider

FUN MOOC

Creator

This Mooc was co-produced by the Association Class’Code and Inria.

Partner

UniLu

Hei category

Green skills courses

Quote

Environmental impacts of digital technologies

Languages

French, English

Url initiative

https://www.fun-mooc.fr/en/courses/environmental-impacts-of-digital-technologies/

Resources

videosdocumentsconcept sheetsquizzes
- discussion forum

Url resources

https://www.fun-mooc.fr/en/courses/environmental-impacts-of-digital-technologies/

Target audience

Students; Teacherss

Type of initiative

Course

Thematic focus

Environmental Education and Awareness; Energy Efficiency; Digital Technologies

Green skill specificity level

Domain-general

Location

Online: https://www.fun-mooc.fr/en/courses/environmental-impacts-of-digital-technologies/

Content

Part 1 - Introduction: The environmental impacts of digital technologies - What do you think about digital technologies? - Digital technologies and environmental awareness: a short history - Which indicators to assess the digital footprint? - Eco-Wise: Reading and questioning indicators
Part 2 - Non-renewable equipment - How many connected devices do you have? - Environmental impact of digital devices - Can we continue to manufacture IT equipment for a long time? -Eco-consumer: Recycling is not winning!
Part 3 - Very material digital services -What part of digital technology has the greatest environmental impact? - Are digital services virtual? - What is the environmental footprint of a digital service? - From eco-user to eco-designer of digital services
Part 4 - Economic and societal impacts - Connected objects… and you? - What place do we want to give to digital in our society? - How to anticipate the impacts of a new technology? - Eco-citizen: being well informed to make informed choices!

Duration

5H

Cost

Participant Cost: Free

Start date

Anytime

End date

anytime

Creator role

Academic and Research Institution

Provider type

Public Interest Group (GIP)

Recommendations

Link between digital and ecological transition