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Unesa.ac.id., SURABAYA—Recent climate change has become a concern of various parties in various countries. This phenomenon requires crucial and strategic steps. For this reason, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA), Surabaya State University (UNESA) held the online International Conference of Mathematics, Science, and Education (ICoMaSEdu), last Saturday 12 August 2023.
ICoMaSEdu itself is an annual international conference held since 2017 covering the fields of mathematics, science, education and informatics. The theme that was carried out was "Reinforcing Collaborative Research in Mathematics, Science, and Education to Promote Innovation and Productivity".
The conference was attended by five international experts in related fields who were also speakers at the activity. They are dr. Eko Hariyono, M.Pd. from UNESA, Prof. Dr. Satoru Nakashima from Hiroshima University Japan, Prof. Sir Martyn Poliakoff from the University of Nottingham UK, Prof. Dr. Peter C. van Welzen from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands, and Dr. Zoltan Kovacs from the University of Debrecen, Hungary.
Eko Hariyono revealed that Indonesia has witnessed several natural disasters that often occur. In the last two years, there have been dramatic changes in natural systems. In other words, climate change has changed the pattern of natural disasters, presenting deep challenges for regions in Indonesia.
He continued, in the last 17 years several parameters show that global warming has increased, such as temperatures that have increased 12% to sea level rise of 151%. To reduce the increase in global warming, his party emphasizes research in education that is in line with sustainable development goals. Of course, this encourages students' literacy and awareness when studying science.
In his research, he encourages educational institutions to develop climate change actions. Teachers at secondary schools can apply several actions such as land use for hydroponics, building a habit of consuming nutritious food, as well as other biotechnology.
Meanwhile, in the field of education, Zoltan Kovacs said that the education system in several countries is still limited to listening to theory, including learning about climate change. According to him, active learning must involve discussion activities that can emphasize higher-order thinking, coupled with involving group work.
There are two contexts that must run simultaneously, namely active learning and active teaching. In contrast to active learning which prioritizes material, active teaching is principled to students who find the formulation of the problem in a given situation. others can even subtract positive numbers from negative ones," he said.
On that occasion Prof. Dr. Hj. Siti Nur Azizah, S.H., M.Hum., Deputy Chancellor for Planning, Development, Cooperation, and Information and Communication Technology. He said the exchange of ideas through these activities played an important role in responding to the current global crisis. "Innovation and research are important milestones in facing challenges through the best ideas that have the potential to change the world into a more sustainable and safer place," he said. [*]
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