Yue Li

Yue’s current research focuses on online education and community engagement to help achieve sustainable development goals. She collaborates with scholars across disciplines to conduct experiments by embedding social-psychological interventions in MOOCs designed to enhance local educational practices and climate actions. She also applies the cultural dimensions of learning framework to explore learning preferences of the course participants from different countries. Further, Yue has been working on several research projects to explore students’ engaged learning through working with community organizations to address climate and sustainability challenges.

Yue has been involved in the development and teaching of sustainability and environmental education MOOCs for university students, formal and non-formal educators, and other professionals around the world. The online courses include Civic Ecology, Climate Change Science, Communication and Action, Network Climate Action: Scaling Up Your Impact, Environment-STEM Education, Introduction to Environmental Education, Environmental Education Outcomes, Urban Environmental Education, Global Environmental Education and Nature Education. Each online course offering attracts 500-2000 participants from over 50 countries. The courses are not simply offering materials online for participants, but encourage deeper thinking and empower participants to contribute to the resilience of their local communities.

Selected Publications

• Krasny M. E., Y. Li, D. Gonzales and A. Bartel. E-Engagement: Approaches to using digital communications in student-community engagement. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. In press.
• Cho J., Y. Li, M. E. Krasny, A. Russ and R. F. Kizilcec. (2021) Online learning and social norms: Evidence from a cross-cultural field experiment in a course for a cause. Computer-based Learning in Context. 3(1): 18-36. doi: 105381/zenodo.4781808.
• Li Y., and M. E., Krasny. (2021) Relationship between networks and practice change in environmental education. The Journal of Environmental Education. doi: 10.1080/00958964.2021.1899107
• Krasny, M.E. and Y. Li. 2020. Scaling Up Environmental Actions through Global Online Learning Communities. Blue DOT. UNESCO. 12: p 36-39.
• Li Y., and M. E. Krasny. (2020). Development of professional networks among environmental educators. Professional Development in Education. 46(2): 337-353. doi: 10.1080/19415257.2018.1562957
• Li, Y., and M. E. Krasny. (2019). Practice change in environmental education: Lessons from professional development. Environmental Education Research. 25(7): 1119-1136. doi:10.1080/13504622.2018.1540033
• Li Y., M. E. Krasny, and A. Russ. (2016). Interactive learning in an urban environmental education online course. Environmental Education Research, 22(1): 111-118. doi: 10.1080/13504622.2014.989961
• Li Y., Q. Gao and X. Xu. (2012). Landscape pattern and spatial feature of land use in Taips County in Inner Mongolia. Journal of Beijing Normal University (Natural Science). 48 (3): 306-312. [Chinese]

ENVS 4940 Climate Solutions Capstone; NTRES 4940 Sustainability and Community: Introduction to Civic Ecology