Samuel Mann
Samuel Mann | |
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Alma mater | University of Otago |
Known for | Sustainable practitioner Green IT Environmental Informatics |
Scientific career | |
Fields | computer science education, and sustainability |
Thesis | Spatial Process Modelling for Regional Environmental Decision-making (1998) |
Samuel Mann is a New Zealand computer scientist, with interests in computer science education and sustainability. He is a full Professor[1] at Otago Polytechnic. He has published widely on sustainable practice, both in computing and more generally to apply to any discipline.[2] Mann was educated at the University of Otago where he studied botany and geography, before completing a PhD in Information Science.
Sustainable Practitioner[]
Mann developed the term "sustainable practitioner". In 2007 under Mann's guidance, Otago Polytechnic committed to the strategy that "every graduate may think and act as a sustainable practitioner". Initiatives have included a Living Campus,[3] and Sustainable Community Enterprise.[4]
Mann is building an oral archive of conversations with sustainable practitioners. This is also broadcast on Otago Access Radio and podcast as . The goal is to create a searchable archive of conversations with people from many different fields who are applying their skills to a sustainable future.[5]
CITRENZ[]
Since 2011 Mann has served as Chair of Computing and Information Technology Information and Education and Research NZ (CITRENZ).[6] In that role he oversaw the development of a new suite of computing programmes for all New Zealand polytechnics.[7]
Awards[]
In 2009 Mann was awarded the Beeby Fellowship.[8] The Beeby Fellowship is a joint initiative between the New Zealand Council for Educational Research and the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO.
Books authored[]
- The Green Graduate: Educating Every Student as a Sustainable Practitioner (2011)[9] sets out a framework for integrating sustainability into every course of study.
- Sustainable Lens: a visual guide (2011)[10] traces the development of sustainability through its representation in diagrams. It presents a model for seeing the world through a sustainability-driven perspective.
References[]
- ^ Otago Daily Times (7 April 2012). "Polytechnic appoints professors". Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ Otago Polytechnic. "Samuel Mann". Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ Otago Daily Times (31 January 2009). "Live campus taking root". Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ Otago Daily Times (6 October 2012). "Polytech, Port Chalmers winners with Wi-Fi". Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ Sustainable Lens. "Sustainable Lens: Resilience on Radio".
- ^ CITRENZ. "CITRENZ Board Committee Membership". Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ CITRENZ. "CITRENZ newsletter".
- ^ Otago Daily Times (14 February 2009). "Green guide for all educators". Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ Mann, Samuel (2011). The Green Graduate: Educating every student as a sustainable practitioner. Wellington: NZCER/UNESCO. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-877398-99-5.
- ^ Mann, Samuel (2011). Sustainable Lens: a visual guide. Dunedin: NewSplash. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-4681-1277-1.
External links[]
- Living people
- New Zealand academics
- New Zealand computer scientists
- University of Otago alumni
- Sustainability advocates
- Green thinkers
- Association of Community Access Broadcasters
- New Zealand academic biography stubs