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Coursera: Professor Profile: Jonathan Tomkin, University of Illinois
Editor’s note: Professor Jonathan Tomkin from University of Illinois recently finished his Introduction to Sustainability course. The course will run again starting January 14th. We caught up with him and asked him a few questions about his course and his experience teaching it. Q: Tell us a little about yourself. A: I’m an Aussie living in the Midwest of the United States. My research interest is glaciers and ice sheets, so I’ve always travelled far from home for work. I miss the beach, but I love the people, and the craft beers are pretty good too. It’s a huge blast to be working at the University of Illinois – the folk here are enormously talented, and the opportunities are incredible – such as teaching a course with tens of thousands of participants! Q: What course are you teaching? A: I teach “Introduction to Sustainability ” Q: Why should students be interested in this course? What is the one thing that you hope students…