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Integrating Education for Sustainable
Developmentinto a Learning and Teaching in
Higher Education Programme
Vivian Neal and Priska SchoenbornAcademic Developers
University of [email protected]
What is Education for Sustainable Development?
“Sustainable development – meeting the needs of present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (DIUS, 2007)
What is it about? transformative development/education
to create global citizens who are stewards of sustainability (Sterling, 2001)
skills, attitudes, values
CETLs and CSF
74 Centres of Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Centre for Sustainable Futures http://csf.plymouth.ac.uk
“to put Sustainability at the centre of the thinking and doing of the University and also the wider national and international community”
How could you or do you integrate ESD into your academic practice?
New faculty dev plan – sustainable from human side – to ensure that faculty development is embraced
Horticulture – how does sustainability affect curricula?
TRU – full-time position on sustainability to address sustainability goals – e.g. reduce paper usage
How could you or do you integrate ESD into your academic practice?
Short course on integrating sustainability into projects and courses
Global citizenship Small-scale SoTL projects; need to
address sustainability concepts as part of these projects
Reaching out to remote communities using technology – online facilitation – consider their worldview – building CoPs
How could you or do you integrate ESD into your academic practice?
Becoming more aware of context student is working in
Current processes are not sustainability-friendly, e.g. funding
International global transfer credit ‘thing’
From print to online tradition for e.g. submission of assignments
Addressing the whole picture
How could you or do you integrate ESD into your academic practice?
Paperless campus Modelling resources, e.g. innovative
use of whiteboards
Our Programmes LTHE is for new lecturers Plan for new Post Graduate Certificate in
Academic Practice for new and existing staff Equivalent to 3 Masters level courses with a core
course plus electives Pedagogic research project Negotiated study module
GTA is for graduate students Learning community framework Considering individual applications of ESD for
different disciplines and teaching situations
Other enhancements
The usual: video conferencing, materials on VLE
eSubmission and eMarking of work Online communities/discussion Modelling technology enhanced learning Guest speakers and resources from CSF,
e.g. ‘sowing seeds’ document Using examples related to sustainability,
e.g. ‘designing sustainable buildings’
Over to you!
Work together and consider your options for integrating ESD into your practice.
Work individually: pick one item and write an action plan
Share with the group
Over to you!
Sustainability in the curriculum: requires buy-in and resources at an institutional level
Action-oriented way of teaching: leave feeling of empowerment
Assemble your own curriculum
‘rich soup/compost’
‘power of the crowd’
More sharing and transparency
References Centre for Sustainable Futures http://csf.plymouth.ac.uk/ Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.
(2007) World Class Skills –Implementing the Leitch Review of Skills in England, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, London.
HEA ESD Project http://www.heacademy.ac. uk/ourwork/teachingandlearning/sustainability
Jones, P., Trier, C. and Richards, J. 2008. “Embedding Education for Sustainable Development in Higher Education: A case study examining common challenges and opportunities for undergraduate Programmes.” International Journal of Education Research, 47 (6), 341-350. Sterling, S. (2001) Sustainable Education: Re-visioning Learning and Change, Totnes: Green Books.
References Sterling, S. et al (2008) Sowing Seeds, Plymouth:
Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Plymouth
Stibble, A. (Ed) (2009) The Handbook of Sustainability Literacy: Skills for a changing world, Totnes: Green Books
University of Plymouth (2008) Sustainability Policy, Plymouth: University of Plymouth.
