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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]
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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
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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”
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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
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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
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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
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How could you or do you integrate ESD into your academic practice?
Paperless campus Modelling resources, e.g. innovative
use of whiteboards
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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
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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’
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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
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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
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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.
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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.