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TTES #2 - How do we teach for a sustainable future_ embedding sustainability across disciplines_

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TTES _2 - How do we teach for a sustainable future embedding sustainability across disciplines-20260304_110503-Meeting Recording.mp4

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Making it easy for colleagues to embed in their courses

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Making it easy for colleagues to embed in their courses

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We run ESD workshops for staff (and have an online module). The approach that I have seen work the best is to embed this into an Away Day - start with the concept of ESD and by the end of the morning colleagues have completed the template so that it can be embedded for their module. Our key contacts are: Clare McTurk (University Innovation Scholar for ESD c.mcturk@mmu.ac.uk), Theresa Nicholson (D.Nicholson@mmu.ac.uk) and Sophie Bessant (University Teaching Academy - S.Bessant@mmu.ac.uk)

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This page is designed to support faculties, departments, programme and unit teams in embedding Education for Sustainable Development.

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We (Manchester Metropolitan University) run training for external organisations who want to become carbon literate. This includes "Train-the-trainer" workshops so that once your students are trained they can then train other groups / organistaions.

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We offer expertise in climate education to help deliver transformational change in response to the critical challenges of climate change.

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We have a Green Space conference on which all courses in the Centre for Teacher Education join together for, exploring teaching environmental sustainability

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Welcome to Green Space, our dedicated space for supporting trainees and teachers to develop climate and sustainability education.

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If anyone works in employability or connects to careers services I co-lead a LinkedIn Group on this area: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14488361/

And there are excellent resources available here for career practitioners: https://www.green-guidance.eu/

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Login to LinkedIn to keep in touch with people you know, share ideas, and build your career.

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Time and knowledge...and no time to find the knowledge.

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Time and knowledge...and no time to find the knowledge.

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Sustainability | About | University of Stirling

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We’re committed to embedding sustainability at the core of everything we do. There’s no other choice. Find out about our net zero by 2040 target.

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Could we pose the question - what are we here to do (as chemists, biologists, social scientists etc)...space to think in this way can be rare and not embedded in programmes.

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Could we pose the question - what are we here to do (as chemists, biologists, social scientists etc)...space to think in this way can be rare and not embedded in programmes.

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Leeds University Network for Sustainability in Higher Education - the link above is blog from last summer. Since then we have had a session with colleagues across Yorkshire

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Frustrating when things feel performative.

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Frustrating when things feel performative.

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‘Sustainability in Action’ (UoBirmingham) course

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‘Sustainability in Action’ (UoBirmingham) course

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‘Sustainability in Action’ is the one-hour online short course which is expected learning (from September 2024).

Links to the course for students can be found via the Student Support Hub Canvas pages or directly from the intranet here.

Staff are also expected to complete the course and can self-enrol. The course is the same for both students and staff.

You’ll also find some activities we can be used to embed the course and key aspects of sustainability (linked to the Sustainability Education principles).

All programmes are encouraged to embed at least one of these into their material, which could be through group tutorials, larger workshops, or other engagement events. This includes material to better understand the role of different disciplines and consider the use of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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How are students going out into the world and making an impact.

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Collection of practices happening at Exeter

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Collection of practices happening at Exeter

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Curriculum | Sustainability | University of Exeter

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The University of Exeter combines world-class research with excellent student satisfaction, from our campuses in the South West of England, in Exeter and Cornwall.

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There is an EfS/ESD online meet-up for UK HE -focused on 'leaders' (though can mean at many levels) I think these people are the organisers Julia Myatt <j.p.myatt@bham.ac.uk>; Mira Vogel <mira.vogel@kcl.ac.uk>; Louise Logan <louise.logan@kcl.ac.uk>; Simon Kemp <s.kemp@soton.ac.uk>

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It's frustrating when things can feel performative.

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The Guide’s simplicity is a design principle, both keeping it easy to communicate and relatively ‘naked’ or decontextualised, ready to be re-contextualised within specific training or personal development approaches…

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Unearthing where we already are including Sustainability and the complementary themes eg EDI

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Unearthing where we already are including Sustainability and the complementary themes eg EDI

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Community-based learning opportunities, showing scalable impact through community partnerships

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Across disciplines, departments, institutions...like today!

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1. Aid all students in understanding the significance of sustainability, specifically in relation to their discipline, enabling them to become climate conscious citizens of the future.

2. Provide students with further opportunities to develop the skills necessary to tackle the multifaceted and interconnected challenges of the environmental, social and economic pillars of sustainability.

3. Empower students to engage in action-oriented and participatory learning, reflect on their responsibilities and act as a voice for sustainability within their wider community.

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Sharing the impact of important curriculum initiatives (e.g., at Elon, our study abroad programs have massive global impacts; rebranding programs; First-year family swag (1000s of calendars that are PRINTED!!!)

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Case Studies - contextual and decontetualised

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Case Studies - contextual and decontetualised

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EfS Sabbatical / Incubator and/or funding

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EfS Sabbatical / Incubator and/or funding

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Staff, funding, time

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Some notes we see:

Gaps between environmental and social sustainability

Modules with specific focus on sustainability, optional modules for students across disciplines

Co-curricular and extracurricular activities (ex. global teams working together on a project, hack-a-thons for sustainability)

Across institutions and disciplines

Start with passion - folks engage bottom up when it is from a space on passion

Lots of initiatives happening across the universities, sometimes siloed that compete with each other

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Developing a Shared Language: & Understanding Translation & Adapting Practice

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Developing a Shared Language: & Understanding Translation & Adapting Practice

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Time to learn about the theme and create teaching content is a big barrier

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Some projects we see on campus:

A living and learning community that is focused around sustainability and sustainable living

Solar fields, Loy Farms, recycling programs

Sustainability Fellow to support faculty in pedagogy

Have policies and programs, but sometimes we don't practice the values that these espouse.