Sustainability in Teaching Pedagogical Course Now Open for Unite! Faculty

Sustainability in Teaching equips you with theoretical knowledge of sustainability education and practical examples to help you discover your unique way of embedding sustainability in your teaching.

In this course, Uniters have the opportunity to discuss sustainability education from multiple perspectives - including the concept of sustainability and the SDGs. You will explore the role of different disciplines in promoting sustainability, key sustainability competencies, and how to design teaching and learning activities. Throughout the sessions, you will also reflect on values and emotions in sustainability education.

Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:

• Relate sustainability/sustainable development and sustainable development goals (SDGs) to your own subject field;
• Identify and apply different approaches to integrate sustainability into teaching at a course or programme level;
• Reflect on how sustainability key competencies can be utilised to develop teaching and curriculum in your disciplinary context;
• Design and apply learning objectives, and teaching and learning activities to integrate sustainability in your disciplinary context;
• Consider the role of values and emotions in your sustainability-related teaching.

Sustainability in Teaching includes interactive individual and group assignments during the teaching sessions and individual pre - and post - assignments either side of each teaching session. Teaching and study methods include dialogic teaching, peer discussions, reflection tasks, group exercises and working in a virtual learning environment.

Course Dates: 8 March - 17 May 2024.
Apply by: 2 February 2024