Overview
The Education for Sustainability course is an introductory programme that explores the fundamental concepts and practical steps involved in embedding sustainability across the curriculum.
Education for Sustainability aims to empower learners with the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes needed to make informed decisions and take responsible action for environmental integrity, economic viability, and a just society. It supports people of all genders, both present and future generations, while respecting cultural diversity.
The course responds directly to Ireland’s second National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development. It requires approximately 25 learner hours over six weeks, after which participants can claim a digital badge in An Introduction to Education for Sustainability from the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain and reflect on the role of Education for Sustainability in the context of global, national, and local drivers;
- Explore Education for Sustainability concepts, contexts, principles, and practices;
- Engage with the EU Sustainability Competence Framework through the themes of embodying sustainability values, embracing complexity, envisioning sustainable futures, and acting for sustainability;
- Redesign elements of your teaching and learning practice by embedding Education for Sustainability principles.
Professional Development Recognition
On earning the open badge for this course, you will have achieved further recognition across the following domains of the National Professional Development Framework for Staff Who Teach:
- Domain 2: Professional Identity, Values and Development in Teaching and Learning — supports critical reflection on professional and disciplinary identity and recognises that professional identity can evolve throughout a person’s career;
- Domain 3: Professional Communication and Dialogue — emphasises the importance of clear and coherent communication within changing learning environments;
- Domain 4: Professional Knowledge and Skills — supports individuals in remaining current in their professional or disciplinary knowledge and applying evidence-based teaching, learning, and assessment practices.
Course Developers
This open course was developed by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in partnership with:
Dr Mark Kelly
Atlantic Technological University
Dr John Scahill
Atlantic Technological University
Dr Ken Boyle
Technological University Dublin
Dr Brian Gormley
Technological University Dublin
Dr Olivia Freeman
Technological University Dublin
Dr Nataliya Romanyatova
Institute of Art, Design and Technology
David Chernick
Atlantic Technological University
Dr Lucia Walsh
Technological University Dublin
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