This four-hour online course provides an action-oriented introduction to the concepts of sustainable development and education for sustainable development (ESD), focusing on their implementation in higher education.
The workshop consists of a mix of theoretical insights and discussions on how participants can integrate the theory into their own teaching situations.
Dr. Carina Weingaertner
Sustainability Office
Petersgraben 35
4001 Basel
+41 61 207 65 51
carina.weingaertner@unibas.ch
in collaboration with
Graduate Center for Doctoral Candidates and Postdocs
By the end of the workshop, you will:
* have a basic understanding of sustainability / sustainable development, with a focus on the Sustainable Development Goals
* develop a general understanding of ESD
* acquire introductory knowledge of sustainability competencies and corresponding pedagogical principles of ESD
* critically reflect on this knowledge and apply it to your own courses, aiming to support and encourage students in becoming change agents for sustainable development
Reading list, theoretical input, plenary discussions, and group and individual exercises
Professors, Assistant Professors, Private Lecturers as well as Post-docs and PhDs or other Staff Members involved in teaching and course development activities.
Prof. Dr. Marco Rieckmann, Professor of Higher Education Development, focus on key competencies, in the Department of Education at Faculty I at the University of Vechta; Sustainability Officer at the University of Vechta. Main areas of work: Higher Education Development, (higher) education for sustainable development, sustainable university development.
This course is offered as part of the "Impuls" funding program.