Teaching Transformational Sustainability Science (25H06001) ONLINE

Towards Future-Oriented University Teaching

Beschreibung

«Imagine what would happen if students were regularly exposed to real-world sustainability problems brought to campuses by cities, businesses, non-profits, and other institutions. If classroom exercises led to practical solutions, students would understand that they can have a positive impact on the world through their academic learning» (2007 Rowe, D. 2007)

Given the high level of complexity, the knowledge required across academic and practical disciplines, and the long-term economic, social and environmental impacts that characterize sustainability issues, this vision of teaching is proving challenging, if not overwhelming. In addition, time and resource constraints limit the level of ambition that can be achieved in regular teaching practice.

How could university teaching that takes this vision seriously look like? How, under the given condition, can we seek to pragmatically and repeatedly, implement appropriate elements in the classroom that work towards comprehensive problem analysis and sophisticated solutions i.e. that seek to promote transformative approaches in the truest sense of the word?

Kursinformationen

Datum
  • Donnerstag, 2. Oktober 2025,
    16:15 Uhr bis 17:45 Uhr
  • Donnerstag, 16. Oktober 2025,
    16:15 Uhr bis 17:45 Uhr
  • Donnerstag, 6. November 2025,
    16:15 Uhr bis 17:45 Uhr
  • Donnerstag, 13. November 2025,
    13:00 Uhr bis 17:00 Uhr
  • Freitag, 14. November 2025,
    08:30 Uhr bis 12:00 Uhr
  • Donnerstag, 4. Dezember 2025,
    16:15 Uhr bis 17:45 Uhr
  • Donnerstag, 18. Dezember 2025,
    16:15 Uhr bis 17:45 Uhr
  • Anmeldebeginn
    05.06.2025
    Anmeldeschluss
    15.09.2025
    Kosten
    externe Interessierte: CHF 30.00

    University members: free of charge External participants: 30 CHF

    Dozierende
    Rico Defila
    Dr. Antonietta Di Giulio
    Dr. Marc Frick
    Dr. Annika Sohre
    Veranstaltet durch

    Sustainability Office
    Petersgraben 35
    4001 Basel
    +41 61 207 65 51

    Email: carina.weingaertner@unibas.ch

    Ziele

    The hybrid (1 ECTS) course aims to provide participants with a toolbox of different sustainability teaching methods and approaches that can be implemented as transformative interventions in sustainability courses.

    Kursinhalte

    • Key competencies in sustainability in higher education
    • Methods of transdisciplinary teaching and transformative research
    • Co-Design and Co-Production of Knowledge

    Form

    • Reflective and participatory methods
    • Systems thinking, Futures thinking, Values Thinking, Strategic thinking, interpersonal- and collaborative approaches.

    Adressatinnen und Adressaten

    Professors, Assisstant Professors, Teachers, and higher education development experts;

    Informationen zu den Dozierenden

    • Dr. Marc Frick, Senior Researcher in the Social Transitions Research Group and project coordinator in the Eucor & EPICUR team at the University of Basel.
    • Dr. Antonietta Di Giulio, Head of the Research Group Inter- and Transdisciplinarity at the University of Basel
    • Dr. Rico Defila, Deputy Head of the Research Group Inter- and Transdisciplinarity at the University of Basel
    • Dr. Annika Sohre, Senior Researcher in the Sustainability Research Group and General Manager of the Sustainable Future Research Network at the University of Basel

    Besonderheiten

    This course is offered as a collaboration of the Sustainability Office with the Team Epicur & EUCOR and the Sustainable Future Research Network.

    The following course lessons will be taught online:

    • Thursday 02.10.2025 16.15-17.45h
    • Thursday 16.10.2025 16.15-17.45h
    • Thursday 06.11.2025 16.15-17.45h
    • Thursday 04.12.2025 16.15-17.45h
    • Thursday 18.12.2025 16.15-17.45h

    The following course lessons will be taught in person (venue to be confirmed):

    • Thursday 13.11.2025 13:00-17:00h
    • Friday 14.11.2025 08:30-12:00h

    Ort

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    Online & In person: venue to be confirmed
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