Sustainability education and learning


Keywords:
sustainability education, teaching and learning, activism, experiential education, social sustainability
Pilot domain:
Sustainability & Climate Change
ECTS credits:
5
Mode of delivery:
Virtual
University:
University of Iceland
Contact:
Ásthildur Björg Jónsdóttir
Contact 2:
Aurora office UI
Language:
English
Study cycle:
Master
Faculty:
Education

SDG:
SDG4. Quality education
Course credit:
Yes
Free course:
Yes
Aurora competence framework:
LOUIS

Start date:
2025-01-13
End date:
2025-05-08
Application start:
2024-11-01
Application deadline:
2024-11-30

The purpose of this course is to provide participants with opportunities to focus on learning, teaching and leisure activities for sustainability. The on-line and campus sessions will be built on informed debate. Three major assignments will be expected together with student participation in organising classes, leading discussions plus a final assignment. The course is taught online and it is obligatory to attend 80% of classes during according to the course plan.

Assignments include discussion papers, oral presentations in class and a final paper.

Examples of issues to be dealt with:

Activism in learning and teaching
Place-based and experiential education
Behavioural change
Science learning, technology and sustainability
Creativity, creation of knowledge and social sustainability
University education, adult learning
Formal, informal and non-formal learning
Sustainability as an emerging curriculum area

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