Sustainability education and learning
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