Embracing the Complexity of Sustainability in our Teaching and Learning Practice – A Dynamic Pan-Disciplinary Framework for Integrating Concepts of Sustainability across the Curricula

Lecturer: John Barimo (University College Cork)

Institution: University College Cork, Ireland

Runtime: 00:53:23

Licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0

Upload: 07.11.2023

Description

John Barimo introduces his “Framework for Integrating Concepts of Sustainability across the Curricula” (developed by Barimo, 2023). He discusses, how the framework was devised and how voices of students and teaching staff were integrated in a co-creation process. He integrates a mapping exercise, in which he works with the SDG toolkit to critically analyse with the participating students how the SDGs are embedded in their studies and find existing connections to the SDGs. Furthermore, he discusses the idea of the Anthropocene and links it to sustainability discussions.

The video was recorded on 19 April 2023 as part of the TESTEd lecture series. It is part two of a two-part series on “Education for Sustainable Development”.

Show notes

• SDG Toolkit: https://www.ucc.ie/en/sdg-toolkit/
• SDG Toolkit Mapping Tool for Teaching: https://www.ucc.ie/en/sdg-toolkit/teaching/tool/
• UN Goals for Sustainable Development: https://sdgs.un.org/goals
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• Green Youth Work Hubs: https://greenyouthworkhubs.com/
• The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE): https://www.aashe.org/
• Government of Ireland. “ESD to 2030: Second National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development”. Online: https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/228330/c69895a6-88f0-4132-b6d1-9085a9c31996.pdf#page=null
• Leicht, A; Heiss, J and Byun, W.J. (2018). „Issues and trends in Education for Sustainable Development”. UNESCO Publishing. Online: https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/issues_0.pdf
• European Commission (2022). “GreenComp: the European sustainability competence framework”. Online: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/greencomp-european-sustainability-competence-framework_en
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• United Nations (2020). “Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times | Presented by Thandie Newton”. Online: https://youtu.be/xVWHuJOmaEk
• UNESCO (2017). Education for Sustainable Development Goals – Learning Objectives. Online: https://www.unesco.de/sites/default/files/2018-08/unesco_education_for_sustainable_development_goals.pdf