With SDG 4.7 calling for all learners to acquire the knowledge and skills to promote sustainable development, the aim of the “Putting education for the SDGs into practice for Higher Education” forum is to share how higher education institutions in our region are progressing towards putting this ambitious goal into practice, and to inspire and support the sector to accelerate action.
Integrating ESD across the whole curriculum is a key approach to ensuring all learners have the knowledge and skills to promote sustainable development. However educators in different disciplines may not have the specialised ESD knowledge, confidence, time or resources to integrate ESD into their own teaching. This session will explore approaches Higher Ed institutions in our region are taking to support and empower educators across the institution to integrate ESD into their teaching.
Speakers:
Jen Dollin, Director, Sustainability Education and Partnerships, Western Sydney University) – The Educators Guide for Sustainability Teaching and Learning (& Moderator)
Maryam Sharifkhani, Postdoc Fellow, Vice-Chancellor’s Office, University of Canterbury – SDG tagging program and lecturer surveys
Emma Mills, Lecturer, Director of Student Experience, School of Art & Design, UNSW – ESD Community of Practice – A heuristic model empowering educators as active agents of change
Dr Liza Barbour, Education Fellow (Planetary Health), Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science & Gitanjali Bedi, Senior Lecturer, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University – Co-designing planetary health curriculum for health professions education to progress the SDGs
Brittany Vermeulen, Sustainability Program Manager, Western Sydney University – Update on the ACTS sustainability literacy and culture survey working group