Overview
The workshop will be fast-paced, interactive, learner-centered, and most importably, fun! Each virtual session is designed to walk faculty through the Burns Model of Sustainability Pedagogy. In addition, faculty will immediately apply their learnings to current courses and have the opportunity to iterate their work through collaboration and peer feedback.
Who Should Attend?
The workshop is open to faculty members from any public/private institution of higher education. This includes four-year institutions, community colleges, as well as professional trade schools. Faculty may be adjuncts, professors of practice, tenure-track, or tenured, and may or may not have terminal degrees in their field. Faculty do not need prior experience teaching sustainability-related content nor are their courses required to be directly related to sustainability.
Why Attend?
By participating in this workshop, faculty will gain valuable tools and approaches to empower students to address real-world challenges and contribute positively to creating a sustainable future. Furthermore, networking with fellow faculty will open up opportunities for collaboration and knowledge-sharing.
Workshop Highlights
Understand the key components of the Burns Model of Sustainability Pedagogy through collaborative play, experiential learning, and reflection.
Explore practical strategies to incorporate sustainability principles into courses.
Facilitate discussions on creating transformative learning experiences that prepare students for 21st century challenges and encourage them to become responsible global citizens.
Time Commitment
Overall, faculty can expect to spend about 10 hours over 3 weeks on the workshop. Workshop commitments include:
A pre-workshop survey that should take about 20 minutes to complete.
A post-workshop survey that should take about 20 minutes to complete.
Three, 3-hour virtual workshop sessions equaling 9 hours.