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@ EAUC CONFERENCE. SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY. E f S : Content and/or Delivery? SCHOOL OF SURVEYING. FACULTY OF ART, DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE Amanda Lewis (Director) Elise Toogood (Special Projects). CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ACHIEVED THROUGH INTEGRATED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION.
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@ EAUC CONFERENCE. SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY EfS :Content and/or Delivery?SCHOOL OF SURVEYING FACULTY OF ART, DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE Amanda Lewis (Director) Elise Toogood (Special Projects) CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ACHIEVED THROUGH INTEGRATED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
:AIMS – TEACHING & LEARNING • To encourage staff… • .. to develop and implement excellent, innovative teaching and learning initiatives .. • .. through a flexible system of rewards. @ EAUC CONFERENCE. SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
:AIMS – TEACHING & LEARNING • To create links withindustry and practice that provide CPD and other professional training .. • .. and feed back into university curricula through project work, case studies, guest lectures .. • ..and joint research activities. @ EAUC CONFERENCE. SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
:AIMS – TEACHING & LEARNING • To deliver graduatesfrom professionally accredited courses .. • .. who understand sustainability from a range of different professional perspectives • .. and have acquired relevant skills through integrated (inter-professional) live projects @ EAUC CONFERENCE. SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
:EfS – CONTENT AND / OR DELIVERY? We hail from the Built Environment – NOTprimarily Development nor Environmental • This matters in terms of professional terminology @ EAUC CONFERENCE. SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
:EfS – CONTENT AND / OR DELIVERY? THEREFORE • Education for Sustainability – EfS NOT • Education for Sustainable Development - ESD @ EAUC CONFERENCE. SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
:OBJECTIVES – TEACHING & LEARNING • Embed sustainability into the content of the curriculum of professional courses within KU. • Develop T & L initiatives and resources which support the deliveryof sustainability within the curriculum. @ EAUC CONFERENCE. SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
:EfS – CONTENT AND / OR DELIVERY? • CURRICULUM – content • SPACE – delivery • PROJECTS – content and delivery ? What are we doing at present? @ EAUC CONFERENCE. SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
:EfS – CONTENT AND / OR DELIVERY? CURRICULUM – content • Re/validate modules • Preparing guidance for validation panels • Inform through PG Cert in T&L in HE • Infiltrate University validation policy What are we doing at present? @ EAUC CONFERENCE. SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
:EfS – CONTENT AND / OR DELIVERY? CURRICULUM – content RE/VALIDATE MODULES – A SHORT ACTIVITY • Existing module needs to be converted to explicitly reflect sustainability – 5/10 minutes @ EAUC CONFERENCE. SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
:EfS – CONTENT AND / OR DELIVERY? CURRICULUM – content RE/VALIDATE MODULES – A SHORT ACTIVITY • Proposed module following revalidation • No new aims, only amending 2 out of 6 • No new learning outcomes, amending 4 out of 9 • Rephrasing of curriculum content • Two additions to the bibliography .. @ EAUC CONFERENCE. SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
:EfS – CONTENT AND / OR DELIVERY? CURRICULUM – content RE/VALIDATE MODULES – A SHORT ACTIVITY • Process • Curriculum clusters • 1-2-1 with teaching staff • Admin support @ EAUC CONFERENCE. SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
:EfS – CONTENT AND / OR DELIVERY? CURRICULUM – content RE/VALIDATE MODULES – A SHORT ACTIVITY Any Questions ? @ EAUC CONFERENCE. SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
:EfS – CONTENT AND / OR DELIVERY? SPACE – delivery • Changing functional emphasis • Changing appearance / atmosphere • Changing staff approach • Influencing subsequent design and facilities What are we doing at present? @ EAUC CONFERENCE. SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
:EfS – CONTENT AND / OR DELIVERY? SPACE – delivery • Called the Debating Chamber for 2 reasons • Pedagogic - interactive • Sustainability – as process and example What are we doing at present? @ EAUC CONFERENCE. SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
:EfS – CONTENT AND / OR DELIVERY? PROJECTS – content and delivery? • More and greater variety • Informing, providing guidance and resources • Live and sponsored • Inter-professional and integrated - Dublin What are we doing at present? @ EAUC CONFERENCE. SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
:EfS – CONTENT AND / OR DELIVERY? SPACE + PROJECTS – content and delivery? Barriers encountered – what do you think? @ EAUC CONFERENCE. SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
:EfS – CONTENT AND / OR DELIVERY? SPACE + PROJECTS – content and delivery? • Barriers encountered – what do you think? • Large class size • Inappropriate rooming • Timetabling inflexibility • Reluctance to adopt change • E.g. fear of innovation; risk-averse; time constrained • ‘Feed me’ student attitude @ EAUC CONFERENCE. SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
:EfS – CONTENT AND / OR DELIVERY? DELIVERY RESOLVE AN ISSUE - A SHORT ACTIVITY @ EAUC CONFERENCE. SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
:EfS – CONTENT AND / OR DELIVERY? DELIVERY RESOLVE AN ISSUE – FEEDBACK and if we get it right we could have .. @ EAUC CONFERENCE. SKILLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY