New ew Direct ections for Cur urricul ulum um Development nt & Facu culty Dev evel elopmen ent through a Consortium Approach Jess Gerrior Ira a Feldman an SCC Director of SCC Founder & Learning & Practice Managing Director 6 Conference & Expo ● AASHE 201 Baltimore, MD � October 1 0, 201 6
� state of play & why we’re here � what faculty have shared age genda da � actions to date & 201 6-201 7 plans � interactive table dialogues participant input on SCC themes � continuing the dialogue AASHE 201 6 Conference & Expo � Baltimore, MD � October 1 0, 201 6
stat ate of play ay AASHE 201 6 Conference & Expo � Baltimore, MD � October 1 0, 201 6
Instit itutio ions and academic ic sustain inabilit ility le leaders a are s seekin king a responsive and cohesive entity to address the curriculum and professional development needs of a dynamic, diverse, and intellectually rich community that is being called to step 2015 15 up for the greater global good. We envision a consortium that SCC CC � builds bu ilds our colle llectiv ive capacit ity as educators and launc unch h change agents to improve the perception, modeling, and teaching of sustainability, and statem emen ent � ser erves es as a a g gen ener erator of principles, practices, and shared resources, and thus � moves es the e edu ducat atio ion asp spect of higher education sustainability up to & beyond campus operations. AASHE 201 6 Conference & Expo � Baltimore, MD � October 1 0, 201 6
At AASHE 201 5, we convened a dialogue to se sessi ssion identify sustainability educators’ challenges and recommendations to address critical needs. That over erview ew successful workshop informed the launch of the um ™ . Sus ustaina nability C Cur urricul ulum um Cons nsortium AASHE 201 6 Conference & Expo � Baltimore, MD � October 1 0, 201 6
Th This y year, we are driving an even deep eeper er excha hang nge among sustainability educators. We invite your ur i inp nput ut on future SCC activities. sessi se ssion We’ll update the community on approaches pioneered by SCC, including online dialogues on over erview ew the Collaborase ™ platform. � The goal today is to crea eate t e the s e syner ergy ne needed t to take s sus ustaina nability in n hi highe her ed education to t the n e nex ext l lev evel el. AASHE 201 6 Conference & Expo � Baltimore, MD � October 1 0, 201 6
� What is the bi bigge ggest c challenge ge you face as a sustainability educator? we e asked ed � What do you need to support rt y your r work rk faculty: as a sustainability educator in terms of faculty and curriculum development? AASHE 201 6 Conference & Expo � Baltimore, MD � October 1 0, 201 6
� educating colleagues in other disciplines as to how sustainability applies to them � getting from multi-disciplinarity to trans- disciplinarity � infrastructure bi bigge ggest � unsupportive administration ch challen enges es � time to consider and implement ideas � faculty are territorial over subjects and : y your ur ans nswers not enthusiastic about changing the status quo � getting sustainability out of silos during “lean” times AASHE 201 6 Conference & Expo � Baltimore, MD � October 1 0, 201 6
� facilitating critical mass of faculty to initiate program development � training; making connections � more bridge builders and experiments, with need eed for university support � deepening faculty expertise to improve supp pport knowledge & teaching delivery through lens of : y your ur ans nswers sustainability � clearly written, well thought out learning outcomes � changes to reward structure AASHE 201 6 Conference & Expo � Baltimore, MD � October 1 0, 201 6
SCC is committed to 3 themes in faculty SCC’ CC’s and curriculum development: 2016 16-2017 17 ● ● � pe pedago gogy gy cont ntent nt plan ans lea eader ership AASHE 201 6 Conference & Expo � Baltimore, MD � October 1 0, 201 6
� SCC Advisory Council plus new Management Team SC SCC � Webinar Series e.g., SCC-AASHE series on ESD pedagogy actions s � Online Dialogues with Collaborase ™ tak aken e.g., the 2030 Development Agenda � Sustainable Societies Academy ™ 5-day pilot at Poly Prep Country Day School AASHE 201 6 Conference & Expo � Baltimore, MD � October 1 0, 201 6
Faculty-only event in Spring 201 7 � expert speakers and workshops � invited papers and proceedings � planning committee in formation SCC’ CC’s Develop our cohort model 2016 16-2017 17 into a true con onsor ortium approach plan ans Advise & support sustainability programs including AASHE “Sustainability Across the Curriculum” Centers AASHE 201 6 Conference & Expo � Baltimore, MD � October 1 0, 201 6
� Planning Committee for faculty event � Sustainability Curriculum Consortium her ere’ e’s wher ere e you interactiv in ive t table ble dia dialo logu gues come ome in AASHE 201 6 Conference & Expo � Baltimore, MD � October 1 0, 201 6
2: 3: Cont ntent nt 1 : Lea eader ership inter eract ctive e Pedago gogy gy hot topics & emerging trends What does tab able learning outcomes SDGs “leadership” mean program/course design socio-economic in the context of competencies systems sustainable dialogu di gues assessment energy-water nexus education/ etc. etc. EfS/ESD? How can SCC support faculty in these areas? What else can we do toget ether er to address experiential learning, work with sustainability officers, and other needs? AASHE 201 6 Conference & Expo � Baltimore, MD � October 1 0, 201 6
Ira a Feldman an SCC Founder & Managing Director Jess Gerrior SCC Director of Learning & Practice Fol ollow ow on on with us! curriculumforsustainability.org > Conta tact t Us AASHE 201 6 Conference & Expo � Baltimore, MD � October 1 0, 201 6
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