Sustainability Education Intensive Showcase 2010

Alice Cassidy, Yona Sipos, Sarah NyroseCentre for Teaching & Academic Growth

January 11, 2010

SEI Timeline 2007: Training the Trainer workshopTHE PONDEROSA PROJECT AT NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY

2008: Secured $25,000 from SO; started planning UBC Sustainability Education Intensive

2009: Successfully delivered the first SEI

2010: Showcase SEI ‘09; Plan for SEI ‘10

SEI Basics I• 1st ever SEI: May 31-June 2, 2009

• Open to post-secondary educators (faculty; post-docs; staff; students), UBC & beyond

• Collaborative planning team: TAG & SO

• Advisory committee (all roles represented)

• Minimize handouts;Composting/recycling; Vegetarian food

SEI Basics II

• 23 participants: mix of faculty, staff, students

• Development of Sustainability Education Plans to effect change in courses, programs, initiatives

• Follow-up:•Pedagogical: 2 support studios •Financial: Professional development funds•Celebratory: Jan. 11th showcase

SEI Learning Objectives 

After the Intensive, through self-study, access to electronic resources, financial assistance (to UBC participants) and participation in Group Support Studios, you will have:  * Applied or enhanced sustainability into your course, program or initiative  * Joined a community of practitioners to continue the conversation about sustainability education   

SEI Learning Objectives 

During the SEI, you will:

* Create a Sustainability Education Plan to affect change in your course, program or initiative and start a timeline and framework to achieve your goals * Select pedagogies, sustainability concepts and sustainability initiatives/opportunities of relevance to your plan for further exploration  * Participate actively in techniques and strategies that are modeled throughout the SEI 

SEI Process & Content

• Participatory; Reflective; Activity-based• Modelling Sustainability Education

•Human Bingo Icebreaker•Welcome from Musqueam Nation •Sustainability Artifact: share your story•Sustainability Literacy•Co-created concept map•Triangle: Connecting LOs to Activities & Assessment•CSL & Community Connections•Visual tools for reflection•Classroom ‘Carnivale’: array ofteaching techniques•Sustainability Speed-dating•Field trips (UBC Farm; Campus)•Guest speakers (resources)