The two workshops in this series will offer insight into what Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is and why it is crucial to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. They are experiential and will help participants to articulate what sustainability means and the ways it is intricately connected with issues of social and ecological justice. Each is a stand-alone workshop, but faculty who complete both will receive a certificate of completion issued by Teaching and Learning and the Centre for Sustainability at UFV.
Both workshops are free, include a light lunch, and will be held in-person in the Thinker Space (G124) at the Abbotsford Campus.
Monday, May 30 from 11 am – 3 pm
Workshop 1: Sustainability as Interdependence is open to all UFV faculty, staff, students and administrators. In this workshop you will:
• Explore concepts of sustainability and sustainable development through the principle of interdependence
• Develop a collective understanding of an “ethics of care”
• Reflect on a personal connection to place
• Create a collaboratively developed definition of sustainability specific to UFV.
This workshop includes a light lunch. Some activities will be held outdoors, so please dress accordingly. Participation is limited to 20 people.
Wednesday, June 1 from 11 am – 3 pm
Workshop 2: Transforming Pedagogy Through ESD is for faculty and educational staff to deepen and apply their understanding of ESD, and consider how to bring sustainability as a lens into their existing courses. In this workshop you will:
• Consider ESD as holistic pedagogy that includes systems thinking
• Develop course plans and assignments to implement, receiving feedback, support, and resources to use
• Articulate the ways ESD in your courses can be in alignment with principles of Indigenization.
This workshop includes a light lunch. Some activities will be held outdoors, so please dress accordingly. Participation is limited to 20 people.
Registration: tlcevents@ufv.ca
https://blogs.ufv.ca/tlc/2022/04/28/education-for-sustainable-development-workshops-may-30-june-1/
For more information, contact Leah Lyon at tlcevents@ufv.ca
06/01/2022