Innovative approaches to sustainability skills development: a crowd-sourcing workshop

Authors

  • Iain Cross London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  • Alina Congreve Independent

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi25.995

Abstract

The aim of this interactive workshop was for the learning developers participating to be empowered to engage with these changes in their own institutions. Much of the facilitated discussion looked at new approaches to learning development that support education for sustainability. It comprised a series of mini-presentations of case-studies derived from original research into teaching climate change including 35 in-depth interviews. The workshop drew on the presenters’ research to crowdsource solutions from the learning developer community to key challenges. How can we foster creativity, innovation and systemic thinking in graduates? How can advanced skills for sustainability be scaffolded in the university curriculum? The workshop is designed to be of interest to learning developers with experience in supporting education for sustainability, and those new to the topic.

Author Biographies

Iain Cross, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Iain Cross is Associate Professor in Education Development at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, prior to which he was Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. He is involved in projects around assessment, digital skills, and sustainability.

 

Alina Congreve, Independent

Alina Congreve is an experienced academic with over 18 years’ experience in higher education. Currently an independent consultant on research, policy analysis and education design, she is committed to supporting students’ development of problem-solving, innovation, collaboration and creative thinking.

References

QAA and Advance HE (2021) Education for Sustainable Development Guidance. Available at https://www.qaa.ac.uk/quality-code/education-for-sustainable-development.

Students Organising for Sustainability (2021) Climate Change Tracker. Available at https://www.sos-uk.org/research/climate-change-tracker.

Winter, J., Barton, G., Allison, J. and Cotton, D. (2015) ‘Learning Development and Education for Sustainability: what are the links?’, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (8). DOI: 10.47408/jldhe.v0i8.256.

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Published

28-10-2022

How to Cite

Cross, I. and Congreve, A. (2022) “Innovative approaches to sustainability skills development: a crowd-sourcing workshop”, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (25). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi25.995.

Issue

No. 25 (2022): Special Edition, ALDinHE Conference Proceedings and Reflections

Section

Conference Proceedings

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