Education for Sustainability/About

=Who is this course designed for?= This course is aimed at tertiary teachers who would like to understand sustainability and how it relates to them and their teaching. Therefore the focus is Education for Sustainability from a national (New Zealand) and international perspective. The course enables you to look at and develop your own teaching for sustainability and can be completed in more or less than 8 weeks, depending on the pace you chose.

=Credits, hours and structure= This course is worth 5 credits which equates to 50 hours of work. 42 of these hours are self-directed, whilst the other 8 are contact hours. I have structured the course around 8 weeks, which is approximately 6.5 hours a week (of which 1 hour a week is contact time, but this is flexible). Each week there is a reading or a documentary to read/watch and I encourage you to reflect upon it in your learning journal. I will meet with you as soon as you start and from there we can organise regular contact. I will endeavour to organise meetings that can include your fellow students on the course to encourage discussion.

=Objectives=


 * Identify the process and content of Education for Sustainability (EfS)
 * Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the terminology and concepts that underpin EfS
 * Analyse their own teaching in relation to EfS using reflective practice
 * Utilise the concepts of action competence and critical thinking in relation to EfS