Creating sustainable futures/CSF104/Syllabus

Participants in CSF104 reside in different time zones. We recommend that you follow the course in your own time zone. For example, Monday means your Monday and not the time zone where the lead facilitator is located.

Schedule summary

Session	Dates
Session 0	Independent study before the course starts
Session 1	Saturday 6 to Tuesday 9 August 2016
Session 2	Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 August 2016
Session 3	Friday 12 to Tuesday 16 August 2016
Session 4	Wednesday 17 to Thursday 18 August 2016

Session 0: Orientation

Familiarise yourself with the course site and establish your personal learning journal.

• Dates: Independent study before the course starts
• Learning materials:
  1. Start here.
  2. Orientation.
• Learning challenges:
  1. Complete the OERu new participant survey (optional).
  2. Create your learning journal.

Session 1: Inspiring creative solutions

Using collaboration and imagination

• Dates: Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 September
• Learning materials:
  1. Learning pathway material
• Learning activities:
  1. Having the right people in the room (WEnote)
  2. Transitioning towards new ways (Learning Journal)
  3. Keeping an open mind to new possibilities (WEnote)
  4. Learning challenge (Learning Journal)

Session 2: Prioritising actions

Prioritising questions that should be applied to every action

• Dates: Wednesday 21 to Friday 23 September
• Learning materials:
  1. Learning pathway material
• Learning activities:
  1. Prioritising actions (WEnote)
  2. Actions that create flexible platforms for the future (WEnote)
  3. Actions that provide a return on investment (WEnote)
  4. Learning challenge (Learning Journal)

Session 3: Communicating for success

Working towards sustainability requires collaboration, engagement and sharing of ideas and information

• Dates: Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 September
• Learning materials:
  1. Learning pathway material
• Learning activities:
  1. Communicating for success (WEnote)
  2. What are you saying to whom and how? (Learning Journal)
  3. Nature’s way is highly effective (Learning Journal)
  4. Learning challenge (Learning Journal)

Session 4: Choosing the right support tools

Understanding of the importance of the Tools level of the 5 Level framework

• Dates: Wednesday 28 to Friday 30 September
• Learning materials:
  1. Learning pathway material
• Learning activities:
  1. Choosing the right tools (WEnote)
  2. Measurement and metrics (Learning Journal)
  3. Ensuring credibility (Learning Journal)
  4. Learning challenge (Learning Journal)

Session 5: Assignment

If you are a student seeking formal credit consult the course assignment page.

• Due Date: Independent study
• Full instructions on the course assignment page.