Transcript The National Environmental Skills Summit 2012 30 and 31 October

Integrating Education for
Sustainable Development
in teacher education
Dr Luiza de Sousa
North-West University
(Potchefstroom Campus)
The National
Environmental Skills
Summit
5 March | DBSA | Midrand
OUTLINE of PRESENTATION
• North-West University - ESD background
• Faculty of Education Sciences
• Teaching & Learning
• Research
Meeting the challenge of ESD at the
North-West University
Day 3 | 5 March 2015
Meeting the challenge of ESD at the
North-West University
• Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future.
• Signatory of the Talloires Declaration.
• Committed to environmental sustainability in higher education.
• Incorporate sustainability & environmental literacy in teaching, research,
university operations and outreach.
• ESD is addressed through institutional structures- Campus sustainability
manager is responsible for:
• campus management & operations
• campus planning & design
• construction & renovation
• purchasing
• transport & engagement with the wider community
Skills development
Greening the Potchefstroom Campus
• Paperless meetings.
• +50 green projects on Potchefstroom Campus.
• Recycling is addressed - all 3 campuses.
• Institutional Office made provision for recycling of paper, glass & plastic.
• Solar geysers in residences & energy control devices.
• Project: All 3 campuses ran a competition to encourage students living in
residences to save electricity. R1 million saving in electricity was recorded.
• Project: Mobile solar panels are provided to learners who don't have
electricity at home.
• Competition in Faculty Education Sciences between buildings in 2014 & will
run across the whole campus in 2015.
Faculty Education Sciences
Environmental Education for
Sustainable Development is the
faculty's positive approach to
secondary and tertiary:
Environmental
Education for
Sustainable
Development
Teaching and learning
Currently in place
• BEd programme - Since 2012 compulsory Introduction to EE module for all
pre-service teacher education students in Intermediate, Senior, FET phase
(EDTM 321).
• BEd Hons programme - compulsory Introduction to EE (EDTM 616).
In process
• Submitted a Bachelor of Education Honours in Environmental Education to
the Higher Education Quality Council (HEQC) of the CHE (Council of
Higher Education) in November 2014.
• Working on a Structured MEd in ESD - Joint development between NWU &
University of Namibia.
Teaching and learning: new BEd
programme for 2016
New BEd programme
• Compulsory Introduction to EE module for all pre-service teacher
education students in Foundation, Intermediate, Senior, FET phase
(EDTM 311).
• Reader: Various resources including Fundisa for change material
• Work Integrated Learning (WIL) - 8 modules (8 credit) over 4 years
In 3rd year - Sem I - 1 module will consist of:
1. Administration task
2. Lesson observation and presentation
3. Academic Environmental Education project-/problem-based
assignment
Transformative environmental learning through
teacher education (cont.)
NWU (Potchefstroom Campus) in partnership with Delta Environmental
Centre offer the following joint Short Learning programmes
Nature of Environmental Education
Designing Environmental Learning Programmes
Developing Action Projects
Designing Environmental Education Materials
Facilitating Environmental Programmes
Inclusive Environmental Education Programmes
Environmental Issues and Responses
NWU Short Learning programme
Elementary course in Environmental Education 2010-2014
(on behalf of the Department of Environmental Affairs)
Over 400 in-service teachers have benefitted from training
Green committee
GreenteamNWU_OPV
Research projects
• "Education for Sustainable Living" 2010-2012 (cooperation
with the Vrjie Universiteit Brussel).
• "Mobility and the Environment " 2012-2013 (cooperation
with the Vlaamse Stichting Verkeerskunde).
• "Primary school resilience to climate change: promoting
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) using an
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) framework "
2013-2015 (project funded by the research focus area).
• Environmental Education for Sustainable Development (EE
for SD) in Namibian and South African schools 2014-2015
(project funded by National Research Foundation).
• Short Learning programme - Elementary course in
Environmental Education 2010-2014 (on behalf of the
Department of Environmental Affairs).
Research on the horizon
• A primary school Environmental Education Programme for
sustainable development in agriculture: an initiative to support
climate change resilience
• Social implications in ecosystem disruptions
Thank You [email protected]
Ke a leboga
Dankie