TEAC 2018 Education for Sustainability

Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 101663

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Description Increasingly, the need to develop sustainable ways of living that can reduce our ecological footprint and conserve precious natural resources for future generations is recognised as a critical concern of education at all levels. Developing 'sustainability literacy' requires new ways of thinking and learning that enable us to recognise the connections between environmental concerns, social patterns and individual actions. This subject approaches key issues in sustainability education with a learner-centred approach that builds skills for inquiry, analysis and creative action and involves a three-hour field trip. It promotes personal and social change, develops civic values and empowers learners to be leaders for a sustainable future. This subject is included in the Foundation Phase of the Bachelor of Education.

School Education

Discipline Teacher Education

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 1 10cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 2 subject

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

Articulate a critical understanding of the concept of sustainability
Describe the ways that living systems exist and interact
Identify major sustainability concerns, what contributes to them and ways to address them
Analyse the production-consumption-disposal cycle of a selected consumable and associated sustainability impacts
Identify actions required for promoting sustainability at the personal, local, national and global levels
Evaluate the role of values, action, creativity and collaboration in education for sustainability
Design, conduct and evaluate a sustainability education initiative.

Subject Content

Sustainability as a concept and a value system
Transformative education for promoting sustainability
Systems thinking and systems mapping
Ecological footprints - resources, consumption and carrying capacity
Environmental impacts - climate, biodiversity, social justice
Getting active - personal and community action for sustainability
Sustainability, economics and geopolitics
The Sustainable Development Goals

Assessment

The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.