Sustainability Pedagogy Innovations
A SLE- Mapping Initiative
Food – Water – Energy Nexus Focused
Exploratory Based Learning
Pedagogy Model : Explore Issues – Envision Preferred Futures – Drive Positive Change
- Shell Education Initiative
- Complex and creative integrated thinking orientated
- 3692 hours dedicated – 8 countries -12 tools
- Schools & young people targeted
- Future leadership skill building
- Nexus interdependencies appreciation inculcated
Exchange Based Learning
Pedagogy Model : Learning Network of Networks – Design Labs – Open Learning Platforms
- EU-supported (ERASMUS+) project
- Learning by sharing & exchanging paradigm
- Nurturing next generation of design thinkers & educators
- 36 universities partners – 5 seminars – 10 regional LeNS labs – decentralized conferences through 2018
- 4 continents – Europe, Asia, Africa, South and Central Americas based
- Sustainable Product-Service Systems (S.PSS) and Distributed Economies (DE) focused
- Contextual models experimentation to couple environmental protection with social equity, cohesion with economic prosperity
Design for Sustainability Focused
Sustainability Themes Focused
Serious Games Based Learning
Pedagogy Model : Serious Games – Blogs – Gamepedia
- Multiple game types ( board games, role-play simulations, multi player, multi scale)
- The Centre for System Solutions owned and led project
- 100+ games in the Gamepedia platform
- Gaming tools span multiple technologies including mobile
- Multi stakeholder targeted
- System innovation and fun learning orientated
- Useful to support research, education and policy simulation
Project Based Learning
Pedagogy Model : Global Projects – Local Adaptation Possibilities – Virtual Exchanges
- 150+ projects repository
- iEARN non profit organization led
- Applying knowledge in service learning projects orientated
- 140 countries – 30 languages – 50,000 educators – 2,000,000 students reach
- Aligned with UN SDG Goal 4
- Global citizen spirit inculcation
Quality of Life Focused
Local Ecology Focused
Place Based Learning
Pedagogy Model : Place Based Engagement – Communities Driven – Rural Teacher Corps
- Powered by partnerships and local philanthropy
- Vault supported to connect , share and learn from other educators & partnerships
- Deeply rooted in local cultures and histories to instill pride among learners
- Schools and communities bond strengthening/problem solving orientated
- Growing evidence backed
Activity Based Learning
Pedagogy Model : 7 Step /10 Themes Process – Glocal Approach – Green Flag Assessment
- Developed from two decade old UNEP programme for environment education
- 15 million students – 59 countries reach
- Multistakeholder participation supported
- 3 global campaigns
- Student empowerment orientated
- Structured path to assessment and program scale
Climate and Change Agent Focused
Conservation Focused
Inquiry Based Learning
Pedagogy Model : Whole Being Inquiry – Conservation Projects – Study Retreats
- 13 schools, education centres – India, England, USA, Latin America
- J. Krishnamurthy education philosophy based
- Dedicated learning repositories backed by extensive public outreach
- Deeply rooted in local cultures and ecologies
- Conserving and enhancement of the natural environment – schools’ core values
- Multidimensional whole-being development curriculum
Inspirations Based Learning
Pedagogy Model : Theme Collections – Inspired Ideas – Global Design Challenges
- 2008 launch by Biomimicry Institute
- 3 million students, educators, professionals reach
- Catalog and present full breadth of species biological knowledge
- Community driven collections, ideas (content) repositories
- Sustainable services, products innovation inspirations serving focused
- Diverse field applications orientated (design,engineering,science,business)