{"id":3278,"date":"2026-01-09T13:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unite.pwr.edu.pl\/?post_type=oferty&#038;p=3278"},"modified":"2026-01-09T13:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:53:00","slug":"sustainability-in-teaching-pedagogical-course-open-for-unite-faculty-2","status":"publish","type":"oferty","link":"https:\/\/unite.pwr.edu.pl\/en\/oferty\/sustainability-in-teaching-pedagogical-course-open-for-unite-faculty-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability in Teaching Pedagogical Course Open for Unite! Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb-4 row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-12\">\n<p class=\"description\">If you are interested in embedding sustainability themes into your teaching, and discussing the topic with like-minded colleagues, this course is designed for you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sustainability in Teaching equips you with theoretical knowledge of sustainability education and practical examples to help you discover your unique way of embedding sustainability in your teaching.<\/p>\n<p>In this course, Uniters can discuss sustainability education from multiple perspectives- including the concept of sustainability and the SDGs. You will explore the role of different disciplines in promoting sustainability, key sustainability competencies, and how to design teaching and learning activities. Throughout the sessions, you will also reflect on values and emotions in sustainability education.<\/p>\n<p>Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Relate sustainability\/sustainable development and sustainable development goals (SDGs) to your own subject field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify\u00a0and apply different approaches to integrate sustainability into teaching at a course or programme level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Reflect on how sustainability key competencies can be utilised to develop teaching and curriculum in your disciplinary context<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Design and apply learning\u00a0objectives, and teaching and learning activities to integrate sustainability in your disciplinary context<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Consider the role of values and emotions in your sustainability-related teaching.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sustainability in Teaching includes interactive individual and group assignments during the teaching sessions and individual pre- and post-assignments either side of each teaching session. Teaching and study methods include dialogic teaching, peer discussions, reflection tasks, group exercises and working in a virtual learning environment.<\/p>\n<p>Take advantage of the opportunity to expand your teaching toolkit with practical sustainability integration strategies in an international and multidisciplinary setting. Apply now via the registration form or contact the course teachers for more information!<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"who-canparticipate\" tabindex=\"0\">Who can\u00a0participate?<\/h3>\n<p>You can register for this course if you are employed by Aalto University or by a partner university of Unite! and you teach at the university.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately\u202f 30\u202f participants can be accepted to this course, from which max. 10 from Unite! universities. Participants are selected based on their teaching responsibilities described in the application form. In case there are more applicants than can be accepted, the priority is given to people on tenure and lecturer tracks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The completion of the course requires participation in\u00a0all of\u00a0the teaching sessions<\/strong>.\u00a0Please check before registering that they fit into your schedule. Also, make sure to\u00a0allocate\u00a0time for independent work between the teaching sessions.<\/p>\n<p>All applicants will be informed about acceptance via email\u202f3\u202fweeks before the course begins.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-information-unite bg-light text-decoration-none p-4 mb-3 rounded-4\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Practical information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply by<\/strong>:\u00a08 February 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Dates<\/strong>:\u00a07 March &#8211; 23\u00a0May,\u00a02025.<br \/>\n<strong>Language<\/strong>:\u00a0English<\/p>\n<p><strong>Times<\/strong>:\u00a0Participants\u00a0are required to\u00a0attend all online teaching sessions. Session dates and times are:<\/p>\n<p>Friday March 6th\u00a02026\u00a0at 14:15-15:00 UCT+2, online<\/p>\n<p>Friday March 13th\u00a02026\u00a0at 12:15-15:00 UCT+2, online<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u00a0March\u00a0 27th 2026 at 12:15-15:00 UCT+2, online<\/p>\n<p>Friday April 10th\u00a02026\u00a0at 12:15-15:00 UCT+2, online<\/p>\n<p>Friday April 24th\u00a02026\u00a0at 12:15-15:00 UCT+2, online<\/p>\n<p>Friday May 8th\u00a02026\u00a0at 12:15-15:00 UCT+2, online<\/p>\n<p>Friday May 22nd\u00a02026\u00a0at 12:15-15:00 UCT+2, online<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note that all times are presented in Finnish time which means UCT+2\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Estimated Workload<\/strong>:\u00a0The estimated workload is equivalent to 3 ECTS*, which corresponds to approximately 81 hours of work (contacts sessions, independent reflection tasks, readings, and other assignments between the contact sessions). Upon successful completion of the course, a certificate\u00a0stating\u00a0the workload and equivalency can be provided. *Unite! faculty participants outside of Aalto University need to independently check with their home institution about credit transfer. Aalto does not provide direct credit transfers to partner university students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade<\/strong>:\u00a0Pass\/Fail<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Format<\/strong>:\u00a0Online<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course teachers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maria\u00a0Svanstr\u00f6m, sustainability specialist, A! 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