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Learning, Teaching and Research. ‘Tips and Tools for Creating a Better Future’ – a warts and all analysis of the process of change. Learning, Teaching and Research. Sustainable Development in Wales. Learning, Teaching and Research. Think Global, act local. Learning, Teaching and Research. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Learning, Teaching and Research
‘Tips and Tools for Creating a Better Future’ – a warts and all analysis of the process of change
Sustainable Development in Wales
Learning, Teaching and
Research
Think Global, act local
Learning, Teaching and
Research
Sustainable Development in Wales
“Within the lifetime of a generation we want to see Wales using only its fair share of the earth’s
resources” One Wales One Planet, 2009
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Davies, P. 2013. Future Generations Bill.
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2015
Future Generations Bill
expected to become law
2014
Future Generations Bill
will be introduced in Assembly
Future Generations Bill
Legislate to make sustainable development the central organising principle of the Welsh Government and public bodies in Wales.
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- Welsh Government
- Natural Resources Wales
- National Library of Wales
- National Museum Wales
- Sport Wales
- Arts Council of Wales
- Local Authorities
- Fire and rescue authorities
- National Park Authorities
- NHS Trusts
- Local Health Boards
- Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
- Higher Education Institutions
- Further education corporations
- Registered Social Landlords
- Town and Community Councils
Future Generations Bill
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Welsh Government. 2014. The Wales We Want; Future Generations Bill. http://thewaleswewant.co.uk/content/future-generations-bill
Future Generations Bill
Longer term thinking: a greater emphasis on LT outcomes and cost effectiveness over the LT. Integration – decision making is supported by evidence of the wider and longer-term economic, social and environmental impacts. Working across organisational boundaries. Focusing on prevention; identifying critical early interventions, which generate long term cost savings and efficiencies in the future. Engagement and involvement: involving stakeholders who will be affected by decisions.
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Sustainable Development in Wales
Wales is in a unique position.
There is an opportunity to be ahead of legislative requirements and be a model of good practice.
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INSPIRE – the opportunity…..
To influence the development of a university during the process of major change.
For sustainable development to be a core value with which to frame the development of the institution.
To be an exemplar of sustainability in practice. To benefit the local region through partnerships focused on
sustainable outcomes. To create commercial opportunities through expertise
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INSPIRE – the drivers…..
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Government policy
Demand for sustainability
skillsRequirements of professional & accrediting
bodies
Student expectations
Research funding
Resource efficiency
Staff expectations
INSPIRE – the challenges….
Staff buy-in Management buy-in Governors buy-in Student buy-in The campus……
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INSPIRE – Strategic commitments….
Sustainable development is a: core value, defining characteristic and strategic priority!
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INSPIRE – Governance….
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University Council Annual SD statement goes to Council
Senate Sustainability Committee reports to Senate
Faculties All Faculties are required to write SD plans
ProceduresSD is embedded into validation and staff development processes.
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SD as a competitive advantage
Distinctiveness of offer
Government and funding council
mandateEmployability
Rising public interest and
global concern
CSR Financial savings
INSPIRE – Top tips….
Identify opportunities to take a space others aren’t in. Get institutional buy-in. Integrate into institutional procedures.
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Strategic Development
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UWTSD Group
3 universities 2 further education colleges Taking a systemic approach to embed sustainability.
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Sustainability
Campus Culture
Community Curriculum
Campus Introduction of carbon management system Environmental Action plan to achieve Green Dragon Level 5 and improved rating in People and Planet Green League in 2013 Cycle to Work Scheme introduced Fairtrade status gained Students’ Charter commits to achieve NUS Green Impact award 9 new student sustainability internships 2013
- Sustainability Exchange- Fairtrade- Green Impact
Allotments created Food for Life standard gained
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Culture We are a University that: adds value to the learning experience through a distinctive ‘systems-based’ approach that combines traditional higher education with vocational, professional and academic research activities, delivered with academic rigour; offers a well-defined undergraduate curriculum, which delivers distinctive graduate attributes in the areas of employability, enterprise, sustainable education and global citizenship; is dedicated to realising the potential of each individual student and to supporting students at all stages of their education; is pioneering new approaches to work-based learning and professional practice that enhance workforce and enterprise capabilities; and is committed to all aspects of sustainable development
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Community
Strategic partnerships with local authorities through pledges containing article: eg
Sustainable DevelopmentThe partners will commit to providing strong community leadership for sustainable development in Swansea and the broader City Region
Develop skills, knowledge and expertise to further sustainability in the region.
External engagement priorities related to strategic priorities.
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Curriculum
UWTSD is embedding sustainability into 15% of all students’ experiences creating a distinctive Trinity Saint David curriculum.
The University has developed the TSD+ Award; a new ‘skills passport’ including a mandatory sustainability component.
The University has included ‘creative problem solving’ and ‘active citizenship’ in its new graduate attributes.
Intra-faculty approach in Humanities.
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TSD+ Employabilit
y Award
Active Citizenship
Teamwork
Learning and Personal
Development
Creative Problem Solving
Communication
Staff sustainability skills survey
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Staff sustainability skills survey
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Evidence
Enhancement Engagement
Staff sustainability skills survey
Identify staff expertise and where sustainability is already embedded within curricula and research. Identify new opportunities.
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Evidence
Staff sustainability skills survey
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Sustainable Rural Communities
Cluster
Archaeology, History and Anthropology
Archaeology, History and
Anthropology
SMU: Built and Natural Environment
School of Business
Social Justice and Inclusion
Theology, Religious Studies and Islamic
Studies
Research, knowledge and innovation into sustainable
rural communities
Benefit the communities within the region
Outputs
Sport, Health and Outdoor Education
Staff sustainability skills survey
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Staff sustainability skills survey
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Engagement
Sustainability can be one of a range of perspectives that is
considered
Some subjects will not lend themselves easily to this topic and should not be
discriminated against for this
Staff sustainability skills survey
New courses identified and being developed Research and partnerships being set up
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Enhancement
Advice to staff on sustainability
Provision of clear guidelines – Future Fit Framework It’s not just what we teach but how we teach. Subject benchmark statements. Requirements of professional and accrediting bodies.
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Enhancement
Staff sustainability skills survey
New courses identified and being developed 150 new programmes!
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Enhancement
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• Strategic Commitment
• Engage with staff.• Understand skills, expertise and commitment in the organisation.
• Let faculties determine how SD is relevant to them
• Faculties develop sustainability plans
• Embed into academic quality procedures
• Audit the curriculum and ……………….6
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Be vigilant!!!
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What’s next?
Measuring success – how do we measure the impact of embedding sustainability in the curriculum?
Sharing of good practice in teaching, learning and research.
Sustainability and staff development.
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Top Tips
Must be strategic priority if there is any hope of embedding it. Needs prominent position on University homepage Talk to everyone at every level to gain support Evidence base: staff skills/commitment audit and curriculum
audit
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Top Tips
Introduce structures to make it work while the support is rock solid - most important being faculty/school plans/ validation/ student engagement/estates and facilities/HR/university governors/communications.
Use as key external message. Be vigilant! Use sustainability as a tool for enhancement.
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‘Aha’ moments
“The strategic commitment to sustainability has been a constant thread running through the development of the new University that has involved a complicated merger process.
The consolidation of the strategic agenda is directly attributed to the opportunity provided by the Green Academy and this has helped to maintain the strategic commitment during several changes of the governing body”.
McCoshan, A. & Martin, S. 2013. From strategy to implementation: the second evaluation of the Green Academy programme. HEA
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If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've
always had” Mark Twain
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent,
but the one most responsive to change” Charles Darwin