Innovative Methods for Tertiary Education for Sustainable Development ICEBE

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Methods for Education for Sustainable Development

Innovative Methods for Tertiary Education for Sustainable Development

International Conference on Engineering and Business Education

Ulrich Holzbaur 1,2

Gerrit Jordaan 2

Monika Bühr 1

1 Aalen University of Applied Science, Aalen, Germany2 Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein, South Africa

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Concept

Innovative Non-traditional

Methods EducationTraining

Tertiary University

Education ESDfor Sustainable Development SD

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Outline

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has been identified by theUN as the most important measure to reach Sustainable Development.> Implemented ESD in tertiary educationWhy:

orientation towards the future, shaping competences How:

innovative methods of teaching and learning What examples

Experiential methods:Planning Games Success in Small Business, Eco² Project Learning PPM / ESPRESSO

Mathematical Modelling Modelling for Insight not for Numbers Science Education Explorhino

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Sustainable Development

World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987 Integration of

Socioeconomic Development Environmental protection

Integration of Intergenerational Justice Intragenerational Justice

.. to meet the needs ofthe present withoutcompromising thechances of futuregenerations to meettheir own needs ..

.. to meet the needs ofthe present withoutcompromising thechances of futuregenerations to meettheir own needs ..

.. to meet the needs ofthe present withoutcompromising thechances of futuregenerations to meettheir own needs ..

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Methods for ESD

EcoGamesPlanning Games

Education for Sustainable Development

ModellingProjects Project Method

Experiential Methods

Science Education

STEMMINT

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Planning Games

Learning by playing Didactics Situations

Planning Game: Initial Conditions = Starting Position Decisions to be made Dynamics = Rule Criteria

Conceptual Basis: Dynamics Decision Goal Didactics

Planning game is more than hard + soft - ware

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Example:Success in Small Business

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Development of modular set of planning games From basic economic knowledge to the business plan Foster entrepreneurship and economic knowledge (pillar of ESD) Create employment and safe workplaces (impact on SD) Joint project of Aalen University and CUT + VUT South Africa

- faculty of management and economics- science park, technology transfer, entreprenurship/innovation/ center - sustainable development teams, communtiy development - teacher´s education with partners from industry and business

Example:Success in Small Business

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Students will be involved in the Requirements Analysis and Development of game and manuals Testing and training the trainers

Game can be adapted to tertiary and higher education (university: economics and general education, industry, administration)

Example:Success in Small Business

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Project Method (PPM)

Carry out projects that have real-life training effect for the students excellent chances of success positive impact on community development

Treat projects like planning games

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Ecology and Ressources

Quality

Entreprenurship

Science and Statistics

Transdisciplinary Work

Documentation

Literature Survey

Team Work

Communication

Setting Targets

Project Mangement

Project Number P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 PN

Project Portfolio

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Experiential aspects of projects

Activation and Decision: Students plan and control, decide and act Dynamics: as the projects evolves, problems arise and are solved Didactics: the supervisor considers didactical aims and principles Skills: Soft skills and competences are supported Experience: the supervisor considers didactical aims and introduces

activation Model orientation: the project can be seen as a real world model of

real problems Success: the preparation and control by the supervisor ensures

training success and achievement of project results Shaping competences: Project portfolio convers subjects and

competences for ESD

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Course on Engineering Managemen Bachelor

Project management Sustainable development

Master Mathematical Modelling Excellence and Sustainability

Support of projects on Green Eel EMS Experiential orientation in ESD Regional marketing Aalen for All / barrier free Energy information public transportation security feeling and crime prevention

Project Examples fromAalen University

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Project Example Aalen for all – Barrier free

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Project Examples -Regional marketing

Aalen 2006 …

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Project ExampleEMS for schools

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Education for Sustainable Development

UNESCO Decade Education for Sustainable DevelopmentProjects (2 years each) Integrate ESD systemically via Projects (4) Green Eel Environmental Management System (4) Experience sustainability in the city of Aalen (3) Sustainability@CUT (2) Contributions Day of open University + Sustainable Event Management “Sustainability kitchen “format + Manager´s cookbook Guide Aalen barrier freeAalen as a City of the EDS Decade (2)

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ESPRESSO

Experience Science and Practical RElevanceand learn Sustainablyby means of Sustainability prOjects

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Mathematical Modelling as ESD

Shaping competences are general Sustainable development needs also the competence to assess the

consequences of our activities The basis for SD was a mathematical model and a simulation

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Modelling and shaping Competences

Modelling is essential for perception, communication, knowledge creation and planning. Hence, modelling supports the following shaping competences: foresighted thinking; interdisciplinary work; planning and implementation; reflection on individual and cultural models.

Shaping competences and modelling: 1. ethics as a very abstract level of thinking. 2. knowledge: competency to acquire and integrate new knowledge 3. planning as a model of the future 4. action: competency to implement plans 5. reflection: competency to analyse and reflect on processes

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The optimal use of renewable energy needs models on several scales of Space Time Number Reliability Decisions Carriers

Example: Modelling for Renewable Energy

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Problems in Sustainable Development are too complex to be modeled with one formal mathematical model (Network, differential equation, …)

Important aspects need to be modeled: Structure and relations Dynamics and feedback loops Decision and behavior Uncertainty

The Atlas covers all aspects with common semanticsand compatible syntax

Modelling Atlas

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Science Education by Teaching: Explorhino

Explorhino has a focus on young learners Students learn by contributing to teaching units and classes.

examples: Water analysis CO2 Acids Paper recycling Cooking skills Biogas plant Brewing beer Soap production Cleaning Energy Fire and safety

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Work supported by a grant from Baden-Württemberg ministry of science, research and culture within the programme

„Welcome at Science“

ESPRESSO:Experience Science and Practical RElevanceand learn Sustainablyby means of Sustainability prOjects