This set of ESD practice guides are intended to offer examples of activity already being undertaken in the UK higher and further education sectors to embed Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) into teaching, learning and assessment. The guides complement guides published in 2021 by Advance HE and QAA, which can be found here.
The guides are focused on enabling student achievement/student engagement and on learning and teaching delivery. However, there is also reference to course design and development, assessment of/for students, collaboration and work-based learning.
They have been published in three sets, leading up to Advance HE’s Sustainability Symposium on 21 March 2024. More information about the symposium can be found here.
Advance HE members can access the guides below.
Published On: 29/02/2024
Guide to ESD in practice – Co-creating sustainable solutions with external partners: the Warwick Sustainability Challenge (WSUsC)
ESD practice guide from University of Warwick
Published On: 29/02/2024
Guide to ESD in practice – ‘Go Green Week’ assessment of engagement for the development of collaborative and critical thinking competencies
ESD practice guide from University of Worcester
Published On: 29/02/2024
Guide to ESD in practice – Developing reasoning, resilience and responsibility competencies through a waste sort and packaging redesign
ESD practice guide from LIverpool John Moores University
Published On: 29/02/2024
Guide to ESD in practice – Embedding climate change goals in engineering curricula
ESD practice guide from University of Strathclyde
Published On: 29/02/2024
Guide to ESD in practice – Curriculum design and ESD in practice: CoDesignS Learning Design and ESD Framework and Toolkit
ESD practice guide from ALDESD
Published On: 12/03/2024
Guide to ESD in practice – Addressing the employability-sustainability curriculum gap: a masterclass
ESD guide from Oxford Brookes University
Published On: 12/03/2024
Guide to ESD in practice – Interdisciplinary work-based learning module
ESD guide from University of Leicester
Published On: 12/03/2024
Guide to ESD in practice – Interdisciplinary work-based learning module
Embedding Vertically Integrated Projects for sustainable development for student sustainability competency development
Published On: 12/03/2024
Guide to ESD in practice – Students facilitating low carbon solutions in organisations: connecting sustainability and employability through experiential learning
ESD guide from Nottingham Trent University
Published On: 12/03/2024
Guide to ESD in practice – Meme making for enhancing student reflection of learning
ESD guide from Teesside University
Published On: 20/03/2024
Guide to ESD in practice – Student engagement through gamification for experiential learning in the formal curriculum
ESD guide from Liverpool John Moores University
Published On: 20/03/2024
Guide to ESD in practice – Co-designing authentic and inclusive assessment for growing problem-solving competence
ESD guide from Queen's University Belfast
Published On: 20/03/2024
Guide to ESD in practice – Supporting the development of new targeted sustainability initiatives in education settings to develop strategic competence and collaboration competence
ESD guide from the University of Strathclyde
Published On: 20/03/2024
Guide to ESD in practice – Collaborative sustainable engineering design project that develops multiple ESD competencies
ESD guide from the University of Strathclyde
