Basic Curriculum Design
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Integrating Sustainability Into Key Course Elements


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Now that you have a bit of an idea of what topics or themes can be brought into your classroom, you can consider the following course adjustments to encourage your students to engage more deeply with sustainability and related competencies, such as critical thinking, anticipatory thinking, and strategic thinking:

  1. Incorporate sustainability into your course learning outcomes
  2. Use case studies about sustainability relevant to your sector/discipline
  3. Incorporate sustainability issues into project-based assignments

Remember! You don’t need to be a sustainability expert to incorporate sustainability into your class.

This toolkit includes information on how to incorporate sustainability into different areas of your course. Please refer to the main page for more information regarding:

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