The UNIFI & Arene Seminar for Sustainability and Responsibility was arranged November 3–4 2022 in Tampere, by Tampere University, Tampere University of Applied Sciences. The website with the seminar programme.
Debriefing of the Working group 3 Pedagogical Solutions
Eveliina Asikainen, TAMK
In the working group, we focused on practical development of sustainability education. The peer counselling method and Eveliina Asikainen’s presentation Pedagogical development.
The important messages from the group were:
- The need of networking and peer support in developing sustainability education. Here are some
- Finnish SDG network (suomalaisten korkeakoulujen keke-foorumi)
The network has a mailing list which you can join by mailing to [email protected] - Sirene – Interdisciplinary Network of Environmental and Sustainability Education Research.
Read more and apply for membership in Sirene
- Finnish SDG network (suomalaisten korkeakoulujen keke-foorumi)
- We emphasized the importance of connecting sustainability with the professional identity. Attached Niina Mykrä’s and Mikael Puurtinen’s model related to this.
- We recognized the importance of including anticipatory competency and future’s thinking in education. Still, we felt that we need more pedagogical tools for that. This material (tulevaisuus.fi) might provide some help to start with.
Contact
Eveliina Asikainen
Dr. Senior Lecturer, sustainable education
School of Professional Teacher Education
Pedagogical Innovations and Culture
Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Tampere, Finland.
E-mail: [email protected], phone: +358 50 595 8775.