Greening the 2008 STLHE Conference: Sustainability as a Teaching and Learning Challenge

Autor/inn/en	Prendi, Lindita; Hamilton, Beverley; Henshaw, Paul
Titel	Greening the 2008 STLHE Conference: Sustainability as a Teaching and Learning Challenge
Quelle	In: Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 2 (2009), S.208-216 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2368-4526
Schlagwörter	Conferences (Gatherings); Energy Conservation; Conservation (Environment); Sustainability; Sanitation; Consciousness Raising; Recycling; Feedback (Response); Foreign Countries; Colleges; Campuses; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Energieerhaltung; Energiespeicherung; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Nachhaltigkeit; Betriebshygiene; Bewusstseinsbildung; Ausland; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Kanada
Abstract	Conferences are a great way to exchange ideas, communicate research findings, network, and more. However, as a teaching and learning community, we are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of environmental sustainability. The 2008 Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education conference organizers chose "A World of Learning" as its central theme, evoking the challenges and possibilities of internationalization and globalization in post-secondary settings and encouraging presenters to explore the impact of these trends in colleges and universities. As the conference program began to evolve, it became clear that the theme also represented an important opportunity to consider the ecological impact of this annual event. This paper examines the intent, outcomes, and implications of the initiative, illuminating the ways in which initiatives that, at first glance, appear logistical and material-based, are in fact better understood as changes in individual, community, departmental, and institutional values and practices. The potential of projects, such as this one, to function as cocurricular teaching and learning opportunities in promoting institutional change is also explored. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. 1280 Main Street West, Mills Library Room 504, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L6, Canada. Tel: 905-525-9140; Web site: http://www.stlhe.ca
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01