ECU Sustainability in the Curriculum Project 2010

In 2010 sustainability in the curriculum will be a priority area.  CLD will be running a project throughout 2010
to assist and provide incentives for academic staff to revise their units to embed sustainability. The ECU
Sustainability in the Curriculum Project 2010 will involve the formation of a community of interested teachers
from across the University who will participate in collaborative activities leading to the development of
resources and units.
 
The project will enable Unit or Course Coordinators to participate in workshops throughout 2010 working to
embed sustainability principles in their unit(s) or course. The Project will provide $2000 to participants to
assist them in the curriculum development processes.   
 
The outcomes from this project will be a number of revised units or course that clearly embed sustainability
principles which will be ready to be taught in second semester 2010 or first semester 2011.  
 

Collaborative Workshops  

This collaborative approach to curriculum development will be a two-way flow of ideas enabling academics
to apply these concepts to their own areas of expertise and responsibility. Academics will revise their
curriculum in order to keep their units and courses current with the changing world in which sustainability is
a real agenda.  
 
Participation in this Project will entail participation in several collaborative workshops throughout the year,
curriculum development activities on participants’ own units and courses and presentation at ECUlture
where the outcomes will be showcased and shared with other ECU staff.
 

Who Should Apply

Unit or Course Coordinators are invited to apply to join this community of interested teachers working to
embed sustainability principles in their unit(s) or course. Please follow the application process described
below.  People wishing further details about the Project can contact Dr Rowena Scott (r.scott@ecu.edu.au)
in CLD on 2447.
 

Applications

Applications using the format in the flyer should be sent to Ms Tania Behr (t.behr@ecu.edu.au) in the Centre
for Learning and Development by the closing date.  
 
• Applications should be no more than two A4 pages in length.  
• All applications must be endorsed by the Head of School.
• The closing date for applications is COB Monday 1st March 2010.  
 
Successful applicants will be notified within two weeks of the close of applications.  The first collaborative
workshop is planned to be held late March.

Workshops

Workshops promoting and explaining the “ECU Sustainability in the Curriculum Project 2010” are running on:
Tuesday, 2nd February – 10 to 11am – JO 7.101
Wednesday, 3rd February – 10 to 11am – ML 17.103

Facilitator for both workshops:  Dr Rowena Scott (r.scott@ecu.edu.au)

Registration via your staff kiosk or contact cld@ecu.edu.au

Downloads

For further information please download the pdf flyer here.

Get the MS Word version for your application here.