Continuing education for lecturers & staff
There are many opportunities for lecturers and staff to learn about education for sustainable development (ESD) and the integration of sustainability topics and methods in teaching. You can attend a continuing education course, or make use of the numerous teaching method overviews available. We have put together a selection for you.
Continuing education opportunities
Sustainable teaching depends on the teaching staff. If you decide to incorporate sustainability in your teaching, you can peruse the courses already on offer, sign up for personalized coaching, or share your needs with the continuing education team.
- Saxony-wide course program offered by the Center for University Didactics in Saxony (HDS): Each semester, the HDS offers a variety of continuing education courses on relevant topics in university didactics. Specific and regular continuing education on the topic of education for sustainable development (ESD) has not previously been included in the permanent program, but the program does include fundamental professional development courses that support knowledge of the university didactic shift from teaching to learning. Detailed information (in German): https://www.hd-sachsen.de/web/page.php?id=1325
- Coaching services from the Green Office and the Center for Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching (ZiLL): How much sustainability is actually incorporated in my teaching? How and where can I increase it? Take advantage of a didactic ESD teaching portfolio screening! Get personalized support in developing your ESD-focused teaching plan. The Green Office and the ZiLL offer coaching sessions. Get in touch. We look forward to talking with you! Send an email to:
- Continuing Education Group Within the Environment Commission’s Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Group, a sub-group has been formed to offer continuing education courses in this area at TU Dresden. If you are interested in joining this group or you have specific desires or ideas, please get in contact with us. Send an email to:
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Continuing Education Offers for TU Dresden Staff:
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Introduction to Science Communication: Bridging the Gap between Researchers and Society, 14.03. - 15.03.2024
- Enhancing Leadership Skills in Academia, workshop: June 3 - 4 2024,
- How to improve your conversational skills: Respectful Communication, workshop: June 10 - 11 2024
- Counselling Students - An Introduction to Counselling Skills for Supportive Communication, workshop: June 21 2024
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Workshops, Counselling and Information Events Mental Health for PhD Candidates and Postdocs
Offers for doctoral candidates and postdocs can be found in the qualification program of the Graduate Academie and the Postdoc Center.
Method overviews
- Blue Engineering: This group works to familiarize STEM students all across Germany with the topics of sustainability and ethics. To this end, they have put together a comprehensive toolbox of methods. http://www.blue-engineering.org/wiki/English
- Teaching guidelines from HOCH N: The HOCH N project was a collaborative project that developed guidelines for sustainability at institutions of higher education in various fields of action. It laid out fundamental principles and methods in the area of teaching & education: https://www.hochn.uni-hamburg.de/-downloads/handlungsfelder/lehre/hochn-leitfaden-lehre-2020-neu.pdf (in German). Other information is available in English here: https://www.hochn.uni-hamburg.de/en/7-ergebnisse/leitfaeden.html.
- BNE Sachsen: Based on the German National Action Plan on Education for Sustainable Development, Saxony set up a process with civil society to develop the Saxon State Strategy for ESD (in German), which lays out both specific and potential measures for implementing ESD in six areas of education. The Saxon “BNE Portal” (ESD portal) is the result of the cooperative efforts of the Saxon State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs, Engagement Global GmbH, and Entwicklungspolitische Netzwerk Sachsen, beginning in 2014. The website includes services and materials for ESD events:
https://bne-sachsen.de/ (in German)
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