| Course Status : | Ongoing |
| Course Type : | Elective |
| Language for course content : | English |
| Duration : | 8 weeks |
| Category : |
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| Credit Points : | 3 |
| Level : | Undergraduate/Postgraduate |
| Start Date : | 20 Jan 2025 |
| End Date : | 15 May 2025 |
| Enrollment Ends : | 28 Feb 2025 |
| Exam Date : | 17 May 2025 IST |
| Translation Languages : | English |
| NCrF Level : | 4.5 |
| Industry Details : | Teaching |
Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.
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swayam@nitttrc.edu.in, swayam@nitttrc.ac.in
Week
1: Introduction
·
Introduction to Sustainable Development
Goals
·
What is meant by Sustainable
Development?
·
What is Education for Sustainable
Development?
·
Why should teachers be trained in ESD?
·
What are the key sustainability
competencies?
·
Overview of global initiatives like
UNESCO's Global Action Programme on ESD
“We will
only secure a prosperous, peaceful and livable planet if we harness economic
growth and development to social solidarity across and between generations.”
Oscar Auliq-Ice
Week
2: The Web of Life: Interconnectedness
·
The interconnectedness of man, nature,
society and the universe
·
Embedding Values Through
Interconnectedness
"Every
little action creates an effect: We are all interconnected." Yehuda Berg
Week
3: Integration of ESD in the Curriculum
·
Why should there be integration?
·
Activating ESD in the curriculum
“Education
is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson
Mandela
Week
4: Pedagogical Approaches
·
The learner-centred approach
·
ESD Pedagogies
·
Teaching Techniques for ESD
·
Action learning
·
Transformative learning
“Sustainable
development preaches meeting present needs while preserving resources for the
future.” Richard Rogers
Week
5: Teaching Methods
·
Case-based learning
·
Contextual learning
·
Collaborative real-world projects
·
Activity based learning
·
Reflective thinking
“Every
person can make a difference for sustainable development.” Edward Everette Hale
Week
6: Instructional Strategies
·
Vision building- foresight: utopian and
dystopian scenarios
·
Cooperative Learning
·
Civic Engagement service learning
·
Participatory Learning
·
Experiential Learning
“Change
is the end result of all true learning.” Leo Buscaglia
Week
7: The Whole Institution Approach
·
Implementation Strategy
·
Assessment and Evaluation
"Educating
the mind without educating the heart is no education at all." Aristotle
Week
8: Global Citizenship Education
·
What is Global Citizenship?
·
Global Citizenship themes
"Alone we can do so little;
together we can do so much." Helen Keller
1. Bamber, P. Teacher
Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Critical
Perspectives on Values, Curriculum and Assessment. Routledge, (2021).
2.
Biasutti, M.; Makrakis,
V.; Concina, E.; Frate, S. Educating academic staff to reorient curricula in
ESD. (2018) N.
3.
ESD and the SDGs
Policy. https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/gap_pn1_-esd_and_the_sdgs_policy_brief_6_page_version.pdf
4. Sustainable
Development Goals. https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/926unesco9.pd
Dr.
Akila S. Indurti holds an M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed., and
Ph.D. degrees in English and has over three decades of experience as a
professor, teacher educator, curriculum designer, editor, author, and
broadcaster at All India Radio, Chennai. Dr. Akila authored the first official
guide and Atlas for the Ministry of Tourism, Sultanate of Oman. She served as a
resource person for the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan-UNICEF Karnataka team. She works
as a senior resource person at Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vahini, recognised by the
United Nations as a programme that improves teaching methodologies using
technology-powered pedagogy. (https://sdgs.un.org/partnerships/sri-sathya-sai-vidya-vahini-program-improviing-teaching-methodologies-using-technology).
Akila has designed and developed the content for a five-course English language
proficiency course to empower teachers and youth from across the country. She
has published several papers in leading journals and has presented research
papers at national and international conferences. She is currently an adjunct
professor at the Presidency University, Bengaluru.
Ms. Tanushree Bhat
Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vahini (A unit of Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust)
Ms.
Tanushree Bhat is a seasoned design thinking professional with a
Master's in Design Planning from the Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of
Technology, Chicago, USA. With over a decade of expertise, she has thrived as a
design, research, and strategy consultant in the USA. Tanushree excels in
delivering human-centred insights across diverse sectors, including education,
healthcare, banking, human resources, manufacturing, and product development.
Her commitment to innovative and user-centric solutions has left a significant
impact on the intersection of design and various industries. Currently, she
works on education research initiatives at Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vahini.
"The SWAYAM Course Enrolment and
learning is free. However, to obtain a certificate, the learner must register
and take the proctored exam in person at one of the designated exam centres.
The registration URL will be announced by NTA once the registration form
becomes available. To receive the certification, you need to complete the
online registration form and pay the examination fee. Additional details,
including any updates, will be provided upon the publication of the exam
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associated with completing the form, please refer to the form itself."
Grading Policy:
- Internal Assignment Score: This
accounts for 30% of the final grade and is calculated based on the average of
the best three assignments out of all the assignments given in the course.
- Final Proctored Exam Score: This makes
up 70% of the final grade and is derived from the proctored exam score out of
100.
- Final Score: The final score is the
sum of the average assignment score and the exam score.
Eligibility for Certification:
- To qualify for a certificate, you must
achieve an average assignment score of at least 10 out of 30, and an exam score
of at least 30 out of 70. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get
the certificate even if the Final score >=40/100.
Certificate Details:
- The certificate will include your
name, photograph, roll number, and the percentage score from the final exam. It
will also feature the logos of the Ministry of Education, SWAYAM, and NITTTR.
- Certificate Format: Only electronic
certificates (e-certificates) will be issued; hard copies will not be
dispatched.
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