Between 20-22 May 2026 the university ran a series of AL development events that addressed a range of topics. I found the time to attend three events; one that was related to AI, and two that were related to education and sustainability.
What follows are some notes about some of the resources that were shared during the sustainability sessions. Further blogs about sustainability can be viewed by following the sustainability tag.
Programme guidance
The first resource that was highlighted were the QAA subject benchmark statements. Since 2022’ statements have been extended to include education for sustainable development (ESD) goals.
The QAA has produced the following 2023 project report: Education for Sustainable Development and Academic Quality: Principles and Processes for Higher Education Providers (PDF).
Learning design
Turning to module learning design, we were directed to the following article:
Astles, P. & Matthews, C. (2025) 'Communicating Sustainability Competencies: A Case Study of Sustainability and Learning Design'. In Education for Sustainable Development: The Contribution of Universities. pp.85-100. Available at: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-86985-3_6
There is also a related Open Learn resource which has the title: First steps towards embedding sustainability in learning design.
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements are given to Teresa Cox, David Morse; Paul Astles, Jim Lusted and Andrea Davanzo.