1002: Using American University’s Campus as a Teaching Tool for Sustainability

Session Location: Hall of Science 103 | Google Map
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Date: Wednesday, August 21

Time: 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM

Presenters: Megan Litke (Director, Office of Sustainability) and Kristine Beran (Professorial Lecturer, CAS | Environmental Science)

Session Description:

Join us to learn about opportunities to use AU’s campus as a teaching tool or living laboratory for sustainability in your classrooms. From addressing real world challenges that exist right here on campus to analyzing data related to sustainability, your class can play a role in connecting AU’s students with their campus community in a more meaningful way by using sustainability. We will share how to access campus sustainability data that covers all three pillars of sustainability: economic, social and environmental. External resources that host free resources for students looking to earn hiring credentials will also be covered. Finally, we’ll share how to use AI to help generate creative ideas for adding sustainability elements to a course you are already teaching. Attendees will hear from Professor Beran about how she has successfully used some of these ideas to add new ways of discussing sustainability to courses.

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