EVENT: 'Developing and Assessing Sustainability Competences within Enterprise Education: a toolkit for education practitioners and researchers'.

I am pleased to invite you to a development workshop (suited as CPD for SFHEA applications), organised by the Sustainable Business & Green Growth cluster (at the University of Derby), funded by PRME UK & Ireland. (SIGN UP EXTENDED UNTIL 30th May!)

📅When: 16th July 10am - 3pm

📍Where: University of Derby

This workshop is aimed at educators and researchers for exploring how to develop and measure sustainability competences in enterprise/employability teaching. Sessions will focus on pedagogical tools, impact evaluation, and sharing & developing best practice informed by the Sustainable Mindset Principles.

To apply for a place on the workshop, please fill the following form no later than 30th May: https://sites.google.com/brookes.ac.uk/enterprise-education/join-us

Note contributions towards funding for travel is available. If you have any queries please contact Barbara Tomasella: B.Tomasella@derby.ac.uk

Workshop Agenda

10:00 – 10:15 | Welcome & Introduction

• Welcome from Orla Kelleher, Senior Lecturer in Responsible Management, University of Derby; PRME Lead, West Midlands

  
  

• Introduction to the  Project and Workshop Aims

  Dr. Barbara Tomasella, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Deputy Lead for the Sustainable Business Cluster, University of Derby

10:15 – 11:30 | Embedding Sustainability Mindset Principles in Enterprise Education: Practical Experiences

• Educators will share their experiences using the SMP Toolkit’s teaching and learning tools

• Students reflect on their experiences with sustainable enterprise education

• Q&A with the panel of presenters

11:30 – 12:30 | Developing and Measuring Students’ Sustainability Competences in Sustainable Enterprise Education

• Quantitative Measurement Approaches in Business Schools:

Dr. Barbara Tomasella

• Realist Approaches to Evaluating Interventions

  Dr. Catherine Brentnall, Senior Lecturer in Enterprise and Sustainability, Manchester Metropolitan University; Board Member, Enterprise Educators UK

• Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives: Teaching and assessment of sustainability competences within science education.

  Speakers: Professor Ian Turner, Learning and Teachin in Higher Education, University of Derby; Dr Debadayita Raha, Senior Lecturer in Business and Society, University of Lincoln.

12:30 – 13:15 | Networking Lunch

13:15 – 14:45 | Integrating SMP Tools in Summative Assessment: Toward Authentic Students’ Evaluation (led by Orla Kelleher)

• Small group discussions on opportunities and challenges in embedding SMP tools and principles into assessment design

• Design and Share authentic assessment to enrich one’s own practice.

14:45 – 15:00 | Workshop Close

15:00 | Optional Social Activity in Central Derby