{"id":7720,"date":"2024-01-25T14:11:46","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T14:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/humteachlearn\/?page_id=7720"},"modified":"2025-12-08T16:28:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T16:28:37","slug":"sustainability-in-the-curriculum-pedagogy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/humteachlearn\/sustainability-in-the-curriculum-pedagogy\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability in the curriculum: Pedagogy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=&#8221;322&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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Could they be integrated more formally into your unit or programme (e.g. through assessment or academic advising)?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Does your unit or programme induction include information about environmental sustainability on campus?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Are your teaching and learning materials available online in an accessible format?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Field Trips<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are physical field trips necessary for students to meet the unit\/programme ILOs?<\/li>\n<li>If so have you undertaken a carbon audit? See also Principle 2. Sustainable Fieldwork of the Royal Geographical Society\u2019s\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rgs.org\/research\/higher-education-resources\/principles-for-undergraduate-field-courses\">Principles for Undergraduate Field Courses<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Have you included carbon emissions data as part of your field trip information for students?\u00a0(You can calculate the emissions associated with different modes of travel <a href=\"https:\/\/carbon.manchester.ac.uk\/\">here<\/a>)<span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Is transport for field trips or visits as sustainable as possible? (e.g., avoiding flights where possible; flying as directly as possible where flying can\u2019t be avoided; using rail travel for national destinations and destinations in Europe with Eurostar and high-speed rail connections).\u00a0See also UoM\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk\/finance\/travel-expenses\/travel\/before-travelling\/\">travel policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Could learning outcomes addressed by overseas field trips be met with alternatives in the UK?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Connect Title&#8221; module_class=&#8221;footer-section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.90&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#1d1d1d&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; global_module=&#8221;380&#8243;][et_pb_row global_parent=&#8221;380&#8243; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/humteachlearn\/\">Humanities Teaching and Learning Blog<\/a><\/span><\/span> Sustainability: Pedagogy &amp; practice This section contains prompts that should help you consider sustainability in our approaches to teaching and learning. 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