L.I.P.D. & E.S.D.G.C.

Staff development, December 2011

Peter Franklin

Sustainable development in Patagonia,

My international development

What is E.S.D.G.C.?

Education for Sustainable

Development and Global

Citizenship is developing people’s

skills to take action that improves

our quality of life now and for

future generations.

“The National Assembly for

Wales will promote development

that meets the needs of the present

without compromising the ability

of future generations to meet their

own needs.

This means that we will take social,

economic and environmental issues

into account in everything that we

do.

We will integrate the principles of

sustainable development into our

work and seek to influence others

to do the same”

E.S.D.G.C. is about:

Ø The links between society, economy and environment and between our own lives and those of people throughout the world

Ø The needs and rights of both present and future generations

Ø The relationship between power, resources and human rights

Ø The local and global implications of everything we do and the actions that individuals and organisations can take in response to local and global issues

What is L.I.P.D.?

The Lecturer's International Professional Development (LIPD) programme is jointly run by the British Council and the W.A.G.

Main aims:

Ø To increase the professional capacity of the staff member an area of interest.

Ø To share new knowledge with colleagues and learners.

Ø To link up between the Welsh Institution and the chosen partner institution.

Welcome to staff development

December 2011

Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship (ESDGC) is being embedded into all aspects of education, schools, Further Education (FE), Higher Education (HE) and Adult and Community Learning (ACL).

Aims of my trip: 1. To witness the good educational practice carried out by the partner organization (F.P.N.) in an ecologically

sensitive area in promoting awareness of current environmental issues 2. To record ways in which Information Technology is being used as a tool in the development of conservation

projects. 3. To liaise with Conservation Agents working with groups of learners in protected areas in Chubut’s coastline. 4. To share knowledge gained through my visit to my learners and colleagues. 5. To establish sustainable links between C.A.V.C. and the partner institution(s).

Peter Franklin

LIPD Conditions

All applicants must be able to:

1. Link their visit to one of the themes and demonstrate how the applicant and their institution/ Welsh institutions in general will professionally develop as a result of the proposed visit.

2. and, demonstrate that they have the authority and ability to introduce new strategies as a result of best practice observed during the visit.

3. and, show that their experience will be widely disseminated and have a direct effect on the learning experience with the organisation for which they work/ Welsh colleges in general

LIPD Themes

The key themes are as follows: 1. Vocational skills &

Entrepreneurship - including apprentice type schemes & good practice in employer engagement

2. Using Information and Learning Technology (ILT) - including the e-learning strategy for Wales

3. Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship

- introducing this new curriculum element

4. Teaching and Learning Strategies - novel methods for raising standards and ideas for teacher training

5. Developing and Managing partnerships - collaborative working within a multi-agency, post-16 environment

6. Innovation in leadership and management - for Lifelong learning and engaging minority groups.

Assessment of application

Minimum requirements:

v the application is related to one of the themes

v it is fully endorsed by the college

v the applicant has identified an appropriate overseas partner.

Objectives of my trip:

To establish a sustainable link between my chose partner organization, the Fundación Patagonia Natural (F.P.N.) and the Cardiff and Vale College.

To evaluate the educational programmes that are run by the(F.P.N.) are aimed at teaching values and which through hands-on action, encourage a better understanding current environmental challenges. This programme is aimed at teachers, as well as schoolchildren, professionals and tourism agents throughout this region. To conduct a viability study into ways in which Information Technology can be used at a tool to disseminate information to people who do not have access to remote areas such as Punta Tombo, due to distance or cost. For example the installation of webcams at these reserves

Through establishing links with the Fundacion, I have established further links with other NGO’s and Universities.

I have relayed first hand information to my students relating to observations that I made relating to alternative ways in which the scientists of the Fundación use Infornation and Communications Technology. One example being details of a current project being run at Punta Tombo where GPS tagging is used to map movements of penguins and other marine mammals. I have mapped elements of planning and implementation of a networking project currently being undertaken by the Fundación, and embedded this into the IT Curriculum, for example in Computer Networks and Networked Systems Security (ESDGC)

APPLYING FOR L.I.P.D.

Detailed information can be found at: http://www.britishcouncil.org/wales-education-and-training-lipd.htm Tel: 02920 924300.

Visit my site containing details about my trip and links to information about L.I.P.D and E.S.D.G.C. https://sites.google.com/site/mypatagoniatrip


Peter Franklin

EMBEDDING E.S.D.G.C. into the curriculum

A good approach is using the AIDA model, in other words:

A – Raising Awareness of the issue(s) identified.

I – Finding Information about the main issue(s) identified

D – Making a Decision about the issue (s) identified

A – Taking some Action regarding the main issue(s) identified

SOME THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE

ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS:

Ø Photocopying/printing on both sides of

paper.

Ø Only giving out handouts when

necessary. Use moodle or Google

Docs to share resources with students

whenever possible.

Ø Encouraging students to save work

onto memory sticks / N drive/ Google

Docs/ My Private files section of

moodle:

instead of printing work out.

Ø You should consider all 7 themes,

whenever possible when planning

delivery (see themes on the left)

Ø A very good website with information

and resources:

http://www.esd-wales.org.uk/


Examples of embedding E.S.D.G.C. ENVIRONMENTAL:

For example this theme was used for the implementation of a windfarm project at Rawson.

• Policy/Administration • Products and services (including transport) • Pollution/Accumulation of toxic waste/Effluents • Biodiversity • Resource efficiency/eco-efficiency

SOCIAL: issues related to social aspects, for example rapid population growth in Puerto Madryn and the impact of increased tourism in the area.

• Demography/Population • Employment/Unemployment • Poverty • Bribery/corruption • Equity/Justice • Health • Social cohesion • Education • Diversity • Cultural diversity (own and others)/Social cohesion.

ESDGC

Interdependence

CLIMATE CHANGE

CONSUMPTION &

WASTE

CHOICES & DECISIONS

WEALTH & POVERTY

IDENTITY & CULTURE

HEALTH THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Peter Franklin


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