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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	ICT-enabled Ed. for Sustainable Development
Module Code	ES105
School	School of Education Studies
Online Module Resources
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Charlotte Holland Semester 2: Charlotte Holland Autumn: Charlotte Holland
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

The purpose of this module is to enable learners to design, develop and implement a virtual learning environment, which encompasses curriculum development within the theme of Education for Sustainable development. Learners will engage in a series of lectures, practicals and tutorials that will enable discussion and critical reflection on core cecepts with technology-enaled Education for Sustainable Development. In groups, learners will source key resources and design and develop their own Moodle course within theme of ESD. Individually, learners within each group will take responsibility for the design of learning activities for a key topic on the course. The practical session will focus on upskilling the learners primarily in the use of Moodle to create a virtual learning environment. Learners may also be requested to attend external seminars on key topics (such as Human Rights) where such seminars become available.

Learning Outcomes

1. Design a coherent course or programme, from aims and outcomes, to content, learning activities and assessment within the theme of Education for Sustainable development
2. Demonstrate the capacity to plan collaboratively in the curriculum field
3. Utilise ICT tools (such as Moodle) to implement an ESD-curriculum within an online context
4. Explain historical context, concepts of and challenges to Education for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Communities of Learners
5. Source and critically review online materials or resources within the theme of ESD
6. Integrate multimedia and communication elements, such as video clips, graphics, wikis, discussion threads and chatrooms within a web-based activity

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	12	Lecture/ workshop
Lab	12	Computer Practicals
Group work	12	No Description
Assignment	100	Sourcing Materials, Groupwork, Preparation of Learning Activities and upload to Moodle
Independent learning	114	Independent study/ Reading around Core themes
Total Workload: 250

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Theme 1.
Education for Sustainable Development:Historical context, concepts of and challenges to Education for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Communities of Learners - Agenda 21/ UNESCO Decade of Education for Sustainable Development/ Millenium Development Goals, Human Rights Education/ Development Education for example.

Theme 2.
Curriculum Development and Instructional Design: Overview of how to design a coherent course or programme, from aims and outcomes, to content, delivery and assessment within the theme of Education for Sustainable development. Focus on Kolb Learning Cycle..

Theme 3.
Moodle workshops - Utilise ICT tools (such as Moodle) to implement an ESD-curriculum within an online context. Practical workshops on using Moodle to create a module- creating a course outline, hyperlinking to documents, creating assessments, designing wikis, chatrooms etc.

Theme 4.
Resourcing materials on ESD - Authenticating and critiquing ESD-related Materials- Idenifying online video-clips that may be appropriate within theme of ESD --Exploring issues of ownership and copyright.

Theme 5.
MS Office workshop: General workshop aimed to upskill learners on using some of the following for example: Word/ Powerpoint/ Email.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Digital production	Moodle module on ESD	100%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Keating, M.: 1993, The Earth Summit's agenda for change : a plain language version of Agenda 21 and the other Rio agreements, Geneva : Centre for our Common Future,
Robinson, N.: 2004, Strategies toward sustainable development : implementing Agenda 21, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. : Oceana Publications,
Nagpal, T & Foltz, C: 1995, Choosing our future : visions of a sustainable world, [Washington, D.C.] : World Resources Institute,
K Sandell, K., Ohman, J., L Ostman , L.: 2005, Education for Sustainable Development, Studentlitteratur AB,
Pavlova, M.: 2008, Technology and Vocational Education for Sustainable Development: Empowering Individuals for the Future (Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects), Springer,

Other Resources

1329, Website, UNESCO, 0, Education for Sustainable Development, [Accessed July 3rd 2009], http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=27234&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html, 1330, Website, 0, United Nations Development programme: Millenium Development Goals, [Accessed July 3rd 2009], http://www.undp.org/mdg/, 1331, Website, 0, ESD Toolkit, [Accessed July 3rd 2009], http://www.esdtoolkit.org/default.htm, 1332, Website, 0, Earth Charter, [Accessed July 3rd 2009], http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/, 1333, Website, 0, Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future, [Accessed July 3rd 2009], http://www.unesco.org/education/tlsf/, 1334, Website, 0, Paris 21, [Accessed July 3rd 2009], http://www.paris21.org/betterworld/home.htm,

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