Achieving a sustainable future requires learners to deeply engage with sustainability issues, applying their knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes to drive change. To fulfill their role in preparing future leaders, higher education institutions must shift from traditional, transmissive teaching methods to transformative, student-centered approaches that foster critical thinking and action. This virtual workshop is designed to guide faculty in adopting the Burns Model of Sustainability Pedagogy, an adaptable framework that integrates key learning theories for teaching sustainability content to undergraduate and graduate students. Participants will be introduced to the model’s five dimensions, which aim to create learning experiences that empower students to transform their perspectives and take positive action. Through interactive activities, participants will collaborate on developing practical strategies and receive a playbook with mini-lessons that can be immediately implemented in their courses. This hands-on approach ensures that faculty leave the workshop equipped with tools to facilitate transformative, sustainability-focused learning.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Understand the principles of the Burns Model of Sustainability Pedagogy and its application in course design.
2. Explore the shift from transmissive to transformative learning approaches for sustainability education.
3. Develop skills to create student-centered, action-oriented learning experiences that encourage critical examination of worldviews.
4. Collaborate with peers to design practical, sustainability-focused teaching strategies.
5. Gain access to a playbook of mini-lessons and resources to implement transformative pedagogy in their own courses.

Key Details

Registration Fees* 

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A limited number of scholarships are available to individuals who need financial assistance to participate. Please apply two weeks before the program begins (e.g., 3/27/2025) to be considered for a scholarship for this workshop.

Registration Policies:

• Registration deadline is Thursday, April 10, 12:00 p.m. ET.
• Payment is accepted in the form of Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover cards.
  If you need to pay by check or ACH, please contact us at least 5 weeks prior to the event start date. Registration using these forms of payment must be received 4 weeks prior to the event start date and full payment must be received by AASHE within 2 weeks of event start date.
• Cancellation Policy: A 20% processing fee applies to any cancellation prior to March 31, 2025. No refunds will be given after March 31, 2025.
• No substitutions are allowed.
• Registered participants will receive access to the recording after the live event.
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Facilitators

Jason Slipp, Graduate Student, Lehigh University
My name is Jason Slipp and I am currently working towards my Ph.D. at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. I’ve been working as an instructional designer in industry and higher education for over 20 years. I have an undergraduate degree in Psychology and master’s degrees in Instructional Design and Environmental Policy Design. I’ve worked in higher education and adjacent sectors for over 20 years. During my time in higher education, I worked closely with faculty to design and develop courses in a myriad of formats and modalities and helped develop various sustainability across the curriculum endeavors. In 2019, I was accepted into Lehigh’s College of Education’s Teaching, Learning, and Technology doctoral program. My research focuses on the intersection of pedagogy, sustainability, and faculty development.

Any questions about the workshop?
Please contact Daita Serghi, education@aashe.org