Case Studies
Case Studies of teaching and learning activities at DMU that contribute to the SDGs are shared on the blog and listed below by faculty. You can also find short talks and slides on DMU practice from several events organised by the ESD project (foot of page):
Case Study List by Faculty:
Arts Design and Humanities:
- Textiles and the SDGs (Dr Claire Lerpiniere)
- Case Study: Embedding the SDGs into Pre-Sessional English in the centre for English Language Learning (CELL) (Phil Rule)
- Case Study: Embedding the SDGs into Fashion Business (Fiona Bailey)
- Case Study: Interior Design and Sustainability (Alex Stothard)
Business and Law
- Integrating SDGs within a Corporate Social Responsibility module (Dr Louise Obara)
- Case Study: Sustainability in Street Law, an Extra-Curricular Activity (Dr Alwyn Jones)
- Case Study: Sustainability and Diplomacy (Allison Nortje)
Computing, Engineering and Media
- Open classes for sustainability practitioners to co-learn with students (Dr Andrew Reeves)
- Creating Public Relations Campaigns for Social Change Using the SDGs (Dr Indrani Lahiri)
- Case Study: Using the SDGs to Research ICT Issues within De
- Case Study: Using the UN’s SDGs in the teaching of Human Rights Law (Dr Irene Antonopoulos, FRSA)
Health and Life Sciences:
Case studies at DMU events
- ESD and Programme Design (July 2020): including case studies from: Engineering (John Gow); ) School of Fashion and Textiles (Carolyn Hardaker); Leicester Castle Business School (Steve Baguley); Service Learning and Politics in Action (Ros Lishman)
- ESD Practice Share (June 2020): including case studies from Gurvinder Aujla-Sidhu (Broadcast Journalism), Irene Antonopoulos (Law), Allison Nortje (Diplomacy)
- Teach SDGs (July 2019): Embedding Education for the SDGs (Andrew Reeves); Embedding-Sustainability-within-Fashion-History (Emily Baines); Sustainability in MSc Textile Design Technology and Innovation (Angela Davies); Map-the-System (Regina Frank); Giuliana Tiripelli (Peace Journalism); Materials-Engineering-Processing (Yong Sun)
- Learn and Teach SDGs (June 2019): Case studies from Quinn Runkle (NUS); Mik Pieniazek (Design Practice); Kutoma Wakunuma (Information and Communication Technologies; Neil McBride (Systems Thinking); Phil Rule (English for Academic Purposes)
Share your practice!
Do you have a case study to share? Use the form below and send to sustainability@dmu.ac.uk or get in touch to arrange to write a blog post, make a short video or otherwise.
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