Exploring transformative learning and teaching to enhance awareness of the UN Sustainable Goals with an EDI lens

Using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) as a working agenda, Higher Education Institutions can respond to this urgent call for action by all countries to work in a global partnership to improve health and education, reduce inequalities, increase economic growth and, all within the scope of tackling climate change. In our workshop, we will invite participants to explore the UN SDGs from an equity standpoint and, in relation to their disciplines, to map how we can implement these explicitly in teaching. We will engage with Education for sustainable development and Kingston University Inclusive Curriculum Framework to establish priorities and devise ways to embed them into their teaching practices. The societal challenges that we face demand cross, trans, and interdisciplinary contributions, we will explore how transformative pedagogies focus on three central learning objective themes: cognitive, social-emotional, and behavioural themes (Sipos et al., 2008; Cotton & Winter, 2010) to contribute to a more sustainable future.