Staff development, training and resources - Words of Wisdom

Supporting staff to connect with sustainability using a development session and crib sheets

 

The Open University Learning Design team ran staff development sessions which supported colleagues to begin to consider their relationship to sustainability. Staff were encouraged to consider questions like: 'What do you understand by sustainability?' and 'How might we support embedding sustainability in our context?'. The informal session was structured to identify priority areas for future staff development and support. From the session the team prioritised the creation of  'crib sheets' to support colleagues to engage with existing sustainability resources and connect with the UNESCO competency framework. The crib sheets summarise the aim of each resource and include suggestions of when and how to use them. Both the crib sheets and resources are available to reuse or adapt on a creative commons licence. 

Author: The Open University's Responsible Futures Audit 2024

Student quote
"The idea of crib sheets appeals to me ... it has a more personal, welcoming and encouraging feel about it."