Campus as a Living Lab

Workshop

SJSU Sustainability Board – A standing committee of the SJSU

Academic Senate

CSU Campus as a Living Lab (CLL)Program

▪ Sponsored by the CSU Chancellor’s Office - CSU Chancellor’s Commitment to Sustainability (http://www.calstate.edu/cpdc/sustainability/)

▪ Purpose: To fund projects at CSU campuses that use physical features on their campus to promote sustainability knowledge and action

▪ Projects chosen through a competitive proposal process

▪ SJSU Sustainability Board submitted a proposal and won a $12,000 grant for 2013-2014

Our CLL Project

▪ Purposes of our project: ▪ Infuse sustainability more widely throughout our curriculum▪ Provide faculty members with engaging and useful sustainability curriculum materials▪ Offer students an interactive, hands-on learning experience▪ Develop deeper connections to local community colleges:

▪ De Anza College▪ Foothill College

▪ Elements:▪ Develop a campus sustainability map for each campus - see SJSU’s map at

http://www.sjsu.edu/sustainability/sustainablecampus/sustainabilitymap/index.html▪ Develop 1 -2 session teaching modules, each focused on a sustainability feature▪ Hold a workshop for faculty members from each campus on the use of the

modules in teaching

Teaching Modules

▪ Modules focus on:▪ Sustainable Agriculture Garden▪ Cogeneration Plant▪ MLK Library Green Building▪ Water Wise Plants▪ Plant Phenology▪ Home Composting▪ Kirsch Center Green Building▪ Food and Waste Management▪ Cheeseman Native Plant Communities

▪ Each module connects with a GE SLO & provides an assessment tool the instructor can use to collect data on the SLO

▪ Designed as one or two-session, stand-alone packages – a full lecture with activities, assignments and materials

Faculty Workshop

▪ Purpose: ▪ Link faculty members with modules▪ Learn how to use the modules to incorporate sustainability into their courses▪ Connect with colleagues ▪ Discuss the role of sustainability in our curriculum▪ Learn how to make the modules most useful to YOU

▪ Expectations: ▪ Participating faculty members will incorporate at least on module in a

greensheet▪ Provide greensheet showing module use to us by June 15▪ Use at least one module in one of their classes in 2014-2015 ▪ Provide feedback to help improve the modules and your experience using them

▪ Benefits to Faculty Participants:▪ Easy way to engage students▪ GE Assessment for one SLO made easy▪ All modules will be available to all

AGENDA

Goals:

▪ Become familiar with modules – Presentations and discussion

▪ Explore how to use one/two modules in your course – Break out groups

▪ Provide us feedback on what you need in the modules – Discussion and Worksheet

▪ Consider next steps – Discussion and Worksheet

▪ Connect with your colleagues and learn about other campuses

▪ Enjoy a few hours discussing how you teach your students and how to engage them in sustainability issues!