Dr. Jennie Moore, Director of Institute Sustainability at BCIT, and Sarah Campbell, Sustainability Programming Manager, SOCE, spoke on the topic of adding sustainability content to the trades curriculum at the Food for Thought session held on February 19.
Jennie began by talking about how vocational instructors struggle to add more content to their curriculum because it is already quite full and tightly controlled. But she then went on to explain some of the creative ways that BCIT’s instructors have managed to incorporate sustainability into their programs, such as by rethinking the materials students use or by relying on virtual simulation to improve students’ motor skills before they begin using the actual materials.
To support the trades instructors, Sarah Campbell has created a free online module, available on the Learning Hub, entitled Introduction to Sustainable Building Practices for Trades (SUST 0100). (To search for the course on the Learning Hub, go to myTools and select Discover.) The course can be completed within a couple of hours and is recommended for trades students at the beginning of their programs.
Additional resources are available at BCIT’s Living Labs website. Jennie also recommended looking at the IDEAS framework for guidance.
Food for Thought sessions are hosted by BCIT Library and the Learning and Teaching Centre throughout the academic year, and are opportunities for faculty and staff to showcase research, learning and teaching practice, student support services, and innovation at BCIT. The sessions are hosted on Teams and in-person at the Library Summit Centre (where a light lunch is provided). A calendar of upcoming sessions and recordings of previous sessions are available on the Library Food for Thought SharePoint page.
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