Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
November 6, 2019 3-4pm EST (Free):
AASHE Webinar: Sustainability Education Curriculum Mapping and Assessment Planning
The interdisciplinary field of sustainability programs is trending at many institutions. Assessments of programs is part of that reality to be in compliance with the Higher Learning Commissions and the evaluation of program quality and continuous improvement. The key to a strong sustainability program and seamless assessment process is to ensure the curriculum is aligned to course and student artifacts and competencies are aligned with student learning outcomes. In this webinar, you will learn how to develop a curriculum map, align a program and student learning outcomes and assess program curriculum in sustainability education.
Register Here: https://www.aashe.org/calendar/curriculum-mapping/
- Joy Polanco-O’Neil | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Register Here: https://www.aashe.org/calendar/curriculum-mapping/
April 3, 2019 3-4pm EST (recording available) - AASHE Webinar: Sustainably Developing Sustainability Programs and Curriculum

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
The climate is changing in higher education today with unpredictable state funding, evolving student populations and dialog about sustainability of higher education itself. With the urgency for sustainable solutions to the climate challenges in both meanings of the term, the presenters and a larger group of faculty and staff stakeholders were invited to come together to meet these challenges head on. Learn from the presenters about how they used the curriculum from the STARS rating report from their university, novel mapping strategies, deep cross-disciplinary collaboration, and a big vision came together to build new and innovative programming and curriculum.
The climate is changing in higher education today with unpredictable state funding, evolving student populations and dialog about sustainability of higher education itself. With the urgency for sustainable solutions to the climate challenges in both meanings of the term, the presenters and a larger group of faculty and staff stakeholders were invited to come together to meet these challenges head on. Learn from the presenters about how they used the curriculum from the STARS rating report from their university, novel mapping strategies, deep cross-disciplinary collaboration, and a big vision came together to build new and innovative programming and curriculum.
- Joy Polanco-O’Neil | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
- Samantha Kaplan | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
- Dave Barbier | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
January 13, 2019 - Fritjof Capra and Joy O'Neil: Capra Goes to College

ritjof and Joy will discuss the significance of integrating systems thinking and multi-disciplinary learning into a University curriculum - which Joy has successfully managed to do with Capra Course over the last few years. Joy’s pioneering program is called “Ecological Foundations for a Sustainable Society” and is integrated into a wider online doctoral program called the Educational Sustainability Doctoral Program (Ed.D.) at UWSP, which she designed and teaches in.
Fritjof’s work has heavily influenced Joy’s teaching and she draws upon his ecological principles to design curriculum and programs for higher education. Her current research focuses on living systems learning, social and affective neuroscience in learning for socio-ecological change. The discussion will cover details on Joy’s program and how she managed to integrate Capra Course into the curriculum, as well as broader discussions on integrating the systems view of life into education. She in interested in working with other universities on building sustainability programs.
Webinar Details
Title: “Capra Course goes to College”
Date: Sunday, Jan 13, 2019
Time:10 am in California (PST), 4 pm Brazil, 6 pm UK, 7 pm Spain (CET)
Duration: 75 mins
Access: The webinar is free. No preregistration is required. You can watch live on Zoom via this link:https://zoom.us/j/680420729
FLIER ATTACHED:
capra_course_joy_oneil_webinar3.pdf
https://vimeo.com/311283318
Fritjof’s work has heavily influenced Joy’s teaching and she draws upon his ecological principles to design curriculum and programs for higher education. Her current research focuses on living systems learning, social and affective neuroscience in learning for socio-ecological change. The discussion will cover details on Joy’s program and how she managed to integrate Capra Course into the curriculum, as well as broader discussions on integrating the systems view of life into education. She in interested in working with other universities on building sustainability programs.
Webinar Details
Title: “Capra Course goes to College”
Date: Sunday, Jan 13, 2019
Time:10 am in California (PST), 4 pm Brazil, 6 pm UK, 7 pm Spain (CET)
Duration: 75 mins
Access: The webinar is free. No preregistration is required. You can watch live on Zoom via this link:https://zoom.us/j/680420729
FLIER ATTACHED:
capra_course_joy_oneil_webinar3.pdf
https://vimeo.com/311283318