Environmentally Responsible Learning Practice
The bookings for this course are now open. Book your place here.
Course dates: Tuesdays 7, 14, 21, 28 January, 4 February 2025 (10 AM – 1 PM)
The climate crisis is the defining issue of our time. It affects every country and community in the world.
Cassie Flynn
Global Director of Climate Change, UNDP
Join our new course focused on developing environmentally responsible learning programmes in a museum and heritage learning context. This 5-week online course offers a combination of fundamental theory and practical case studies which will help you enhance your learning strategy, delivery and evaluation. The course enables participants to connect and network to exchange experiences and share their insights into running sustainable learning programmes as well as addressing the topic of climate crisis in them.
The course is about:
- learning and visitor engagement
- activities and actions that are achievable within the remit of museum learning teams
- looking to the future
The course will focus on:
1) How to be as sustainable as possible within our own practice. Developing and
delivering programmes in a way to reduce your department’s carbon footprint.
2) How to deliver engaging content around climate stories and climate justice.
What you will get?
- Access to case studies from around the UK and internationally;
- Opportunities to discuss and share ideas and best practice with your peers;
- Resources to help you map your strategic plans in an environmentally sustainable way;
- Museum Learning Carbon Literacy Certificate (where you’re not already certified carbon literate).
Who is it for?
This course is ideal for museum learning practitioners interested in developing work around climate education and embedding environmentally sustainable practices into museum learning programmes.
The course will be run on Zoom and will include practical tasks after each session.
GEM Member: £150
Non-Member: £190
Please note that a £30 fee applies if you cancel your booking.