2. Questions to consider:
What is meant by a “sustainable society”?
What are the impacts of ICT on
sustainability?
How can a teacher use ICT to integrate
sustainability?
3. What is a “sustainable”
society?
"To be able to meet the needs of the
present generation, without compromising
the ability of future generations to meet
their own needs"
(Souter, 2012)
Manitoba Education for Sustainable
Development website
4. What are the Impacts of ICT?
Negative consequences on:
Economy?
Society?
Environment?
5. What is the Role of the
Teacher?
Five Practices of Eco-literacy:
1. Developing empathy for all forms of life
2. Embracing sustainability as a Community
Practice
3. Making the invisible visible
4. Anticipating unintended consequences
5. Understanding how nature sustains life
(Goleman et al., 2012)
6. Developing Empathy for All
Forms of Life
Encourages students to expand their
sense of compassion to other forms of life
Shifts our mindset that humans are
superior to the rest of life to a view that
humans are members of the web of life
Students broaden their care and concern
to include a more inclusive network of
relationships
7. Embracing Sustainability as a
Community Practice
Students learn about the ways that plants,
animals and other living things are
interdependent
Students are inspired to consider the role
of interconnectedness within their
communities
Students see value in thinking and acting
cooperatively
8. Making the Invisible Visible
Often, the impacts of human behavior
are difficult to see and understand
Use tools to help make the “invisible
visible”
Students begin to recognize the effects of
human behavior on other people and the
environment
9. Anticipating Unintended
Consequences
Students predict the potential implications
of our behaviors, while accepting that we
cannot foresee all possible consequences
Students adopt a way of living that
defends rather than destroys the web of
life
How do we build resiliency so that natural
and social communities can rebound
from unintended consequences?
10. Understanding How Nature
Sustains Life
Nature has successfully supported life on
Earth for billions of years
Students examine the Earth’s processes
and learn strategies that are applicable
to designing human endeavors
Students cultivate a society that takes into
account future generations and other
forms of life
