Crafting pedagogical pathways that disrupt and transform anthropocentric mindsets of higher education students

1. CRAFTING PEDAGOGICAL
PATHWAYSTHAT DISRUPT AND
TRANSFORM ANTHROPOCENTRIC
MINDSETS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
STUDENTS
TANJATILLMANNS & CHARLOTTE HOLLAND
DCU INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, DCU ST PATRICK’S CAMPUS, DUBLIN CITY
UNIVERSITY, IRELAND
WSSD-U-2016, TRACK 1 – INNOVATIONS IN CURRICULUM AND RESEARCH (DINING ROOM 4), THURSDAY
15TH SEPTEMBER, 2:00-3:30PM

2. INSPIRATION FOR BECOMING INVOLVED IN
SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION

3. INSPIRATION FOR BECOMING INVOLVED IN
SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION

4. CORNERSTONES OF SUSTAINABILITY/ EDUCATION FOR
SUSTAINABILITY
(c) Prepared by DCU for Tempus RUCAS project, Sept 2011.

5. TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING PROCESS
Viewing
• Presenting a disorienting dilemma - a significant stimulus
that triggers meaning perspective transformation as it causes a
disruption in a person
Reflecting
• Reflecting critical about own perspective/worldview
Discussing
• The rational discourse involves the evaluation of feelings,
beliefs and values and takes into account an intrapersonal
process through other perspectives (Mezirow, 2003)

6. Would you allow a body
part to be grown on an
animal to improve your
appearance?
What imprint do you
make on the
environment?
Would you grow an
animal body part for the
well-being of an animal?
Would you breastfeed a
‘baboon’?
Would you allow a body
part to be grown on an
animal to improve your
appearance?
What have you learned
from the social
experiment?
Whose responsibility is
it to solve the current
refugee crisis in
Europe?
Would you
breastfeed a
‘baboon’?
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7. PATHWAY/S TOWARDS BECOMING SUSTAINABILITY RE-
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8. Thank you for your attention J
ANY QUESTIONS…
• Tanja Tillmanns tanja.tillmanns2@mail.dcu.ie
• Charlotte Holland charlotte.holland@dcu.ie