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Campus as a Living Lab
Workshop
SJSU Sustainability Board –
A standing committee of the SJSU Academic Senate
CSU Campus as a Living Lab (CLL)Program
▪ Sponsored by the CSU Chancellor’s Office - CSU Chancellor’s
Commitment to Sustainability
(http://www.calstate.edu/cpdc/sustainability/)
▪ Purpose: To fund projects at CSU campuses that use physical
features on their campus to promote sustainability knowledge
and action
▪ Projects chosen through a competitive proposal process
▪ SJSU Sustainability Board submitted a proposal
and won a $12,000 grant for 2013-2014
Our CLL Project
▪ Purposes of our project:
▪ Infuse sustainability more widely throughout our curriculum
▪ Provide faculty members with engaging and useful sustainability
curriculum materials
▪ Offer students an interactive, hands-on learning experience
▪ Develop deeper connections to local community colleges:
▪ De Anza College
▪ Foothill College
▪ Elements:
▪ Develop a campus sustainability map for each campus - see SJSU’s map at
http://www.sjsu.edu/sustainability/sustainablecampus/sustainabilitymap/index.html
▪ Develop 1 -2 session teaching modules, each focused on a sustainability feature
▪ Hold a workshop for faculty members from each campus on the use of the modules in
teaching
Teaching Modules
▪ Modules focus on:
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Sustainable Agriculture Garden
Cogeneration Plant
MLK Library Green Building
Water Wise Plants
Plant Phenology
Home Composting
Kirsch Center Green Building
Food and Waste Management
Cheeseman Native Plant Communities
▪ Each module connects with a GE SLO & provides an assessment
tool the instructor can use to collect data on the SLO
▪ Designed as one or two-session, stand-alone packages – a full
lecture with activities, assignments and materials
Faculty Workshop
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Link faculty members with modules
Learn how to use the modules to incorporate sustainability into their courses
Connect with colleagues
Discuss the role of sustainability in our curriculum
Learn how to make the modules most useful to YOU
▪ Expectations:
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Participating faculty members will incorporate at least on module in a greensheet
Provide greensheet showing module use to us by June 15
Use at least one module in one of their classes in 2014-2015
Provide feedback to help improve the modules and your experience using them
▪ Benefits to Faculty Participants:
▪ Easy way to engage students
▪ GE Assessment for one SLO made easy
▪ All modules will be available to all
AGENDA
Goals:
▪ Become familiar with modules – Presentations and discussion
▪ Explore how to use one/two modules in your course – Break out groups
▪ Provide us feedback on what you need in the modules – Discussion and
Worksheet
▪ Consider next steps – Discussion and Worksheet
▪ Connect with your colleagues and learn about other campuses
▪ Enjoy a few hours discussing how you teach your students and how to engage
them in sustainability issues!