SPECIAL WEBINAR EVENT: Experiences with Transdisciplinary Course Designs

Research is increasingly recognizing the significant benefits that inter- and transdisciplinary learning processes can offer when engaging with complex issues like climate and sustainability. However, designing, leading, and securing institutional support for transdisciplinary sustainability courses remains a challenge in most universities, CEGEPs and schools. In this talk we will share our experiences as co-designers, co-instructors and co-learners in an innovative environmental and sustainability education course at McGill University. Drawing on research conducted as part of this course, as well as three other recent sustainability courses in McGill’s Faculty of Education, we will share insights on the enablers, barriers, and potential contributions of transdisciplinary teaching and learning for sustainability. Using a combination of presentation and interactive engagement, participants will be invited to reflect on strategies for realizing the benefits of transdisciplinary sustainability teaching while anticipating and responding to the challenges that these approaches may encounter.