Teaching Digital Sustainability in Higher Education from a Transdisciplinary Perspective

Sustainability is gaining importance in society, government, and the economy, particularly during today’s rapidly changing environment, due to digitalization and digital transformation. Awareness, as well as systematic and critical thinking, are crucial to address the great societal challenges postu...

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Autores principales:	Thomas J. Lampoltshammer, Valerie Albrecht, Corinna Raith
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	HEI fourth mission transdisciplinarity digital sustainability postgraduate studies Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/ee0dde6d8cc74e0098ba1592fe6e7d6c
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ee0dde6d8cc74e0098ba1592fe6e7d6c2021-11-11T19:41:56ZTeaching Digital Sustainability in Higher Education from a Transdisciplinary Perspective10.3390/su1321120392071-1050https://doaj.org/article/ee0dde6d8cc74e0098ba1592fe6e7d6c2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/12039https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Sustainability is gaining importance in society, government, and the economy, particularly during today’s rapidly changing environment, due to digitalization and digital transformation. Awareness, as well as systematic and critical thinking, are crucial to address the great societal challenges postulated within the SDGs, and thus should be reflected in contemporary education. Consequently, higher educational institutions face a high level of responsibility to prepare their students properly. Postgraduate programmes for professional training, in particular, have great potential, as the in-depth work experience of students can be leveraged to engage with them as co-leaders towards sustainable solutions in the digital age, from a transdisciplinary perspective. Thus, this paper introduces a teaching framework for digital sustainability in higher education under the light of transdisciplinarity. The framework and its inherent methods are discussed, followed by an exploratory analysis, covering the experiences of over 100 students over the course of two years in a postgraduate master’s programme. We present the results of the students’ learning and ideation process towards digital products/services to tackle challenges within the SDGs. In addition, we provide a critical reflection of prerequisites for teaching the framework, challenges experienced during teaching, and potential solutions, as well as ideas towards the future expansion of the framework.Thomas J. LampoltshammerValerie AlbrechtCorinna RaithMDPI AGarticleHEIfourth missiontransdisciplinaritydigital sustainabilitypostgraduate studiesEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12039, p 12039 (2021)
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topic	HEI fourth mission transdisciplinarity digital sustainability postgraduate studies Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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description	Sustainability is gaining importance in society, government, and the economy, particularly during today’s rapidly changing environment, due to digitalization and digital transformation. Awareness, as well as systematic and critical thinking, are crucial to address the great societal challenges postulated within the SDGs, and thus should be reflected in contemporary education. Consequently, higher educational institutions face a high level of responsibility to prepare their students properly. Postgraduate programmes for professional training, in particular, have great potential, as the in-depth work experience of students can be leveraged to engage with them as co-leaders towards sustainable solutions in the digital age, from a transdisciplinary perspective. Thus, this paper introduces a teaching framework for digital sustainability in higher education under the light of transdisciplinarity. The framework and its inherent methods are discussed, followed by an exploratory analysis, covering the experiences of over 100 students over the course of two years in a postgraduate master’s programme. We present the results of the students’ learning and ideation process towards digital products/services to tackle challenges within the SDGs. In addition, we provide a critical reflection of prerequisites for teaching the framework, challenges experienced during teaching, and potential solutions, as well as ideas towards the future expansion of the framework.
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title	Teaching Digital Sustainability in Higher Education from a Transdisciplinary Perspective
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Teaching Digital Sustainability in Higher Education from a Transdisciplinary Perspective

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