Burren Winterage School: Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Rural Areas

St. Patrick's Hall, Corofin Community Centre. Eircode: V95RD88

Programme Outline

9:30-10:00      Registration, networking and coffee

10:00-11:15    Erasmus+ RUR’UP Multiplier Event Session 1:
Education infrastructure-challenges, gaps and future trends in education for sustainable development in rural areas        

10:00-10:15 James Moran ATU – Welcome, Introduction and RUR’UP Erasmus+ Project;

10:15-10:35 Keynote speaker: Valerie Lewis, Take 1 Programme Director, Tipperary ETB and Department of Education.
Embedding Education for Sustainable Development in Learning and Teaching.

Organisation case studies and panel discussion- Challenges, Gaps and Future Trends:

10:35-10:45 Anne Marie Butler Teagasc - Education for Sustainable Development

10:45-10:55 Colm MurrayHeritage Council - “Sustainability skills are intangible heritage: the problem of transmission”

10:55-11:15 Q&A and panel discussion(ATU, ETB, Teagasc, Heritage Council, Mountbellew Agricultural College)

11:15-11:45 Coffee and networking

11:45-13:00   Erasmus+ RUR’UP Multiplier Event Session 2: Innovative education for sustainable development-meeting community current and future needs (addressing gaps and challenges)              

11:45-11:55 Declan Feeney ATU - Education with Sustainability

11:55-12:10 Sean McGloin NOTS - organic training programmes

12:10-12:20 Sean Daffy/Ruth Bennett Coady ATU - Enabling online learning and place-based learning (CPD Learnonline and RUR’UP Erasmus+ Project)

12:20-13:00: Participants round table discussions plus panel feedback/Q&A

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:30        Session 3: Alternative, Innovative approaches to Education for Sustainable Development in Rural Areas.

14:00 – 14:15 Alessio Volpato (ATU) Assessing and mapping ecosystem services in the agricultural landscape: a case of study of the Burren

14:15 – 15:00 Pecha Kucha Session: A range of eight (national and international) speakers share (in 5 minutes!) their ideas and experiences of some innovative and impactful approaches to engaging and educating rural stakeholders.

• Ailbhe Gerrard – Field Exchange
• Gwyn Jones – International Cross Visits
• Brigid Barry – Farming for Nature
• Owen Carton – The Comeraghs EIP
• Burrenbeo Trust – Place Based Learning Initiatives
• Žymantas Morkvėnas – Lessons from Lithuania
• Caolan McCaughan – Nature Friendly Farming in Northern Ireland

15:00 – 15:30 Chaired Discussion: what works, what doesn’t, why, where are the gaps, where are the opportunities?

Coffee 15:30 16:00

16:00-17:00 Session 4 Drawing together policy, research and practice

16:00 – 16:30 Keynote Presentation: Prof. Janet O’Dwyer, University of Gloucester

Global Turmoil and Climate Emergency – Lessons for Rural Resilience’

16:30 – 17:00 Q&A and close.

19:00 – 20:00 Transhumance, Tradition and Artisanal Cheese tasting with Max Jones (Booking Required). Venue: Corofin hall.

21:30 – Late: Singing and Storytelling Evening.
Venue: Whelan’s Pub, Shanaglish

Admission: €5