Claudio Sidler
Title
Dr.
Last Name
Sidler
First name
Claudio
Email
claudio.sidler@unisg.ch
Phone
+41 71 224 2657
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Item type:Publication, Sustainability Education 101: Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating an Online Development Course(2026-06-10); ; Higher education institutions face mounting pressure to integrate sustainability into teaching, yet instructors and academic developers frequently lack evidence-informed tools to address this transversal agenda. This article presents Sustainability Education 101 (SE101), an eight-hour online academic development course co-developed at the University of St. Gallen to equip university instructors across disciplines with conceptual frameworks, practical design tools, and structured opportunities for reflective practice. Grounded in constructive alignment, generative learning, and critically reflective practice, SE101 guides participants through sustainability concepts and didactic models and scaffolds the redesign of their own courses. Drawing on qualitative content analysis of 21 course submissions from two institutions, the study examines which course elements participants perceived as supportive or impeding, and how they applied SE101's tools and frameworks in course design. Findings indicate that the Educational Design Canvas most consistently supported professional learning, while cognitive load and institutional constraints impeded implementation. Participants broadened their sustainability conceptions, aligned course prototypes with sustainability competencies, and identified discipline-specific entry points. The article contributes a practice-based model for academic development in complex, transversal domains and discusses implications for faculty professionalization and ESD 3 integration.Type:conference paper