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A Living Systems Approach to Sustainability Pedagogy

• Event Date: Jan 29, 2024 11:00am - 12:15pm
• Registration Opens: Jan 23, 2024 11:00am
• Registration Closes: Jan 29, 2024 11:00am

Room ES1042 (main floor), Earth Sciences Centre, 5 Bancroft Avenue and Zoom

In this talk I will share my process-oriented research journey using complex adaptive systems theory and transdisciplinary knowledge integration to address sustainability imbalances. I will briefly review past research on the natural environment as a living systems model for mental wellness shaped by Indigenous Knowledge of the James Bay Cree, Environmental Psychology and Ecosystems Science. I will then share how I have applied this living systems approach to sustainability programming; notably, how this shows up in my approach to teaching, research, and program administration.

Bio

Nicole Spiegelaar is an Assistant Professor in the Teaching Stream with the School of the Environment and Trinity College. She is the Academic Director of Trinity’s Integrated Sustainability Initiative, and co-leads the Sustainability Pedagogy Community of Practice for U of T faculty and doctoral students. 

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Meeting ID: 823 8062 1240; Passcode: 528080