BOOTCAMP 2023
We are pleased to announce the Bootcamp Call 2023 has been extended until Tuesday 14 February.
The Bootcamp will be delivered in English and Spanish.
Our Learning Design and ESD Bootcamp is proudly delivered in collaboration with UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC), Manchester Metropolitan University, the American University of Sharjah, Glasgow University and the Open University.
What is the Bootcamp about?
The Learning Design & ESD Bootcamp provides a flexible 8 week programme for academics, learning designers, educational developers/curriculum designers. The Bootcamp does not only support the development of curriculum design for online and blended learning delivery but also in guiding and supporting the teams in the design and implementation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in their curriculums supported by the CoDesignS ESD Toolkit. The teams will design curriculum elements contributing to embedding ESD in educational practices in a module of their choice.
After completing the Bootcamp the participants can apply to become Certified Bootcamp Mentors or Certified CoDesignS ESD Trainers by successfully completing our Learning Design and ESD Portfolio.
Key dates
These are the key dates to keep in mind for the Call 2023:
| Publication of Call | Friday 11 November 2022 17:00 (GMT) |
| Submission Deadline | EXTENDED until Tuesday 14 January 2023 |
| Teams announced | Tuesday 28 February 2023 |
| Kick off meeting | Friday 24 March 2023 |
| Online course | 24 March 2023 – 24 April 2023 |
| 1st Networking event | Friday 7 April 2023 |
| 2nd Networking event | Friday 5 May 2023 |
| Teams’ presentations and close | Friday 26 May 2023 |
Bootcamp Journey
By the end of the Bootcamp, the participants will be able to:
- Discuss the concept of sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Explain what Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is and the difference it can make to curricula and pedagogy.
- Discuss the concept of transformative pedagogies and the application of active learning methodology into learning and teaching practice.
- Describe learning design concepts and approaches as well as the importance of the three pillars of the CoDesignS Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Framework embedding ESD in curriculum design.
- Design curriculum elements contributing to embedding ESD in educational practices using the CoDesignS ESD Toolkit Planner.
The Bootcamp would require a time commitment of about 7 hours a week. At the end of the Bootcamp, the participants will receive a certificate of completion issued by the ALDESD and UNESCO IESALC.
Course Leads
Anglia Ruskin University UK
Module 1 Lead
University of Glasgow – UK
Module 2 Lead
University of Glasgow – UK
Module 2 Lead
Founder and Director – ALDESD
Module 3 Lead
Bootcamp Mentors
We are proud to be working with a growing number of mentor from across the world who are passionate about making a global impact introducing Education for Sustainable Development in curriculum design. Our pool of certified mentors will accompany you during your Bootcamp journey!
Fees and funding
| PUBLIC universities | PRIVATE universities |
The Bootcamp 2023 will be offered to public universities at a highly discounted rate of: £950 (70% of the cost will be subsidised by ALDESD and UNESCO IESALC). The cost will cover the fees of three (3) professionals (academics and educational developers or learning designers) from the same team. The team is also expected to include a student associated with the targeted module. Teams from low income and lower-middle income economies receive an extra 25% discount. | The call is open to private universities at the standard rate of: £3,000 per team £2,230 per team (from low income and lower-middle income economies) The cost will cover the fees of three (3) professionals (academics and educational developers or learning designers) from the same team. The team is also expected to include a student associated with the targeted module. |
How to apply
| ENGLISH Bootcamp | SPANISH Bootcamp |
| 1. Download the Bootcamp Call 2023 [PDF] 2. Submit your application via the application form. 3. The deadline for submission is Tuesday 14 February 2023. | 1. Access the Spanish Bootcamp Call 2023 at the UNESCO IESALC website. 2. Submit your application via the application form. 3. The deadline for submission is Tuesday 14 February 2023. |
Bootcamp 2022
To learn about the final pitch of the Learning Design & ESD Bootcamp 2022 teams, watch the video presented below:
Contact us
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