\n Sustainability Forum

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\n The first Sustainability in Higher Education Conference in WA.

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Law Honours student Natasha Chin is raisi ng awareness about the importance of sustainable practices in higher educa tion. Through the \;Student as Change Agents Progra m at Murdoch\, Natasha is embo dying our values towards creating a more sustainable future. \;

The &lsquo\;Sustainability Conference in Hi gher Education&rsquo\; con ference\, hosted and organised by Natasha\, will explore how sustainabilit y fits within higher education and how different disciplines can embed sus tainability into their curriculum. The conference is the first of its kind at Murdoch University and in the State. \;

This is a hybrid event (in-person and \;online attendance available). Ticket price covers catering costs and event registration.

PROGRAM: \;

8:30-9am: Registration
9-9:30am: Welcome to the Country and Openings
9:30-10:20am: Keyn ote - Dr Kimberley Beasley
10:20-10:50am: Morning tea (catered)< /li>\n
10:50am-12:30pm: Showcase presentations
12:30-1:30pm: Lunch \;(catered)
1:30-2:35pm: Immersive Sustainability Bite s\, Student Panel Roundtable Discussion \;
2:40-3:30pm: Keyn ote - Dr Sandra Wooltorton
3:30-3:40pm: Closing Remarks

3:40pm onwards: Sundowner and networking \;at Northern Plaza \;( catered)\n

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Dr Kimberley Beasley (PhD\, M.Phil\, B.Ed) \;is a Researc her and Lecturer in Early Childhood and Primary Education at Murdoch Unive rsity. She completed her PhD in Education with a focus on native plant kno wledge in early childhood education in Australia. Dr Beasley is passionate about the intersection between natural playspaces\, botany and education. She has successfully implemented Sustainable Community Education Programs as assessment components in her units at Murdoch University. As Founding Director of &lsquo\;Childscapes&rsquo\;\, she has put her research into pr actice through the design of natural play spaces for children. Dr Beasley is internationally recognised for her contributions to botany research and nature pedagogies. As a Keynote at the Forum\, Dr Beasley will share her experiences moving her teaching out of the classroom and away from PowerPo ints to teaching in bush and garden spaces through more multimodal\, susta inable and creative teaching methods.

Dr Sandra Wooltorton (PhD\, M.Ed\, BA (Hons)\, B.Ed) \;is a Professor and Senior Research Fellow with the Nulungu Research Institute at the University of N otre Dame Australia&rsquo\;s Broome Campus\, and an Adjunct Professor and Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for People Place and Planet\, Edith Cowan University. She is a trans-disciplinary researcher\, with a backgro und in cultural geography and education. Professor Wooltorton is passionat e about applying place-based philosophy to generate solutions to problems of society and environment. She is interested in prefigurative cultures fo r co-constructing the world we want to live in\; or living the change we w ant to see. Some of her research explores how leadership supports the inte rests of Aboriginal and multi-species justice\, and how to learn biocultur al co-stewardship. As a Keynote at the Forum\, Professor Wooltorton will s hare updated research from her paper\, \;Lear ning Regenerative Cultures.

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