Liza Ireland

CANADA

I am Canadian, residing in Canada but have lived and worked in Scotland, Bhutan as well as Canada. My areas of expertise are education for sustainable development, worldviews, ecological systems metaphors and environmental communication. I am interested in contributing to PASCAL through work on projects, contributing to hot topics, book chapters and presentations.

Interests/Expertise:

Recent research/consultancy:

2015 Developed and teach an online Masters course in Systems Planning for an MA in Educational Administration and Leadership for Higher Learning
2013 Taught a course in Sustainable Development for an MA in Environmental Management in Tianjin, China.
October, 2010 developed and teach an online Masters course for both MA and MSc , “Developing a Sustainability Perspective”, for Royal Roads University (RRU) new Master’s in Environmental Practice. http://www.royalroads.ca/topic/environment-and-sustainability
Commissioned by RRU to write “Environmental Communication”, as an online Master’s course. http://www.royalroads.ca/topic/environment-and-sustainability
Writing and developing a 2-part video on The Story and Future of School: how the dominant school system needs to transform in philosophy, management, curriculum design, buildings & resources, and teaching & learning to bring about sustainable development. Launch on the internet and social networking sites anticipated launch, Sept. 2015.
Consultant on Environmental Communication for the Bermuda Environmental Alliance http://www.bermuda-bea.org/
Developed a research project on Youth Empowerment and Mentorship in Children’s Environmental Action Projects in conjunction with UNEP. Consultant in developing Sustainability as a Growth Plan, School District #10, Arrow Lakes, BC.

Recognitions, positions, memberships:

Executive Director of Changing Climates Consulting
2012-2014 Acting Program Head for the MA in Environmental Education and Communication, School of Environment and Sustainability, Royal Roads University
Director, Changing Climates Educational Society
Canadian Network of Environmental Education and Communication: presentations, workshops in ESD.
Member of Walking the Talk, a Regional group affiliated with Learning for a Sustainable Future(LSF) and ESD.

Selected publications:

Ireland, L., 2007. Educating For the 21st Century: Advancing An Ecologically Sustainable Society. Scotland, UK: University of Sterling.
Webster, K., Ireland, L., Johnson, C., 2008. Sense & Sustainability: Educating for a Low Carbon World, United Kingdom: TerraPreta.
Garmulewicz, A.. Ireland, L, 2010. The Canadian Youth Climate Change Conference (YC3) as a model for effective youth adult and youth engagement in promoting environmental and social justice. In: W. Linds, L. Goulet, and A. Sammel, (eds.) 2010. Emancipatory Practices: Adult/Youth Engagement for Social and Environmental Justice. Rotterdam: Sense Publishing. Chapter 9.I
reland, L. (2013). Environmental Education Framework: Pathways to Environmental Literacy in Alberta Schools, Supporting Alberta Education’s Curriculum Redesign. Alberta Council for Environmental Education.
Work highlighted in: Mc Gregor, S. (2015). “Alter-architects: Alternative Communications about Sustainability Education” In Selby, D. & Kagawa, F. (Eds.), Sustainability Frontiers: Critical and Transformative Voices from the Boarderlands of Sustainability Education (pp. 255-275). Toronto: Barbara Budrich Publishers.

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