Open Course: Supporting a Whole Campus Approach to a Healthy Campus (Self-Study)

The National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education are delighted to announce that the Open Course Supporting a Whole Campus Approach to a Healthy Campus will run self-study all year round.

This 6 week online course will help academics, student ambassadors, practitioners, policy makers, leaders and administrators understand what it means to become a health-promoting campus and how understanding the Okanagan Charter is an important step to creating a campus plan for wellbeing. By following the guidelines of the teaching and learning forum open course development, this course will foster an effective learning experience and create momentum in Ireland and abroad towards achieving healthy campuses. This will be achieved through supporting personal, population and planetary health.

The aim of our course is to help staff and key stakeholders in Higher Educational Institutions develop and implement the healthy campus framework effectively and efficiently. Peer Learning will be a central feature, allowing for cross institution and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Learning Outcomes

• Know why being a “health-promoting campus” matters
• Understand the Okanagan Charter
• Articulate how the campus physical and social environment plays a role in becoming a health-promoting campus?
• Advocate for a collective impact framework, campus master plans, and policies for creating well-being in settings, communities, and individuals.

Who is this course designed for?

The Open Course can support staff and students in your institution working on the implementation of the Healthy Campus Charter and Framework, including

• new or existing members of your Healthy Campus Steering or specific working groups
• staff and students interested in health and wellbeing. 
• academics, student ambassadors, and key stakeholders in Irish higher education

Register here