Appendix: TUS ESD Case Study Compendium (Reference List)
Technological University of the Shannon – Compendium of Embedding Education for Sustainable Development in Teaching, Learning and Assessment
1. Challenge Matrix: A tool for using Challenge-Based Learning to Teach Sustainability Competencies
Author(s): Ita Kavanagh, Department of Information Technology
2. Epic Stays: Upskilling European Tourism Enterprises to Advance Sustainable Accommodation Development
Author(s): Dr Noëlle O’Connor, Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Wellness and Centre of Pedagogical Innovation and Development (CPID)
3. SocialB – Social Business Educational EcoSystem for Sustainability and Growth
Author(s): Dr Marie Taylor, Sustainable Development Research Institute (SDRI), TUS
4. Connected Minds: Building an Online Community for Postgraduate Researchers
Author(s): Jenna Barry, Department of Information Technology
5. PPRD 08013 Innovative Technology and Future Skills
Author(s): Ita Kavanagh, Department of Information Technology
6. Coffee Lab – Inclusive Coffee Learning Hub
Author(s): June O’Byrne-Prior, Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Wellness
7. Exploring the Sustainable Development Goals through Coding
Author(s): Pamela O’Brien, Department of Information Technology
8. HumanTech (Digitalisation and Robotics Training for the Built Environment)
Author(s): Gloria Callinan, Sustainable Development Research Institute (SDRI), TUS
9. TUS WEWRITE! Academic Writing Generativity Project
Author(s): Jennifer Moran Stritch, Department of Applied Social Sciences and Social Sciences ConneXions Research Institute
10. POWER-E-COM – Empowering Renewable and Citizen Energy Communities in Ireland
Author(s): Gloria Callinan, Sustainable Development Research Institute (SDRI), TUS
11. The Go Green Project!
Author(s): Dr. Rita Scully, Department of the Built Environment
12. UPLIFT: Revolutionising European Film and Literary Tourism with Immersive Technology Integration in Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Development
Author(s): Dr Noëlle O’Connor, Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Wellness and Centre of Pedagogical Innovation and Development (CPID)
13. FoodTuristic: An Erasmus Key Action 2 Funded Project about Reducing Food Waste, Local Growing on Campus and Repurposing of Food Waste as supported by Technology
Author(s): Dr Anthony Johnston, Faculty of Business and Hospitality
14. GreenHive – A European Ecosystem for Sustainability Education
Author(s): Dr. Marie Taylor, Sustainable Development Research Institute (SDRI), TUS
15. Exploring Perceptions of Campus Sustainability at TUS
Author(s): Jennifer Moran Stritch, Department of Applied Social Sciences and Social Sciences ConneXions Research Institute, TUS
16. INSPIRE: Promoting Post-Conflict Refugee Tourism Entrepreneurship
Author(s): Dr Anthony Johnston, Faculty of Business and Hospitality
17. TUS Talks Research
Author(s): Jenna Barry, Department of Information Technology
18. FarmElder – Social Farming for the Elderly
Author(s): Elaine Cleary, Sustainable Development Research Institute (SDRI), TUS
19. REBOUND – Fostering Resilience in Rural Communities
Author(s): Dr Shane O’Sullivan, Department of Social Sciences and Sustainable Development Research Institute (SDRI), TUS
20. ComEnt – Fostering Innovation in Community-Led Enterprise Development
Author(s): Dr Shane O’Sullivan, Department of Social Sciences and Sustainable Development Research Institute (SDRI), TUS
21. WeNaTour Project: The European Alliance for Innovation and Sustainability Education in Welfare, Nature and Tourism
Author(s): Dr Shane O’Sullivan, Department of Social Sciences and Sustainable Development Research Institute (SDRI), TUS
22. Certificate in Embedding Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in the Curriculum
Author(s): Dr Noëlle O’Connor, Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Wellness and Centre of Pedagogical Innovation and Development (CPID)
23. RUN-EU Short Action Programme (SAP) Sustainability in the Context of Tourism along the Camino de Santiago (Portugal)
Author(s): Dr Noëlle O’Connor, Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Wellness and Centre of Pedagogical Innovation and Development (CPID)
24. Putting ISO50001, ISO50002, ISO14000, ISO26000, LEED, IS399, ExCeed into Energy and Quality courses for Renewable and Electrical Engineering L7 & 8 and Manufacturing Engineering L6 apprenticeships
Author(s): David O’Rourke, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
25. RUN-EU Short Advanced Programme (SAP) in Sustainable Marketing for Global Goals
Author(s): Louise Murray and Sinéad O’Connell, Department of Business and Management
26. Level 9 SPA Certificate in Design for Sustainability & Circular Economies
Author(s): Dr Adam deEyto, Limerick School of Art and Design (LSAD)
27. B.A. (Hons.) Fashion Design – Sustainability Pathway
Author(s): Dr Adam deEyto, Limerick School of Art and Design (LSAD)
28. Rathkeale Together: Pathways to Higher Education Workshops
Author(s): Aileen Sheehan, Access Service
29. Field trips to Kingspan’s IKON Innovation Centre in Kingscourt, Co. Cavan
Author(s): Brendan McLarney, Department of Accounting and Business Computing
30. The Hidden Value of Food Waste: A Systems Thinking and Action Research Approach to Closing the Food Waste Loop at the Department of Hospitality Tourism and Leisure Studies, TUS Athlone
Author(s): Kevin Ward, Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure
31. Enhancing Students’ Understanding and Differentiating Traditional SEO Output Compared with Appropriated Prompt AI Output
Author(s): Dr Aisling Keenan Gaylard, Department of Business and Management
32. The Impact of Vertical Tower Gardens on Environmental Management and Resource Efficiency in Hospitality
Author(s): Nicola Ryan, Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure
33. Investigating the Feasibility of Agricultural Land Use Change Options Using Problem-Based Learning (PBL)
Author(s): Elisha McGrane, Department of Applied Science
34. Investigating Our River Suir, our collective responsibility. A Problem-Based Learning exercise
Author(s): Elisha McGrane, Department of Applied Science
35. Embedding Sustainability in Education through the TUS Learning Gates Initiative
Author(s): Jim Gilchrist, Department of Lifelong Learning
36. Using the N-TUTORR Introduction to Sustainability Digital Badge to Complement a Macroeconomics for Business Module Assignment
Author(s): Karen Guest, Department of Business and Management
37. The Outdoor Classroom: The Addition of Outdoor Spaces and Open Educational Resources in the Department of HTL 2022-2024 3 Zones
Author(s): Gayle Tarmey, Department of Flexible and Professional Learning
38. Integration of Teaching and Learning with the Green-Campus Programme in TUS Thurles and TUS Clonmel from 2011 to the Present
Author(s): Kevin Healion, Department of Applied Science
39. Embedding Sustainability in Early Childhood Education: A Reflective Exploration
Author(s): Aoife Prendergast, Department of Flexible and Professional Learning
40. Teaching Tort Law – Trials, Tribulations and Ties – A Sustainable Strategy – Clinical Legal Education – Mock Trial Assessment
Author(s): Edith O’Leary, Department of Business and Financial Services
41. Embedding education for sustainability into a pharmacy technician undergraduate Pharmaceutical Microbiology module at the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, with a focus on antimicrobial resistance
Author(s): Claire Stack, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biotechnology
42. Safe Inhaler Disposal Campaign: 6th March 2024
Author(s): Dr Gary Stack, Department of Pharmaceutical Science and Biotechnology
43. Optimising Digital Presence – Review of Industry Website
Author(s): Dr. Emma Carroll, Department of Business and Financial Services
Source: O’Connor, N, Connell, S. & Ryan, N. (Eds.). (2025). Compendium of embedding Education for Sustainable Development in teaching, learning and assessment. Technological University of the Shannon.
