Anna Lena Lewis

Research

Areas of professional focus at CDE

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Integration of sustainability topics and ESD in higher education
Curriculum development in higher education
Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research and teaching
Study coordination of the CDE study programs

Projects

Climate-resilient integrated farming systems at the interface of research, education, and practice
Transforming Higher Education for Sustainability by Fostering Inner Dimensions of Learners
Education for Sustainable Development at the University of Bern
Education for Sustainable Development services: a global South-North co-production of potential pathways
Study programs at the Centre for Development and Environment
Embedding Education for Sustainable Development and sustainability topics in higher education curricula: Piloting capacity strengthening in Kenya and Ethiopia
Fostering Education for Sustainable Development in Ethiopia: Capacity strengthening for teachers and lecturers to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs

Further professional interests

Education for Sustainable Development competences
Transformative learning
Inner development for sustainability

Field experience

Switzerland, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Ethiopia

Languages

German, English, French, Spanish

Publications

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2024

Lewis, Anna Lena; Hammer, Thomas (2024). Kompetenz- und lernergebnisorientierte Minor-Studienprogramme in Nachhaltiger Entwicklung an der Universität Bern: Erkenntnisse aus der Evaluation der Studienprogramme. In: Leal Filho, Walter (ed.) Lernziele und Kompetenzen im Bereich Nachhaltigkeit. Theorie und Praxis der Nachhaltigkeit (pp. 293-311). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 10.1007/978-3-662-67740-7_15

2023

Lewis, Anna Lena; Studer, Melanie; Rot, Niels; Providoli, Isabelle (1 September 2023). Inner Development as catalyst for sustainability in higher education (Unpublished). In: Teaching and Learning for Change: Sustainability in Higher Education. Bern. 01 September 2023.

Hammer, Thomas; Lewis, Anna Lena (2023). Which competencies should be fostered in education for sustainable development at higher education institutions? Findings from the evaluation of the study programs at the University of Bern, Switzerland. Discover sustainability, 4(1), p. 19. Springer 10.1007/s43621-023-00134-w

Lewis, Anna Lena; Trechsel, Lilian Julia; Zimmermann, Anne Barbara (2023). Monitoring the integration of Sustainable Development into higher education teaching: a collaborative learning approach. Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung, 18(4), pp. 61-76. Österreichische Gesellschaft für Hochschuldidaktik ÖGHD 10.21240/zfhe/18-04/04

2022

Lewis, Anna; Hammer, Thomas (December 2022). Kompetenz- und lernergebnisorientierte Minor-Studienprogramme in Nachhaltiger Entwicklung an der Universität Bern: Erkenntnisse aus der Evaluation der Studienprogramme (Unpublished). In: Fachsymposium Lernziele und Kompetenzen im Bereich Nachhaltigkeit. Hamburg. 09. Dezember 2022.

Karrer, Laurenzia; Zabel, Astrid; Hammer, Thomas; Herweg, Karl; Hirschbuehl, Tina; Illien, Patrick; Lemann, Tatenda; Lewis, Anna; Lundsgaard-Hansen, Lara; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Ming, Eva; Moser, Stephanie; Providoli, Isabelle; Rueff, Henri; Solar Alvarez, Jimena; Trechsel, Lilian; Zeleke, Gete; Zimmermann, Anne (2022). Good Practice Guidelines. Digital Tools for Transdisciplinary and Transformative Research and Learning Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, with Bern Open Publishing (BOP)

Lewis, Anna Lena; Schmid, Leonie Greta; Trechsel, Lilian Julia (2022). Monitoring-Bericht zuhanden des Vizerektorats Qualität: Integration von Nachhaltiger Entwicklung in der Lehre an der Universität Bern, akademisches Jahr 2021/2022 Bern: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), Universität Bern, mit Bern Open Publishing (BOP)

2021

Herweg, Karl; Tribelhorn, Thomas; Lewis, Anna Lena; Providoli, Isabelle; Trechsel, Lilian Julia; Steinböck, Camilla (2021). Transdisciplinary Learning for Sustainable Development. Sharing Experience in Course and Curriculum Design [Textbook] . Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, with Bern Open Publishing (BOP)

Lewis, Anna Lena; Schmid, Leonie Greta; Trechsel, Lilian Julia (2021). Monitoring-Bericht zuhanden des Vizerektorats Qualität: Integration von Nachhaltiger Entwicklung in der Lehre an der Universität Bern, akademisches Jahr 2020/2021 Bern: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), Universität Bern, mit Bern Open Publishing (BOP)

Herweg, Karl; Tribelhorn, Thomas; Lewis, Anna; Providoli, Isabelle; Trechsel, Lilian; Steinböck, Camilla (2021). Cut the Crap – Teach for Future! Transdisciplinary Learning for Sustainable Development (Unpublished). In: International Transdisciplinarity Conference 2021. Zürich. 13-17 September.

2020

Lewis, Anna; Hammer, Thomas (September 2020). Competencies of ESD in SD study programs: The perceptions of relevant actors (Unpublished). In: Higher Education Summit (Virtual). Bern, Switzerland. 31 August - 02 September 2020.

Schmid, Leonie Greta; Lewis, Anna Lena; Zimmermann, Anne B.; Karrer, Laurenzia; Herweg, Karl (2020). Monitoring-Bericht zuhanden des Vizerektorats Qualität: Integration der nachhaltigen Entwicklung in der Lehre an der Universität Bern, akademisches Jahr 2019/2020 Bern, Schweiz: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), Universität Bern, mit Bern Open Publishing (BOP)