TEACHING NATURAL HISTORY
OED3TNH
2015
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students plan, implement, and review education experiences with a natural history focus. Students refine their own knowledge of the locales in which they will teach, prepare a safety management plan, and develop teaching strategies. They spend at least four days of the practical work in a teaching or guiding role.
School: School of Education
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Andrew Brookes
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Safety Guidelines: Camping and Bush Activities | Prescribed | Department of Education | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: MELBOURNE 1998 |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Understand, plan, and practice safe and rewarding introductory outdoor nature experiences
- Activities:
- Lecture, practical work
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Understand an approach to cautious self-appraisal of outdoor education experience and expertise
- Activities:
- Lecture, practical work
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
03. Demonstrate depth of understanding of safety issues
- Activities:
- Lecture, practical work
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
04. Understand how to build relevant knowledge of a local area in order to teach, and to implement this understanding in a practical situation, using the area itself as a primary learning material
- Activities:
- Lecture, practical work
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
05. Demonstrate team teaching skills and experience
- Activities:
- Lecture, practical work
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
Bendigo, 2015, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Andrew Brookes
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Field TripWeek: 10 - 22
One 8.0 days field trip per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one 2,000-word assignment | Hurdle requirement: satisfactory participation and performance in practical work | 50 | 01, 02, 04 |
| one 2,000-word teaching plan | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 05 |