TEACHING IN BUSH ENVIRONMENTS
OED3TBE
2016
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Students apply and extend bushwalking and environmental interpretive knowledge in order to conduct outdoor/environmental education learning experiences. Teaching, environmental interpretive content, bush travel skills, group management skills and safety relevant to bush environments will be covered.
School: School of Education
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Lucas Bester
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: OED2OLB and one of (OED2FEC or OED2BE)
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. 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:
- Teaching trips, Lectures, Tutorials
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
02. Apply teaching methods in bush environments, skills and experience in bush environments
- Activities:
- Teaching trips, Lectures, Tutorials
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
03. Understand, plan and practice safe and pedagogically sound educational experiences
- Activities:
- Teaching trips, Lectures, Tutorials
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
04. Critically evaluate program design and demonstrate a cautious self appraisal of teaching experience
- Activities:
- Teaching trips, Lectures, Tutorials
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
Bendigo, 2016, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Lucas Bester
Class requirements
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.
Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
Two 1.0 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,000-word assignment | hurdle: satisfactory participation and performance in practical work | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |
| 2,500-word assignment | hurdle: satisfactory participation and performance in practical work | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |