oed3tbe teaching in bush environments

TEACHING IN BUSH ENVIRONMENTS

OED3TBE

2020

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.

SchoolEducation

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorLucas Bester

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsNo

Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG

Exchange StudentsNo

Available as ElectiveNo

Learning ActivitiesN/A

Capstone subjectNo

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites OED2OLB and OED2BE or OED2FEC. Must have passed 120cp at level 1 and 90cp at level 2

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsN/A

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Quota Management StrategyN/A

Quota-conditions or rulesN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Minimum credit point requirementN/A

Assumed knowledgeN/A

Career Ready

Career-focusedNo

Work-based learningNo

Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A

Entire subject or partial subjectN/A

Total hours/days requiredN/A

Location of WBL activity (region)N/A

WBL addtional requirementsN/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

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

02. Apply teaching methods in bush environments, skills and experience in bush environments

03. Understand, plan and practice safe and pedagogically sound educational experiences

04. Critically evaluate program design and demonstrate a cautious self appraisal of teaching experience

Subject options

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Bendigo, 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorLucas Bester

Class requirements

Field TripWeek: 10 - 22
One 8.00 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
One 1.00 hour lecture/seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Students need to choose between Stream A (Teaching in Bush Environments) and Stream B (Teaching Natural History) - see subject coordinator for more details

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
2,000-word assignment Hurdle: satisfactory participation and performance in practical work	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4
2,500-word assignment Hurdle: satisfactory participation and performance in practical work	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4