TEACHING IN RIVER ENVIRONMENTS (FLAT WATER)

OED3TRE

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students develop knowledge, understanding and experience of flat water river environments in order to safely conduct outdoor environmental education experiences. Through class activities and 9 days of field trips, students will apply and extend technical paddling skills, and examine pedagogy, environmental interpretation, and group management skills relevant to teaching in flat water river environments.

School: Education (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Alistair Stewart

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: OED2OLB and (OED2REF (Flat Water) or OED2RE (White Water)) or subject co-ordinator approval. Must have passed 120cp at level 1 and 90cp at level 2

Co-requisites: OED3FED

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Book of Readings

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Townsend

Year: 2016

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: MEDIA SERVICES, LA TROBE UNIVERSITY, BENDIGO.

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Safety Guidlines for Education Outdoors

Resource Type: Web resource

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Department of Education and Training

Year: 2017

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: State Govt. of Victoria

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Describe and develop environmental knowledge of flat water river environments in order to inform curriculum planning, including safety considerations
02. Apply leadership, group management skills and teaching methods on flat and open water
03. Demonstrate refined planning skills (lesson planning, risk management, logistics, etc. required for the delivery of safe, educationally relevant activities/journeys on Flat and Open water.
04. Critically evaluate program design and teaching experience

Bendigo, 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Alistair Stewart

Class requirements

Field TripWeek: 10 - 22
One 9.00 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.

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Seven 1.00 hour lecture per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Teaching Programme Plan. 2500+ wordsStudents will be supported in this assessment through a range of learning activities and online resources

N/AN/AN/ANo60SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Reflection of Teaching Experience.1500+ wordsStudents will be supported in this assessment through a range of learning activities and online resources. This assessment task is directly related to the practical experience.

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO4

Practical HurdleHurdle requirement: Satisfactory participation throughout the compulsory preparation and practical participation components. This is a hurdle task.

N/AN/AN/AYesnullSILO2