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485-442 Teaching Method in Outdoor Education D

Credit points: 5.6.

Coordinator: Stewart Dickinson.

Pre/Corequisite:

• (For each Teaching Method D) Satisfactory completion of Education Studies C, School Experience C and a minimum of 250 points credit in the course. Concurrent enrolment in Education Studies D and School Experience D12.
• Teaching Method in Outdoor Education C and a pass or concurrent enrolment in Outdoor Education C4 and C5, or approved equivalent.

Contact: A 2-hour lecture/discussion/workshop session each week for a total of 15 weeks

Timetable: Double semester.

Objectives:

On completion of this subject students should be able to:

• apply learning theories and develop teaching strategies appropriate to Outdoor Education;
• understand how pupils learn physically, cognitively, and effectively in outdoor education;
• develop safe and effective learning environments in the classroom and outdoors;
• plan experiences involving the section of appropriate teaching strategies and resources and the management of learning;
• develop classroom skills in outdoor education; and
• supply assessment theory and practice in outdoor education.

Content:

A study of teaching strategies and models of learning appropriate to education in the outdoors. Topics will include: theory of motor skill acquisition, legal liability and duty of care, methods of evaluation.

Assessment:

An assignment of approximately 2,000 words (50 per cent); participation in class including class paper and micro-teaching (50 per cent).

Prescribed texts:

• Priest S and Dixon T Safety Practices in Adventure Programming Association for Experiencial Learning Colorado 1990
• Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Board Outdoor Education Course Development Support Material Carlton 1992
• Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Board Outdoor Education Study Design Carlton1991

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