Outdoor and Environmental Education 1 - Middle Years

Course aim

To enable students to teach outdoor education in a middle schooling setting.

Course content

Through observation and engagement in middle years outdoor and environmental education, students will consider the scope of learner needs to conceptualize and research teaching strategies to maximize the effectiveness of teaching and learning outdoor education. Focusing on the domains of outdoor skills and knowledge, human-nature relationships, conservation, sustainability, health and wellbeing students will plan and teach sequential learning episodes that integrate curriculum areas such as Science, Humanities and Health and Physical Education and others. These episodes will enhance learning of personal and social capability, ethical and intercultural understanding; and address cross-curricular priorities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and culture as well as sustainable living. Students will then reflect and critically evaluate their curriculum planning, pedagogies and relationship with learners to maximize agency for deep learning about themselves, others and their environment.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
HLTH 2024	Foundations of Outdoor Leadership
HLTH 3052	Outdoor, Wilderness and Adventure Education

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Workshop	4 hours x 8 weeks
Field Placement (Observation and Teaching)	30 hours x NA
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE
External (Workshop)	4 hours x 8 weeks
Field Placement (Observation and Teaching)	30 hours x NA

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Portfolio, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.