International Models of Excellence and Innovation in Outdoor Education

 

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Department: Health & Leisure Studies Module Code: OUTD71006
Level: Level 7 Contact Hours: 48
Duration: 1 Semester Directed Study Hours: 122
Effective Term: 2013/14 Indep. Study Hours: 130
Credits: 15

Prerequisite Knowledge:

  Learners will have personal competency in living/ travelling or engaging in sports in a natural environment. (Canoeing, sailing, mountain walking etc.). They will also have specialised knowledge of how to lead a group and manage safety in an outdoor environment. Learners entering this module will have proven ability to animate groups while working in an ¿outdoor learning¿ environment.

Module Description/Aims:

  The aim of this module is to support learners in their pursuit of a diverse practice which will encompass aspects of Outdoor Learning development from different cultures. The module aims to bring the learners in contact with cutting edge developments in Outdoor Learning and therefore promote the vision of excellence and innovation in Outdoor Learning and Outdoor Education  


 
Contact Hours show detail >>
   
 
Contact Type Hours
Practical/Workshop30 Per Module
Lecture4 Per Module
Tutorial4 Per Module
Practical/Workshop6 Per Module
Practical/Workshop4 Per Module


 
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On successful completion of the module, the learner will be able to:
No. Description/Learning Outcomes
1Appraise the merits of alternative approaches to Outdoor Learning from other cultures
2Propose ways of incorporating alternative approaches to Outdoor Learning into OE/OL practice in Ireland
3Critically reflect on new innovations in Outdoor Learning internationally and their potential to be merged into current practice
4Identify excellence in Outdoor Learning programmes by analysing the elements of those programmes


 
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Learning Strategies
Formal lectures will be used to guide the learners through the foundations of the theory associated with this module
Asynchronous online lectures / material will be available throughout the term to provide guidance on the subject
Synchronous online tutorials will be run during the term at regular intervals. The lecturers and learners will be able to explore areas identified in lectures/asynchronous resources and to support the application of this theory at the workplace of the learners
A webinar and one day seminar will create opportunities to explore case studies of the application of teaching and learning theories in Outdoor Learning settings in Ireland. Guest speakers from the world of OL/OE and PE will present.
Learners will work, through directed learning, to analyse the Outdoor Learning practices at their workplaces and will identify possibilities for change or development in their personal OE/OL practice.
Learners will be engaged in self-study activities; reading, researching, collaborating and exploring aspects of teaching and learning outdoors.


 
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Content Detail
Identifying excellence in Education• Core Concepts
• International models
• Models in use in Ireland
Models of practice using standards in an OE setting• UK• s HQOL
• New Zealand• s Unit standards in outdoor education
• National Curricula in Ireland
• FETAC awards in outdoor recreation
• Coaching Ireland Adventure Sports Framework
• Other International Comparisons • Outward Bound, NOLS & APIOL
Frluftsliv and the Nordic tradition of outdoor living;• The writings of Henrik Ibsen
• creating a relationship with nature
• living and travelling in nature
Udeskole and the Danish forest schools;• incorporating outdoor learning in the curriculum and in the timetable
• using nature to learn subjects from the curriculum
Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC);• Curriculum for excellence in learning outdoors
• Application of LOtC in Finland
Dramaturgy in Eastern European OE;• Countryside basis for dramaturgy activities
• Development of dramaturgy in the Czech republic
• Transferring dramaturgy to other cultures
Reviewing new developments in Outdoor Learning• Empirical research in OL
• Action research and qualitative analysis of OL
• Evolving philosophies in the 21st century


 
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Assessment Strategies
PORTFOLIO: The learners will submit a portfolio of material generated from their analysis of programmes or activities at their workplace. The portfolio will include an appraisal of the OE activities and a diagnostic assessment of standards used to guide practice. A plan indicating how innovations may be adopted to enhance the work at the centre will be included and the implications for pupils and instructors/tutors/teachers.
POSTER:
Learners will present a poster appraising the challenges to their OE practice from a standards based approach. They will analyse their personal OE practice and identify how it may develop to integrate more diverse strategies and concepts from other cultures of OE. They will account for at least one aspect of change in their future OE practice and support that change using material from this module.


 
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Learning Outcome Assessment Category Assessment Method Additional Information % alloc
3, 4Continuous AssessmentPortfolioThe portfolio will be in an electronic format and can contain materials in mixed media60
1, 2, 3Continuous AssessmentPoster PresentationThe Poster presentation will be presented at a public seminar40


 
Reading List show detail >>
   
 
Type ISBN Title Author Publisher Year Edition Library Link
Essential9780566086281Outdoor and experiential learning : an holistic and creative approach to programme design
Andy Martin, Dan Franc, and Daniela Zounkova
Gower		20041st-
Essential9781897045213Nature First: Outdoor Life the Friluftsliv Way
Bob Henderson
Natural Heritage Books		2007new-
Recommended9781846423178Group action [electronic resource] : the dynamics of groups in therapeutic, educational and corporat
Martin Ringer
Jessica Kingsley		2002ELECTRONIC _ EBrary-
Recommended1874637040A guide for Outdoor Educators in Scotland
Higgins, P., Loynes, C., & Crowther, N. (Eds.)
Scottish Natural Heritage		1997-
Recommended0415893623Learning Outside the Classroom: Theory and Guidelines for Practice
Simon Beames
Routledge 		20111st-
Recommended9781852840129The Adventure Alternative
Colin Mortlock
Cicerone		20002nd Edition-


 
Journals and Websites show detail >>
   
 
Type Description
JournalJournal of Experiential Education (JEE)
JournalJournal of Adventure Education & Outdoor Learning (JAEOL)
JournalAustralian Journal of Outdoor Education (AJOE)
JournalResearch in Outdoor Education (ROE)
Websitewww.wilderdom.com
Websitewww.activereviewing.co.uk
Websitewww.wildernessinquiry.org
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