Teaching in River Environments unit (ENV305)

Introduction

In this unit, you further develop knowledge, understanding and experience of Tasmanian river environments to safely conduct effective outdoor environmental education experiences. You model and advocate for social, cultural, and ecological justice in river environments and examine a diversity of world views and ways of knowing to inform pedagogical practices. Through lectures and fieldwork, you will apply place-based pedagogies, leadership, technical paddling and rescue skills, and environmental interpretation to design, implement, and evaluate safe and research-informed outdoor and environmental education programs

Summary

Unit name	Teaching in River Environments
Unit code	ENV305
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Arts and Society Faculty of Education
Discipline	Education
Coordinator	Doctor Marcus Morse
Available as an elective?	Yes
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Advanced

Learning Outcomes

• Model and advocate for social, cultural, and ecological justice in river environments.
• Examine and discuss a diversity of world views and ways of knowing to inform practices in river environments
• Apply safety, leadership, group management and teaching approaches in flat water (Grade 1) or white water (Grade 2-3) river environments.
• Plan, implement and critically evaluate a program plan for outdoor environmental education in river environments.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution 1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3	Domestic Full Fee 4
			not applicable

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Requisites

Prerequisites

ENV102, ENV105, ENV106 and 125 credit points in the Bachelor of Outdoor and Environmental Education

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Workshop (F2F on campus / recorded)  120 minutes  weekly Field work activity 4.5 Twice in the semester Fieldwork Activity days are inclusive of all travel and break times and are equivalent to 2.5 hours of lecture content time.
Assessment	Fieldwork|Critical Evaluation (30%)|Thinking with rivers – essay (30%)|River environments - Program plan (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

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