ED4944 - Environmental Education for the Tropics

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	National Priority Band
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This subject introduces students to contemporary approaches in environmental education with emphasis on the Australian tropics. Students will review curriculum, pedagogy and implementation issues and be encouraged to link theoretical understandings with innovative ideas for environmental education practice in schools and community settings. Lectures and tutorials are conducted online through LearnJCU. Students are asked to complete a set of reflective, hands-on, learning investigations including field trips to local sites. A negotiated research and/or curriculum project allows students to follow up personal interests in the area of tropical environmental education.

Learning Outcomes

• become familiar with contemporary ideas of policy for and approaches to environmental education in Australia;
• build a repertoire of teaching and learning strategies for effective environmental practice in a range of educational settings;
• develop knowledge and understandings of curriculum development and pedagogical practice in relation to environmental education in tropical environments;
• reflect on and evaluate environmental educational practices in relevant professional settings.

Availabilities
, Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Hilary Whitehouse.
Contact hours:	20 hours 10 hours
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	(10%); (40%); (50%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Assignments include completion of fieldwork reports.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.