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<p>This unit will provide students with the opportunity to develop outdoor living and travel skills for safe participation in water based outdoor activities such as canoeing, kayaking, surfing and snorkelling. This will be done via a blend of theoretical and practical experiences. Students will study environmental worldviews, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander worldviews, the cultural dimensions of outdoor participation and develop interpretation skills in water environments. The knowledge, skill and application of outdoor living and travel skills will provide students with opportunities to develop and/or deepen their professional knowledge and connection with the outdoors.</p>
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<p>Topics may include:<br>
1. Outdoor living and travel skills.<br>
2. Environmental worldviews.<br>
3. Outdoor planning and logistics.<br>
4. Environmental interpretation in water environments.<br>
5. Connections to outdoor nature (technology, sustainability, land ethics).</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>This unit will provide students with the opportunity to develop outdoor living and travel skills for safe participation in water based outdoor activities such as canoeing, kayaking, surfing and snorkelling. This will be done via a blend of theoretical and practical experiences. Students will study environmental worldviews, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander worldviews, the cultural dimensions of outdoor participation and develop interpretation skills in water environments. The knowledge, skill and application of outdoor living and travel skills will provide students with opportunities to develop and/or deepen their professional knowledge and connection with the outdoors.</p>
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<p>Topics may include:<br> 1. Outdoor living and travel skills.<br> 2. Environmental worldviews.<br> 3. Outdoor planning and logistics.<br> 4. Environmental interpretation in water environments.<br> 5. Connections to outdoor nature (technology, sustainability, land ethics).</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
079999 - Education, n.e.c.
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/oeedu1005">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
<p>must not have completed "OEEDU2400"</p>
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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K1
<p>Identify and critique worldviews and their influences on understanding the environment.</p>
K2
<p>Identify strategies for planning safe and sustainable interactions with water environments.</p>
K3
<p>Identify the cultural dimensions of connecting with nature and evaluate the educational possibilities of experiencing nature and understanding human impacts through engaging with the water environments.</p>
K4
<p>Identify relevant interpretive knowledge in water environments.</p>
S1
<p>Demonstrate effective outdoor living and travel skills for outdoor experiences.</p>
S2
<p>Demonstrate observation and interpretive skills in water environments.</p>
S3
<p>Demonstrate critically reflective skills.</p>
A1
<p>Present a personal understanding of environmental worldviews and the influence of these on their understanding of the environment through critically reflecting on experiences.</p>
A2
<p>Demonstrate understanding of safe and sustainable interactions with water environments through practical trips.</p>
A3
<p>Practice interpretive and outdoor activity knowledge and skills in water environments.</p>
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<p>Students write a short narrative response to a selected unit topics.</p>
<p>Short Narrative Response</p>
<p>10-30%</p>
K1, K3, K4, S2, S3, A1
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<p>Students complete a professional booklet. They analyse and reflect upon outdoor water-based experiences in education using key concepts, theoretical models and industry materials.</p>
<p>Professional Booklet</p>
<p>30-40%</p>
K2, K3, K4, S2, A2, A3
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<p>Students water based outdoor recreation experiences on worldviews, connections with nature and human impacts on water environments.</p>
<p>Narrative Response</p>
<p>40-50%</p>
K1, K3, K4, S2, S3, A1
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<p>Active participation in water based outdoor experiences.</p>
<p>Participation</p>
<p>S/N</p>
K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2, A3
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Description of FedTASK outcome
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
079999 - Education, n.e.c.
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/oeedu1005">View unit fees</a>
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