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<p>Students explore the value of the environment in outdoor education through water environments. Students continue to develop a connection to the outdoors and necessary skills for safe and effective participation in flat and open water environments and critically reflect on their experiences through analysing the related literature. Students participate in an extended paddling experience incorporating theory developed in class, including: the value of nature in outdoor environmental education, sustainability in water environments, safety, paddling and outdoor living skills.</p>
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<p>Topics may include:</p>
<p>1. Concepts</p>
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<li>Worldviews in outdoor and environmental education</li>
<li>Technology in outdoor education and its impacts on our connection with place</li>
<li>Craft, landscape and equipment</li>
<li>Relationships with nature</li>
<li>Sustainability in water environments</li>
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<p>2. Practical planning</p>
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<li>Safety management</li>
<li>Guidelines</li>
<li>Risk management including emergency response plans</li>
<li>Environmental</li>
<li>Human impacts in water environments</li>
<li>Weather interpretation</li>
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<p>3. Travel skills</p>
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<li>Paddling skills</li>
<li>Personal preparation for participation in water environments</li>
<li>Route planning and navigation</li>
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<p>4. Outdoor living</p>
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<li>Review of required living skills</li>
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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>Students explore the value of the environment in outdoor education through water environments. Students continue to develop a connection to the outdoors and necessary skills for safe and effective participation in flat and open water environments and critically reflect on their experiences through analysing the related literature. Students participate in an extended paddling experience incorporating theory developed in class, including: the value of nature in outdoor environmental education, sustainability in water environments, safety, paddling and outdoor living skills.</p>
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<p>Topics may include:</p> <p>1. Concepts</p> <ul> <li>Worldviews in outdoor and environmental education</li> <li>Technology in outdoor education and its impacts on our connection with place</li> <li>Craft, landscape and equipment</li> <li>Relationships with nature</li> <li>Sustainability in water environments</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p>2. Practical planning</p> <ul> <li>Safety management</li> <li>Guidelines</li> <li>Risk management including emergency response plans</li> <li>Environmental</li> <li>Human impacts in water environments</li> <li>Weather interpretation</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p>3. Travel skills</p> <ul> <li>Paddling skills</li> <li>Personal preparation for participation in water environments</li> <li>Route planning and navigation</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p>4. Outdoor living</p> <ul> <li>Review of required living skills</li> </ul>
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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.
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
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None
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None
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<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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Assessment
Learning Tasks and Assessment
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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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
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.
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.
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/oeedu2400">View unit fees</a>
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