Print

COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
OKO 565OUTDOOR EDUCATION3 + 01st Semester6

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Master's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective Developing knowledge and understanding in terms of importance of outdoors in early childhood education, effective design of outdoor environments and effective use as an educational environment; to gain competence in preparing and implementing outdoor education programs
Course Content 1. Concepts of outdoor play, learning, and outdoor education 2. The developmental benefits of playing outdoors 3. Theories that form the basis of outdoor education (Place based education, Risky play, affordance, loose parts) 4. Arrangement of outdoor education environments 5. The role of teacher in outdoor education 6. Examination of outdoor education programs 7. Developing an outdoor education program
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1Defines the basic concepts related to the outdoor education.
2Explains the theories that form the basis of outdoor education.
3Explains the role of teacher in outdoor education.
4Gives examples of outdoor education programs.
5Develops an outdoor education program.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
PO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07
LO 0014231544
LO 0025345453
LO 0034535454
LO 0044354521
LO 0054135425
Sub Total21141820221817
Contribution4344443

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14342
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)14114
Assignments14684
Report / Project188
Midterm188
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course






156

6
COURSE DETAILS
 Select Year   


 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2020-2021 Fall1FATMA NİLGÜN CEVHER KALBURAN


Print

Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
OKO 565 OUTDOOR EDUCATION 3 + 0 1 Turkish 2020-2021 Fall
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Assoc. Prof. Dr. FATMA NİLGÜN CEVHER KALBURAN nkalburan@pau.edu.tr EGT A0144 %80
Goals Developing knowledge and understanding in terms of importance of outdoors in early childhood education, effective design of outdoor environments and effective use as an educational environment; to gain competence in preparing and implementing outdoor education programs
Content 1. Concepts of outdoor play, learning, and outdoor education 2. The developmental benefits of playing outdoors 3. Theories that form the basis of outdoor education (Place based education, Risky play, affordance, loose parts) 4. Arrangement of outdoor education environments 5. The role of teacher in outdoor education 6. Examination of outdoor education programs 7. Developing an outdoor education program
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 Concepts of outdoor education, play, and learning. History of outdoor education
2 The benefits of outdoor education in terms of development and learning
3 Risky play in outdoors-definitions, categories, developmental effects
4 Risky play in outdoors-roles of adults and environments, theory of affordance
5 Designing outdoor educational environments, Loose Parts Theory
6 Designing outdoor settings and Early Childhood Education Program
7 Teacher roles in outdoors
8 Outdoor-oriented education models-nature schools
9 Outdoor-oriented education models-forest school pedagogies
10 Place-based education
11 Place-based education
12 Outdoor educational practices integrated with pre-school education program
13 Outdoor educational practices integrated with pre-school education program
14 General evaluation of the course
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam50Final Exam
Midterm Exam50Midterm Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes