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BLH3270 Play, movement, nature and outdoor education – Nordic Childhoods Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Play, movement, nature and outdoor education – Nordic Childhoods
Study programme
Bachelor Programme in Early Childhood Education and Care - Web- and Campus-based
Bachelor Programme in Early Childhood Education and Care
Play, movement, nature and outdoor education – Nordic Childhoods
Play, movement, nature and outdoor education – Nordic Childhoods
Weight
20.0 ECTS
Year of study
2021/2022
Curriculum
FALL 2021
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

Kurset undervises i plenumsforelesninger. Det vil bli lagt til rette for oppgaveløsning og diskusjoner.

Recommended preliminary courses

The language of all teaching and supervision is English, and the students should therefore have a working knowledge of both spoken and written English.

Learning outcomes

Ingen arbeidskrav/obligatoriske aktiviteter.

Content

The topics of study are:

Play, movement, nature and outdoor education.

  • Outdoor education in different natural environments
  • Play and movement in nature and outdoor environments
  • Practical work on natural science, food literacy and physical education
  • Practical work in selected biotopes
  • Motor behaviour, physical activity, play and risk-taking
  • Role model and gender awareness in pedagogical work outdoors
  • The Nordic concept of ‘friluftsliv’ (outdoor life)

Childhood in a Nordic welfare system

  • Education, cultural formation and childhood
  • Welfare state, cultural formation and childhood
  • Critical reflective work on play, movement and outdoor education
  • Physical literacy and motor development
  • Different cultural traditions and pedagogical approaches to outdoor activities

Field experience, reflective practice and didactics regarding play, movement, nature, food and outdoor education

  • Different approaches to outdoor didactics and sustainable development
  • Development work related to institutional work
  • Comparative approaches to cultural and pedagogical traditions

Teaching and learning methods

Det avholdes en skriftlig skoleeksamen på 4 timer.;

Course requirements

The following coursework requirements must be met before the student can sit the exam:

  • Carry out a one-day hike or overnight stay in the forest and an oral presentation of experiences from the hike.
  • Group work (four to six participants): A written paper based on a subject addressed in the course in agreement with the teacher (1,500- 1,900 words).
  • Make a poster in groups (four to six participants) on a selected topic in agreement with the teacher. The poster will be presented at a presentation day with the class. Each group has to give a presentation of the poster to the class (approx. 10 minutes).

Coursework requirements must be met by the deadlines. Coursework requirements are evaluated as pass/fail. Valid absence documented by a medical certificate or similar is not an excuse for not meeting the coursework requirements. Students who, due to illness or other valid and documented reasons, do not meet the coursework requirements by the deadlines, may be given longer deadlines. A new deadline for meeting the coursework requirements is agreed with the relevant teacher in each case.

Coursework requirements are evaluated with a pass/fail. Students who meet the coursework requirements by the deadline, but are awarded a fail grade, shall be given another attempt to meet the coursework requirements. A new deadline for meeting the coursework requirements is agreed with the relevant teacher in each case.

Assessment

Final assessment:

Individual oral examination (approximately 30 minutes). Each student has to prepare an individually presentation from one of the listed topics (maximum 12 minutes).

New/rescheduled exam

Resit/rescheduled exams shall take place within reasonable time after the ordinary exam. The regulations on sitting a resit/rescheduled exam are set out in the ‘Regulations relating to studies and examinations at Oslo Metropolitan University’. The student is responsible for registering for a resit/rescheduled exam.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Det benyttes en intern og en ekstern sensor til sensurering av besvarelsene.;

Et uttrekk på minst 25 % av besvarelsene sensureres av to sensorer. Karakterene på de besvarelsene som er vurdert skal danne grunnlag for å fastsette nivå på resten av besvarelsene.;

Grading scale

Kurset bygger på emnet Matematikk.

Examiners

The assessment is evaluated by two internal examiners.

Admission requirements

The target groups are:

  • Students in the third year of the full-time/seventh semester of the part-time Bachelor Programme in Early Childhood Education at Oslo Metropolitan University.
  • International exchange students at the Faculty of Education and International Studies from preschool and primary school teacher education institutions. Students from other academic areas may also be accepted.

Students must be prepared to participate in various outdoor activities.

The course is designed to offer a full-time study programme in English for students of Early Childhood and Primary School Teacher Education. The period of study will be four months. The course may be taken as an elective in-depth programme by students in their final year of the Bachelor Programme in Early Childhood Education at Oslo Metropolitan University.

Admission

For students at the Department of Early Childhood Education:

  • Admission to the Bachelor Programme in Early Childhood Education. Special requirements apply, please see ‘Programme description for the Bachelor Programme in Early Childhood Education, full-time/part-time course of study’. Students in their third or fourth year of the Primary School Teacher Education programme at Oslo Metropolitan University may also apply.

For international exchange students:

  • Admission as an international student at the Faculty of Education and International Studies. Students from other academic areas may also be accepted. Students must have completed at least two years of their undergraduate degree studies at their home institution in order to be accepted.