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

Etter å ha gjennomført dette emnet har studenten følgende læringsutbytte, definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten kan:

• gjøre rede for grunnleggende programmeringsstrukturer i PHP
• forklare prinsipper for webarkitekturer og klient/tjener-arkitektur
• gjøre rede for objektorientering
• forklare ulike sikkerhetsutfordringer og hvordan disse kan håndteres
• gjøre rede for tilstandsbevaring via sessions og cookies

Ferdigheter

Studenten kan:

• utvikle dynamiske websider ved hjelp av PHP og JavaScripts ved å beholde brukervennlighet og tilgjengelighet på høyt nivå.
• knytte dynamiske websider til en relasjonsdatabase

Generell kompetanse

Studenten kan:

• utvikle objekt orienterte programstrukturer i PHP
• utvikle et større dynamisk nettsted med persistent datalagring

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

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes, defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence: 

Knowledge

 The student has developed knowledge of

• outdoor activities and environmental ethics in different aspects of pedagogical work
• physical literacy
• motor development and learning
• different approaches to outdoor didactics
• sustainable development
• food literacy

Skills

The student has developed

• basic skills in outdoor life (friluftsliv)
• practical skills in (working with different approaches to) outdoor didactics
• skills in working with play and bodily movement in different environments

General competence

The student has developed

• an awareness of and reflections on education and child welfare - values and practices in a Nordic and comparative perspective
• competencies to analyse and communicate gender-related professional issues related to outdoor education
• knowledge about cultural and comparative pedagogical approaches in different educational programmes

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

3-timers individuell skriftlig skoleeksamen.

Eksamensresultatet kan påklages.

Begge deler av eksamen må være vurdert til karakter E eller bedre for at studenten skal kunne få bestått emne.

Alle trykte og skrevne hjelpemidler, samt godkjent håndholdt kalkulator som ikke kommuniserer trådløst og som ikke kan regne symbolsk. Dersom kalkulatoren har mulighet for lagring i internminnet skal minnet være slettet før eksamen. Stikkprøver kan foretas.

I forbindelse med avsluttende vurdering benyttes en karakterskala fra A til E for bestått (A er høyeste karakter og E er laveste) og F for ikke bestått.

Sensorordning: En intern sensor. Ekstern sensor brukes jevnlig.

The grade scale will be in accordance with the ECTS grading scale, with A - E as pass grades and F as a fail grade.

The assessment is evaluated by two internal examiners.

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.