BLH3340 Play, movement, nature and outdoor education – Nordic Childhoods Course description

The Nordic countries have a long tradition of outdoor education. This course focuses on play and movement, and experimental work related to a variety of environments in educational contexts. The course will have a theoretical and practical approach to the topics. The students’ own experiences from acting, moving and living in nature are a key element in the course. Field trips and hiking tours are embedded in the course.;

The course content is based on the two disciplines natural science and physical education. With kindergartens and schools as the target area, the course seeks to provide insight into and competency in outdoor education, play and movement and how to organise didactic courses and activities for children. Furthermore, the students will compare the knowledge they acquire with the pedagogical traditions in their own country. The pedagogical project has a problem-based focus on play, movement, nature and/or outdoor education.

Joint events with the other Nordic Childhoods courses are integrated as overnight trips and outdoor excursions. The courses focus on play, learning by doing, experience and workshops and also visits to schools, kindergartens and other institutions.

All aids are permitted. However, sources must be stated in accordance with the applicable rules on;source references.

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

• foodliteracy

• in-depthstudy;of;the topics presented

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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

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General competence

The student has developed

• an awareness of and reflections on education and child welfare - values and practices in

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

• knowledge about writing an academic paper

Retten til å avlegge eksamen forutsetter godkjente arbeidskrav og deltakelse i obligatoriske aktiviteter og tilstedeværelse i undervisning.

Arbeidskrav

• Tre individuelle skriftlig innleveringer på 1000 ord +/- 10%. Formålet er at studentene skal reflektere over forholdet mellom teoretisk og praktisk kunnskap underveis i emnet samt oppøve evnene til å formidle skriftlig kunnskap innen temaet.

Obligatoriske aktiviteter

Studentaktive læringsformer med hverandrevurdering og/eller tilbakemeldinger

• Deltakelse på fagseminar. a) Hver student gjennomfører et prosjekt med minimum 4 aktiviteter i egen barnehage med fokus på tematikk fra kunnskapsområdet og knyttet til barnehagens årsplan. b) Prosjektet dokumenteres og deles med studiegruppen c) Hver gruppe lager en digital presentasjon, med utgangspunkt i et refleksjonene studiegruppen gjør seg, gjennomført prosjekt, med tekst og lyd (5-8 minutter) som leveres på læringsplattformen. Gruppene gir hverandre respons på presentasjonene. Formålet er å knytte teoretisk kunnskap til et praktisk prosjekt, samt begrunne valg og formidle dette ved bruk av digitale verktøy.
• Deltakelse i praksisseminar i forkant og etterkant av praksisperiodene. Formålet er at studentene skal være godt forberedt før praksisperioden og at studentene skal reflektere og knytte erfaringer fra praksis til undervisning

Krav om 80 prosent tilstedeværelse Utfyllende informasjon om arbeidskrav, obligatoriske aktiviteter og krav til tilstedeværelse i undervisningen finnes i programplanen for bachelorstudiet i barnehagelærerutdanning, deltid.

Fairytales and Creativity is one of the courses under;Nordic Childhoods. It;focuses on Nordic culture where nature plays an important role in society, aesthetics and in work with children. Joint events with the other Nordic Childhoods courses, are integrated as overnight trips and outdoor excursions. We also visit schools, kindergartens and other institutions. We focus on play, learning by doing, experience and workshops.

In the Fairytales and Creativity course we ask: Why do stories appeal to modern man? In what way can stories contribute to increasing;knowledge about today's cultural expressions, and about ourselves? How can we use stories in contexts relevant to different pedagogical approaches? The objective of the course is to introduce students to the storytelling tradition;of western culture and the main theories of myths and basic mythology. Important elements in the course are: the difference between myths, fairytales and legends; structural theories, psychological theories, eclectic theories; myths and religion.;

Det benyttes en intern og en ekstern sensor.

Four of the following;individual coursework requirements;must be approved. The purpose of these coursework requirements is to gain experience of;storytelling, to practise creating enthusiasm for theory, to gain;international experience beyond the ordinary;lectures and workshops, to acquire practical skills in connection with a vocation, and to get first-hand experiences of;the local context of the course.

1;;;;;;; Favourite story presentation (2-5 minutes)

2;;;;;;; Theory presentation (5-10 minutes)

3;;;;;;; Participatione;in International Week;(week 43) 3-4 days workshops

4;;;;;;; Practical work in connection with arts and craft classes, 5 days of workshops

5;;;;;;; Participatione;in excursions 5-10 days

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Four of the following;group coursework requirements must be approved:

1;;;;;;; Production of a drama (5 days; of workshop)

2;;;;;;; Production of radio theatre (5 days of workshop)

3;;;;;;; Production of stop-motion animation (5 days of workshop)

4;;;;;;; Blog production (a diary that requires five;minutes every week)

5;;;;;;; Practical work in connection with International Week;(2-4 hours of preparation)

The final assessment consists of an individual paper on a chosen topic;(4000-4500 words). If the student makes a practical product, the written part only needs to be 2000 words).; The individual paper should

• have an individually chosen topic
• be an in-depth study of the;individually chosen topic;

The paper can

• be a purely theoretical study/analysis
• include practical;studies
• test out educational ideas linked;to the subject
• be a performance etc., including theoretical reflections on;the choices made;

The topic must be approved by the course leader(s).

New or postponed examinations

If a student;fail the exam or in case absence at the time of the exam for a valid reason, the student is entitled to resit the exam make the following;semester. The re-examination will be organised;in the same manner as the ordinary;exam. Students who fail the exam, may submit an improved paper for the; resit exam. The regulations for resit and rescheduled ;exam;are available in the Regulations relating to studies and examinations at OsloMet. Students must register for a resit;or rescheduled examination.