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.

Det er praksislærer som vurderer praksisperiodene.

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

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

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

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)

• A more in-depth study of a chosen topic

Childhood in a Nordic welfare system

• Education, 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

• Focus on the relevant target group in the student`s educational system 

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

For mer informasjon om veiledet praksisstudier- se programplanen, praksisstudier og nettsiden https://student.oslomet.no/praksis-barnehagelerer

Praksisstudiet er knyttet til innholdet i kunnskapsområdene og relateres til studentenes erfaringsbakgrunn og kompetanse.

Praksisstudiets innhold skal gjennomføres i nært og forpliktende samarbeid mellom praksisbarnehager, praksislærere i barnehagen, studenter og faglærere på universitetet.

Praksisstudiet er en obligatorisk del av studiet og det er krav om 100 % tilstedeværelse.

Antall dager du skal ha praksis og når du skal gjennomføre praksis ser du i praksiskalenderen på nettsiden https://student.oslomet.no/praksis-barnehagelerer

25 dager obligatorisk praksisstudier med fokus på ledelse, samarbeid og utviklingsarbeid i sjette semester.

Ny praksisperiode

Studenter som blir vurdert til ikke bestått i en veiledet praksisperiode kan fullføre det påbegynte studieåret, men får deretter ett års opphold i ordinært studieløp. Ny praksisperiode gjennomføres neste gang ordinær praksis organiseres, normalt neste studieår. Hvis praksis blir vurdert til bestått ved andre gangs forsøk, kan studenten gjenoppta studiet. Hvis praksisperioden blir vurdert til ikke bestått ved andre gangs forsøk, må studiet avbrytes.

Praksisstudiet vurderes til bestått/ikke bestått.

I heftet "Informasjon om praksisopplæringen" vil innhold, fokus og oppgaver i de enkelte praksisperiodene bli beskrevet nærmere. Heftet publiseres på universitetets digitale læringsplattform.