Abstract
Innovative fieldwork pedagogies in outdoor education programs within the higher education sector
NOEC 2016 Conference Proceedings
National Outdoor Education Conference, 19th (Sunshine Coast, Australia, 29-Mar-2016–01-Apr-2016)
2016
Abstract
Fieldwork is an integral component of many higher education courses and has been identified by students as an effective tool for connecting theory and practice. This session will report on the findings of a literature review that was conducted as part of ongoing doctoral studies exploring optimal teaching and learning practices in outdoor education fieldwork. The research is exploring the constraints, challenges and opportunities in outdoor education teacher education programs; including massification, increased concerns about litigation, and the push to replace face-to-face teaching with online and blended teaching models. Although there is a paucity of research exploring these issues, research in the disciplines of geography, biology, and environmental education have provided some insights into potential strategies to maximise the quality of student learning in outdoor education fieldwork. The literature review has highlighted the need for more empirical research into the practical strategies for implementing student-centred learning activities in fieldwork that can provide transformational student learning. In particular the study will explore how the increased use of technology to enhance learning in the higher education sector may impact fieldwork pedagogies in the future. Are the days of going outdoors to do outdoor education numbered?
Details
- Title
- Innovative fieldwork pedagogies in outdoor education programs within the higher education sector
- Authors
- Brendon Munge (Author) - La Trobe UniversityGlyn J Thomas (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
- Publication details
- NOEC 2016 Conference Proceedings
- Conference details
- National Outdoor Education Conference, 19th (Sunshine Coast, Australia, 29-Mar-2016–01-Apr-2016)
- Publisher
- Outdoor Council of Australia
- Date published
- 2016
- Organisation Unit
- School of Education - Legacy; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450983702621
- Output Type
- Abstract
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