EDF5665 Environmental education, design and learning for sustainability
Faculty of Education
EDF5665 Environmental education, design and learning for sustainability is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.
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Overview
This unit introduces you to the role of design in learning for sustainability. Ecopedagogy (ecological approaches to teaching and learning) has an important part to play in the delivery and design of effective (and non-effective) educational practices that support environmental learning. The unit concentrates on assessing the qualities and characteristics of ecopedagogy/environmental learning to promote an ecologically literate and sustainable citizenry. In this unit you will have an opportunity to investigate and critique relevant research that examines and evaluates the contributions of ecopedagogies that inform and shape the field of environmental and sustainability education.
Offerings in 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for EDF5665.
Assessment
- Essay (4000 words or equivalent)50%
- Case report report (4000 words or equivalent)50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Understand the historical, contemporary and prospective development of environmental education and education for sustainable development
- 2
Identify how different contexts and sites of environmental learning inform the design and evaluation of ecologically sustainable education
- 3
Articulate the qualities and characteristics of effective ecopedagogy and environmental learning
- 4
Develop a case study portraying a case of environmental learning and sustainability education
- 5
Critically analyse the case study to identify the nature of the design and practices incorporated within it.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Flexible mode offers a stand-alone online offering that allows you to learn and engage in content and assessment in a supported way. It also provides a face-to-face component of 12 hours over the semester to engage you with the online learning content, which you can attend if you are able and interested.
Minimum total expected workload equals 288 hours per semester comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for flexible students:
- 12 contact hours and 24 hours equivalent of online activities over the semester or
- 36 hours equivalent of online activities over the semester*
(b.) Additional requirements (all students):
- independent study to meet the minimum required hours per semester
*International students studying in Australia are not permitted to undertake this contact hour delivery mode.
You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding. Additionally, you may also engage in: case-based teaching; enquiry-based learning; peer assisted learning; research activities; role play; and simulation or virtual practice.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Where it fits
EDF5665 is part of 4 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Alan Reid
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5665?
EDF5665 has no prerequisites.
When is EDF5665 offered?
EDF5665 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
How much work is EDF5665?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5665 have an exam?
No. EDF5665 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include EDF5665?
EDF5665 is part of Early years education, Expert teaching practice, Primary education and Secondary education.
More details
- Credit points
- 12
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Education
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.250
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021