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Unit of Study EDUC1005 - Environmental Education (2021)

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Unit description

Explores sustainability and its implications for education. Students will critically examine environmental education, in addition to planning, implementing and evaluating environmental education learning experiences. The initial focus of the unit will be a personal reflective one moving on to a broader social and ecological focus.

Unit content

This unit will be delivered as an external online study unit, complemented by the facilitation of direct learning experiences which are 'optional'. All learning materials will be delivered online.

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Learning outcomes

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

critically reflect upon their own environmental and sustainability experiences and philosophies

develop an understanding of the principles of sustainability

engage in critical debate and discussion concerning issues of sustainability and education

plan, implement and evaluate environmental education learning experiences (drawing upon experiential and place-based pedagogies).

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