Full Description
Outdoor Learning in Higher Education is essential reading for educational developers and academic teachers of all disciplines interested in the theory behind, and benefits of, learning outdoors. Filled with practical case studies and backed by recent research, it provides educators with the tools needed to create an effective yet inclusive learning experience for their students beyond the lecture hall or seminar room.
In chapters which offer analysis, discussion of current debates and advice for good practice, the book is structured around five key themes:
Theoretical perspectives and research supporting outdoor learning.
Health and wellbeing benefits for learners and educators.
Tools and techniques for teaching outdoors, including new technology.
Examples of effective fieldwork.
Crossing educational borders and implementing sustainability and the natural world into the curriculum.
This key book covers issues which are relevant across all disciplines in higher education, including: experiential learning, sustainability, diversity and inclusion, and incorporating new technology. Outdoor Learning in Higher Education develops perspectives on these and other themes, while encouraging the creation of inspiring and effective learning environments.
Contents
Introduction; Chapter 1: Contextual learning and the great outdoors: Pedagogic Biomes!; Chapter 2: Heutagogy and outdoor learning: designing postgraduate studies that support self-determined learners; Chapter 3: A good stick: An inquiry into creativity in Forest School; Chapter 4: The Great Equalizer: Learning in the outdoors.; Chapter 5: More than a walk in the park: Enhancing campus green space for student and staff learning and wellbeing; Chapter 6: Hope in the Garden: Outdoor learning as politics; Chapter 7: Enhancing learning outside the classroom with social media.; Chapter 8: Moving away from the desk: An introduction to Physically Active Learning (PAL); Chapter 9: Harnessing outdoor spaces in an urban university to promote student wellbeing; Chapter 10: Twalks: walking, talking and tweeting; Chapter 11: Tricks, practicalities and ethics of teaching outdoor walking research, including interviews and group tours; Chapter 12: Location-based learning: Case studies on technology-enhanced learning outdoors; Chapter 13: Research on the move: Walking as a research methodology and the importance of expeditioning; Chapter 14: Engaging undergraduate students in citizen science: Measuring air pollution as a pedagogical approach; Chapter 15: Embedding Education of Sustainable Development (ESD) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles in a field trip to improve the student learning experience; Chapter 16: Aesthetic Harmonies: Nature, technology and holistic learning; Chapter 17: Found in translation: Developing students' skills and competencies to implement nature-based and place-based outdoor curricula; Conclusion
