EDUS216 LEARNING IN NON-SCHOOL CONTEXTS
| Course Code: | 3680216 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Educational Sciences |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students are expected to:
- explain basic concepts of learning in non- school contexts
- experience and reflect on learning in out-of-school contexts
- relate their discipline to learning opportunities in out-of-school contexts
- Prepare steps for planning and organizing learning in out-of-school contexts
- Develop out-of-school learning tasks
- Implement out-of-school activities
- Plan for an evaluation for student learning in out-of-school contexts
Course Content
Fundamental concepts related to learning in non-school contexts: the importance and scope of learning, teaching in non-school contexts, teaching methods and strategies for learning in non-school contexts (project-based, station technique etc.) and teaching materials, non-school contexts for learning (museums, science centers, zoos, etc.), developing, planning implementing and evaluating the learning in non-school contexts.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students are expected to:
- explain basic concepts of learning in non- school contexts
- experience and reflect on learning in out-of-school contexts
- relate their discipline to learning opportunities in out-of-school contexts
- Prepare steps for planning and organizing learning in out-of-school contexts
- Develop out-of-school learning tasks
- Implement out-of-school activities
- Plan for an evaluation for student learning in out-of-school contexts