GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Out-of-School Learning Environments/EBS118
Course Title: Out-of-School Learning Environments
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Course Semester 3 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Explain the importance of out-of-school learning environments in education / training
Explain the differences between out-of-school learning environments and formal education
Understands how to use out-of-school learning environments.
Develop appropriate educational materials to create effective out-of-school teaching and learning processes.
Create a plan for the use of out-of-school environments for learning / teaching purposes, manage the implementation process and foresee advantages and disadvantages.
Compares the out-of-school learning environment of different countries
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Course introduction
2. Week  Introduction of formal and informal learning environments.
3. Week  Use of out-of-school learning environments in education
4. Week  Importance and use of science and natural history museums in education
5. Week  Importance and use of out-of-school environments such as Science Center, zoo, library, botanical garden in education
6. Week  Creating a plan for the use of out-of-school settings for learning and teaching.
7. Week  Midterm Exam
8. Week  Planning activities and methods for using out-of-school environments for learning and teaching purposes.
9. Week  Discussing the advantages and disadvantages of out-of-school settings.
10. Week  Developing appropriate educational materials to build out-of-school teaching and learning processes.
11. Week  Out-of-school environments for learning purposes and evaluation of the implementation process management
12. Week  Developing appropriate educational materials to create effective out-of-school teaching and learning processes.
13. Week  Field trips, exhibitions and so on. layouts.
14. Week  Comparison of different countries' out-of-school learning environments and usage examples.
15. Week  Comparison of different countries' out-of-school learning environments and usage examples.
16. Week  Final exam
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
2
2
4
 Searching in Internet and Library
2
2
4
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
2
3
6
 Preparing a Presentation
1
2
2
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
7
3
21
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
14
3
42
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
108
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.32
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Graduates have notions, knowledges, abilities and values of history and education of history. Explain theories, models, principles and generalisations of the science of history and explains the events, phenomenons, processes and the main principles of history in the light of generalisations.X
2Graduates use hypothetical and operative knowledges in the field of science of history and education to produce solutions for educational problemsX
3Graduates develop positive attitude towards lifelong learning.X
4Graduates comprehend the aim, content, method and assessment dimensions of history educationX
5Graduates scientifically analyse and evaluate the notions and the ideas of teaching and the technology of education. Identifies, analyse and argue the problems and subjects and develop suggestions according to scientific evidence and proof.X
6Graduates can organize the teaching and learning atmosphere in accordance with students’ personal development properties (physical, affective, cognitive and psycho-motor).X
7Graduates share the ideas and solution proposals to problems on issues in the field with professionals and non-professionals by the support of qualitative and quantitative dataX
8Graduates know and use the historical method. Graduates acquire critical thinking and empathy skills open to interpretation issues in history.X
9Graduates can edit activities for the social environment with social responsibility and can apply themX
10Graduates plan and implement teaching-learning process according to the characteristics of gains of history education.X
11Possess sufficient consciousness about the issues of universality of social rights, social justice, quality, cultural values and also, environmental protection, worker s health and security.X
12Graduates can associate the topics covered in history education with Ataturk s Principles and Reforms.X
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