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IMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Summer Session 2000
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Dr. David Zandvliet
ST: Environmental Education
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Office: MPX 8501
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in Marine Environments ?
Phone: 291-5680
E-mail: dbz@sfu.ca
Bamfield Marine Station
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PREREQUISITE
Educ 401/2
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course will be of interest to all teachers interested in environmental education in general
or with a particular interest in learning more about the seashore, intertidal and marine
environments. The course is multidisciplinary in nature and is appropriate for teachers of all
subject and grade levels (especially science and soial studies). The course explores a variety of
different coastal environments from the environmental science and environmental education
perspectives. During the first portion of the course, you will be introduced to a selection of marine
environments and given opportunities to explore and research ecological relationships
occurring within and among them. Course activities include a variety of presentations from
working scientists, laboratory sessions, seminars on marine topics and field opportunities for
research and guided inquiry. In the second portion of the course, you will explore the marine
environment as a focus for curriculum development and instruction. This part of the course
will include multiple perspectives on the goals and interdisciplinary nature of environmental
education (including a review of available curricular materials) and a grounding in appropriate
models for learning and teaching. As a final project, you will explore the application of this new
knowledge through the development of curriculum materials for use in a variety of classroom or
educational fieldtrip settings.
TOPIC OUTLINE
• To become familiar with theoretical rationales and conceptual structures for marine and
environmental education (e.g. scientific /ecological, economic, political/ regulatory, aesthetic,
legalistic, artistic, and socialistic frameworks).
• Developing science processes: observing, inferring, predicting, classifying, measuring and
recording, controlling variables, building models, interpreting data.
• Opportunities for learning concepts: properties of water, tides and currents, beaches, life cycles,
habitat, predator-prey relationships, energy flow, adaptation, zonation, etc.
• Monitoring human impacts: human ecology, sustainability, recreation, pollution, marine
conservation, resource management, other interventions, marine tourism, mariculture, etc.
• Review of marine and environmental topics in B.C. Science and Social Studies curriculum
guides, evaluation of currently available marine and environmental education curricula.
• Considering teaching models/ strategies: teaching-learning cycle, sensory awareness, creative
drama, role-playing, simulation, critical thinking, individual case studies, concept mapping.
COURSE TEXT
No textbook is required, though many reference materials will be utilized throughout the course.
A package of course handout materials will be made available for purchase by the students.
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EVALUATION
Throughout the course, you will be evaluated on a variety of group and individual assignments.
All course assignments will be judged for their overall appropriateness, quality, organization
and detail. As this course is intended to be an immersion experience in scientific inquiry and
environmental education, you are expected to attend and actively participate in all aspects of
the course including fieldtrips, lectures, labs, seminars and group discussions.
ASSIGNMENTS
In the scientific or inquiry portion of the course, you will be required to summarize, design,
conduct and report on a scientific inquiry. During the environmental education portion of
the course, you will be required critique, demonstrate and develop educational activities.
Scientific inquiry
Individual research article summary (include original).
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15 marks
Collaborative design of a study (topic and methodology).
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15 marks
Group report on research (including results /discussion).
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25 marks
Group presentation of findings (study/research findings).
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10 marks
Reflection/Application
Individual attendance /participation in activities.
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5 marks
Written critique (with framework and rationale).
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10 marks
Group demonstration of educational activities.
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10 marks
Summary /viewpoint on an environmental issue.
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10 marks
Extension
Collaborative development of marine curriculum
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25 marks
(total for course) ?
125 marks
