Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | EDUCATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | ENV402 | ||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
Course Contents | Sustainable Development issues Education for Sustainable Development, Pedagogical methods and teaching techniques Values Education and ESD ESD in Primary Education: - Development and implementation of educational interventions within EE/ESD (multidisciplinary model) - Cutinisation of the National Curriculum in order to identify opportunities within the various lessons for ESD integration. Exploration of teaching techniques that could be employed for achieving different objectives within the scope of ESD. - Whole School ESD policy development and links with the local community. - Examples of whole school ESD programs / projects in Cyprus schools - The use of New Technologies in ESD (Internet sites, Software etc.) - Outdoors studies – Field work. Visit to an EE Centre | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The course is delivered by means of lectures and workshops engaging students in collaborative and experiential learning. Arrangements are also made for one outdoors study (field work) for acquiring experiences from the field as well as experiencing ways in which new technologies can be employed for teaching SD issues. | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |