At the end of this course, the students; 1) Know the learning environments 2) Compare formal and informal learning environments 3) Know how to improve the informal learning environment 4) Make out-of-school learning plans 5) Prepare out-of-school learning activities 6) Apply out-of-school learning activities 7) Evaluate out-of-school learning activities
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
No
COURSE DEFINITION
Concepts of out of school learning; content and importance of out of school learning; instruction in out of schools; methods, techniques (project based learning, station technique etc) and instructional materials convenient for out of school learning environments; out of school learning environments (museums, science centers, zoos, botanic, gardens, planetariums, industrial institutions, national parks, science festivals, science camps, natural settings); development of out of school environments; planning, practice and evaluation of out of school activities.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Course Introduction
2nd Week
The concept of out-of-school learning
3rd Week
Formal-informal education
4th Week
Out-of-school learning environments
5th Week
Planning of teaching
6th Week
Out-of-school learning activity planning
7th Week
Out-of-school learning activity development
8th Week
Midterm
9th Week
Applying out of school activities
10th Week
Evaluation of non-school activities
11th Week
Problems with the out-of-school learning activity
12th Week
Designing research related to out-of-school learning
13th Week
Researching about out-of-school learning
14th Week
Presentation of research
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Boriç, G. (2014). Etkili Öğretim Yöntemleri. Ankara: Nobel. 2Küçükahmet, L. (2014). Öğretim İlke ve Yöntemleri. Ankara: Nobel. Taşpınar, M. (2012). Kuramdan Uygulamaya Öğretim İlke ve Yöntemleri. Ankara: Elhan Kitap Yayın Dağıtım.
