Unit rationale, description and aim
The ability to deliver programs that model sustainable practices, and are cognisant of Indigenous relationship to country and contemporary understandings of connection to natural world are central to outdoor education leadership. Outdoor education leadership requires a strong knowledge base to enable effective evaluation of outdoor programs, as well as self-evaluation techniques in relation to personal leadership on journey-based programs. These abilities form part of the professional standards expected of all outdoor leaders. This unit introduces students to leadership for extended self-sufficient journeys, where they will plan implement and evaluate a self-lead; sustainable and ethical program. Specifically, this unit aims to enable students to develop advanced outdoor leadership skill specific to emergency response in remote settings; to be able to evaluate journey based programming; examine their personal leadership styles; and to continue to explore indigenous and sustainable nature based relationships.
Campus offering
No unit offerings are currently available for this unit.Learning outcomes
To successfully complete this unit you will be able to demonstrate you have achieved the learning outcomes (LO) detailed in the below table.
Each outcome is informed by a number of graduate capabilities (GC) to ensure your work in this, and every unit, is part of a larger goal of graduating from ACU with the attributes of insight, empathy, imagination and impact.
Explore the graduate capabilities.
Evaluate a variety of outdoor models applicable to...
Learning Outcome 01
Describe and evaluate sound leadership practices i...
Learning Outcome 02
Demonstrate an understanding of sustainable practi...
Learning Outcome 03
Demonstrate requisite outdoor leadership skills to...
Learning Outcome 04
Content
Topics will include:
- Exploring different journey styles
- The role of the journey in the outdoor experience
- Essential criteria for successful journey program development
- Evaluation methods specific to the outdoor experience and outdoor programs
- Self-evaluation and self-appraisal techniques
- Sustainability and Indigenous relationships with the natural world
- Outdoor pursuit skills
- Emergency response in remote settings
Assessment strategy and rationale
In order to best enable students to achieve unit learning outcomes and develop graduate attributes, standards-based assessment is utilised, consistent with University assessment requirements. A range of assessment strategies are used including: (i) a written project designed to assess the application and implementation of the knowledge and skills attained from the unit content, tasks and activities; (ii) a written report to assess learning of leadership practices central to sound outdoor leadership; (iii) case study to assess student learning of unit content; and (iv) practical field work to demonstrate competency required for professional practice (hurdle task).
Overview of assessments
Written Project: Enables students to be able to...
Written Project:
Enables students to be able to plan and implement a sustainable, ethically responsible, self-lead extended outdoor journey
40%
Written Activity Report: Enables students to eva...
Written Activity Report:
Enables students to evaluate learning of leadership practices central to sound outdoor leadership
30%
Case Study: Enables students to demonstrate thei...
Case Study:
Enables students to demonstrate their understanding of outdoor programing.
30%
Field Work Hurdle Task: Enables students to demo...
Field Work Hurdle Task:
Enables students to demonstrate competency, a culture of respect and professionalism in all field work.
HURDLE
Learning and teaching strategy and rationale
Learning and teaching strategies include active learning, collaborative and cooperative learning, and reflective/critical thinking activities, along with project, small group and team-based learning strategies, which are delivered over a semester. This range of strategies will provide students with appropriate access to required knowledge and understanding of unit content, and opportunities for development of competency in the practical skills of outdoor leadership. These strategies will allow students to meet the aim, learning outcomes and graduate attributes of the unit, as well as the industry professional practice standards. Learning and teaching strategies will reflect respect for the individual as an independent learner. Students will be expected to take responsibility for their learning and are required to actively participate in all classes, field trips and out-of-class tasks.