Play and Environment
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- On-campus: 24 hours Face to face Swinburne online - Nil
2021 teaching periods
Hawthorn
Higher Ed. Semester 1 | ||
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Swinburne Online
Teaching Period 1 | Teaching Period 3 | |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
NilCorequisites
NilAims and objectives
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Evaluate the teacher’s roles in supporting and encouraging children’s play and inquiry in inside and outside learning environments.
2. Compare contemporary and traditional theories of play.
3. Examine play and understand its complexities, including cultural influences and global perspectives.
4. Assess key aspects and features of play environments that support learning for children aged Birth-to-eight years of age.
5. Describe and define aesthetic and creative features of environments that invite engagement, active learning and constructive play.
6. Analyse nature pedagogy, natural materials and outdoor play spaces in children’s play.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
Learning and Teaching Structure
On-campus
This unit will involve up to 150 hours of work including:
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Workshop |
3 |
8 |
24 |
Online Contact | N/A |
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|
Specified Learning Activities Prescribed readings Online activities | 6 | 8 | 48 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study Readings Assignment preparation | 6.5 | 12 | 78 |
TOTAL |
|
| 150 hours/ 12.5 cp |
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact | N/A |
|
|
Online Contact | N/A |
|
|
Specified Learning Activities Prescribed readings Online activities | 6 | 12 | 72 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study Readings Assignment preparation | 6.5 | 12 | 78 |
TOTAL |
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| 150 hours/12.5 cp |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Folio | Individual | 50% | 4, 5, 6 |
Essay | Individual | 50% | 1, 2, 3 |
General skills outcomes
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Ability to work independently
Content
• Theories, critique and constructs of play
• Categories of play
• Pedagogy and play – the teacher’s role
• The environment as the third teacher – Reggio Emilia approach
• Setting up learning environments – theory of loose parts
• Indoor and outdoor play experiences in EC settings and schools
• Nature pedagogy, natural materials and outdoor play spaces
• Selection and maintenance of learning materials and equipment
• Exploration of current understandings of the place of play in appropriate curriculum for children, in both school and prior-to-school settings
• Daily living experiences (routines) in early learning settings and their potential for learning
• Implications for multi and single age groups
• Equity and inclusion in play
Study resources
- Reading materials.