| CODE | LHH5005 | ||||||||
| TITLE | History Outside the Classroom | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Languages and Humanities Education | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit provides examples (resources) of how learning outside the classroom can be used to facilitate the teaching and learning of history. This programme includes a visit to a historical site along with a visit within the local community. The aim behind this fieldwork is to give practical examples and provide student teachers with hands on experiences. The hands on sessions will help the student teachers develop their ability in providing their students with opportunities to practice skills of enquiry, values analysis and clarification and problem solving in everyday situations. However, taking students outside the classroom requires careful planning of the learning activities and attention to the health and safety risks that might be faced. This unit provides guidance on these aspects of planning (logistics) for learning outside the classroom. Study-unit Aims: The objectives are: - To formulate a variety of activities and tasks linked to the site; - To develop an awareness of the positive impact that experiences outside the classroom have; - To be able to identify appropriate strategies for teaching and learning outside the classroom. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - work outside the classroom with clear understanding of the risk management required for teaching and learning outside the classroom; - understand the best practical activities that can effectively take place on site. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - master the skill to look for and select history resources on site; - exploit site's full potential for effective teaching and learning to occur. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Vella, Y. (2009). In search of meaningful History teaching: a collection of research work on the teaching of History. Malta: History Teachers’ Association Publication. - Chapman, T., (1996) “Re-constructing castles in the classroom.” Teaching History No 83 pgs 27 - 29. The Historical Association. - Culpin, C., (1999) “No puzzle, no learning: how to make your site visits rigorous, fascinating and indispensable” Teaching History No 97 pgs 29 - 33. The Historical Association. - Davies, I., (2001) “Beyond the classroom: developing student teachers’ work with museums and historic sites.” Teaching History No 105 pgs 42- 47. The Historical Association. - Harnett, P., & Newman L., (1998) “ In Touch with the past: Music Making and Historical Re-enactments” Teaching History No 90 pgs 12 - 16. The Historical Association. - Murray, M., (1999) “Three lessons about a funeral: Second World War cemeteries and twenty years of curriculum change.” Teaching History No 94 pgs 6 - 11. The Historical Association. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualifications: A first cycle degree (70 ECTS) in History | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Fieldwork | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Yosanne Vella |
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