Winter Outdoor Life Activities, 15 ects
This course gives an introduction to various forms of outdoor activities in a winter environment.
Aims
Through this study the students shall acquire
- knowledge of, and skills and experience in various forms of outdoor activities, with special focus on mountain hiking in winter
- teaching skills with special focus on teaching winter activities
- knowledge of security and environmentally friendly behaviour in the wilderness
- insights into social, cultural and health benefits of outdoor life
The course is organised around the following topics:
- Different conceptions of outdoor life
- Planning hikes; how to use a map and a compass; camping
- Security; how to move about in the mountains; staying the night in the mountains in winter
- Hiking management and group processes
- Security and equipment requirements
- The history of equipment
- Environmentally friendly hiking
Equipment requirements
- Clothing and foot-wear
- Sleeping bag and ground pad
- Rucksack
- Knife
- Map and compass
SKI PLAY
The course in ski play will give students
- skills in creating learning situations for children and youths
- insight into and experience in organising and creating ski play
- skills in organising and carrying through ski play activities for school children
Content
How do we learn?
- Learning conditioned by the situation
- Task-oriented learning
What are we supposed to learn?
- Motor function and development of reactivity
- Development of general balance in skiing
Ski play
- Third-generation ski arenas; planning and constructing arenas for ski play
- Building snow profiles and making ski tracks
- Planning situations to improve balance and motor function
- Organising and carrying through ski play for pupils in primary school.
Equipment requirements
- Finnmark University College will provider ski equipment and shoes for skiing
By working with the project assignment the student will develop skills in planning and carrying through developmental work within one winter activity dealt with in the course.
Content
Individual paper / project work (12-15 pages)
The students will choose a project assignment with an interdisciplinary orientation, aimed at shedding light on some topics that have been focused in the course.
Working methods
The project description must be approved by the teacher. Supervisors for the individual students will be appointed once the description is approved.
Assessment
The project assignment is due in the spring term. Grades are given on a scale from A to F.
The grade F is Fail.
Litterature: Flemmen, Asbjørn: Skileik. Oslo 1996
(NB: It will be a new plan with some changes for winter/spring 2008)
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