Out of the ordinary: recapturing the liberal traditions of a university education through field courses |
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| Authors: | Tony Harland Rachel A Spronken-Smith Katharine J M Dickinson Neil Pickering |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Otago , New Zealand tony.harland@stonebow.otago.ac.nz;3. University of Otago , New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | This article aims to stimulate debate about the nature of field courses in higher education. We use a colloquium format that allows each of us to reflect on the philosophy of field course teaching and our writing endeavours to establish a dialogue between the authors and leave the reader with a sense of curiosity. It starts with a position paper that sets out a particular viewpoint on field courses to which responses were invited. Two of the respondents were experienced field-course teachers in disciplines traditionally associated with this type of curriculum, the other a lecturer in a non-field-course-oriented discipline. |
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| Keywords: | student engagement active learning student learning learning environment student experiences |
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