Zombie Apocalypse: Engaging Students in Environmental Health and Increasing Scientific Literacy through the Use of Cultural Hooks and Authentic Challenge Based Learning Strategies

Autor/inn/en	Whiley, Harriet; Houston, Donald; Smith, Anna; Ross, Kirstin
Titel	Zombie Apocalypse: Engaging Students in Environmental Health and Increasing Scientific Literacy through the Use of Cultural Hooks and Authentic Challenge Based Learning Strategies
Quelle	In: Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 15 (2018) 2, Artikel 4 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-9789
Schlagwörter	Environmental Education; Public Health; Scientific Literacy; Learning Strategies; Curriculum Design; Learner Engagement; Foreign Countries; Scientific Concepts; Relevance (Education); Hazardous Materials; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Gesundheitswesen; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Lehrplangestaltung; Ausland; Relevance; Relevanz; Hazardous substance; Gefahrstoff; Australien
Abstract	Environmental Health (EH) is an essential profession for protecting human health and yet as a discipline it is under-recognised, overlooked and misunderstood. Too few students undertake EH studies, culminating in a dearth of qualified Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) in Australia. A major deterrent to students enrolling in EH courses is a lack of appreciation of the relevance to their own lives. This is symptomatic of a wider problem of scientific literacy: the relevance gap and how to bridge it. Employing a cultural hook offers a means to connect students to science and the fundamental elements of EH. Zombies feature prominently in the contemporary cultural landscape--movies, TV, gaming, music, cosplay, 'Zombie Marches'. A Zombie Apocalypse provides an engaging platform to convey key EH concepts such as microbes and toxins, whilst improving the scientific literacy skills of both science and non-science students. Engaging students through this cultural hook bridged the relevance gap, connected students to science, and inspired an increased interest in EH. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Wollongong. Available from: Centre for Educational Development and Interactive Resources. Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia. Tel: +61-2-4221-3140; Fax: +61-2-4225-8312; e-mail: jutlp@uow.edu.au; Web site: http://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01