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Ε8206 - DIDACTICS OF GEOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

INSTRUCTORS

Lectures:

A. Antonarakou, Prof.

C. Drinia, Prof.

G. Lyras,  Assoc. Prof.

O. Koumoutsakou, Laboratory Teaching Staff

A. Mpakopoulou, Laboratory Teaching Staff

Lab. Training:

A. Antonarakou, Prof.

C. Drinia, Prof.

G. Lyras,  Assoc. Prof.

O. Koumoutsakou, Laboratory Teaching Staff

A. Mpakopoulou, Laboratory Teaching Staff

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COURSE KEY ELEMENTS

LEVEL / SEMESTER:

EQF level 6; NQF of Greece level 6 / 8th

TYPE:

Specific background, Specialization of General Knowledge and Skills development

TEACHING ACTIVITIES - HOURS/WEEK  - ECTS:

Lectures, experiential workshops and monitoring of exemplary teaching in Secondary Education schools
2 hours of lecturing,
2 hours of practical exercises per week,
6 ECTS credit

Prerequisites:

None

Language of instruction and Assessment:

Greek  (V.S.1 English)

Availability to Erasmus+ Students:

YES in English

COURSE CONTENT:

A. Lectures

  • General concepts of didactics
  • General concepts of teaching of science
  • Curricula
  • Learning theories
  • Teaching aims and objectives
  • Supervisory teaching aids
  • Teaching approaches and techniques
  • Assessment 

B. Practical exercises:

  • Students are trained to recognize the geologic, petrologic, mineralogic, and chemical  characteristics of SUPERSED-type ores and their host rocks.  Deliverables: Interpretation of data such as above and application in the formulation of Genetic Models.  
  • Combined exercises of macroscopic, and reflected light microscopy, study of meal ores and host rocks.
  • Application of mineralogic, chemical and textural characteristics of SUPERSED ores in metallurgical processing.

C. Field work:

One day field compulsory exercise on Lateritic Ni-Fe(–Co) deposits and Bauxite deposits-Karstic Bauxites. Identification and description of metallogenic characteristics (MC) in the field, i.e., lithologic, tectonic, morphologic, mineralogic characteristics of ores –gangue minerals. Written Report  (DELIVERABLE!) on the detailed description of the MC, and formulation of the genetic model of the ores in the visited area, with the aid of data from the literature. This field exercise is compulsory, as it is the Written Report that corresponds to 30% of the final grade of the course

LEARNING ACTIVITIES - TEACHING METHODS:

PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

Activity Student’s effort
Lectures24 hours
Experiential workshops26 hours
Preparation of small group projects15 hours
Field study in the Museum3 hours
Observation of exemplary teaching5 hours
Writing a paper10 hours
Unguided Study5 hours
Assessment2 hours
Total student effort100 hours

ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

The evaluation process with a final examination in the entire material includes:

Ι. Lectures and experiential workshops (33,3%)

  • Written examination with short-answer, extended-answer and problem-solving questions and objective-type questions

ΙΙ. DELIVERY OF A WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT WITH A COMPLETE COURSE OUTLINE (66,6 %) (66,6%)

RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY

In addition to the bibliography posted on the special website of the course,

The course manual is:

  • Faculty Notes and syllabus posted on e-class

 

 

1 V.S.: Visitor Students (e.g. ERASMUS)

STUDY: