Special Topic on Marine Education

Course ID:  M9A012J1

Credits: 2

Course Prerequisites: None

Course Description and Goals:

Train students to have the following knowledge 

1. Importance of marine education 

2. Scope of marine education 

3. Theoretical basis of marine education 

4. Overview of marine education development 

5. Promotion organization of marine education 

6. Curriculum development of marine education 

7. Teaching practice of marine education 

8. Marine literacy and learning assessment

(A)The importance of marine education

1. International attention to the ocean 

2. The function and importance of the ocean 

3. The background of Taiwan and the importance of marine education 

(B) The scope of marine education 

1. The difference between the ocean and marine education 

2. The ocean Scope

3. Scope of marine education 

(C)Theoretical basis of marine education 

1. Theoretical basis of marine professional education 

2. Theoretical basis of marine general education 

(D)Overview of marine education development  

1. Overview of international marine education development

2. Taiwan marine education policy Development Scenario

(E)Promotional organizations of marine education 

1. Government administrative units 

2. Academic institutions 

3. Non-profit institutions

(F) Curriculum development of marine education 

1. Curriculum development of marine professional talent cultivation 

2. Curriculum development and school-based curriculum development 

3. Curriculum development of coastal schools and non-coastal schools

(G)Teaching practice of marine education 

1. Quality of teachers in marine education 

2. Teaching mode of marine education 

3. Practice system and resource application of marine education

(H)Marine literacy and learning assessment 

1. The relationship between curriculum and marine literacy 

2. Marine literacy survey at different education stages 

3. Marine education teaching evaluation

Schedule Type:  

1. Article discussion 

2. Class lecture 

3. Outdoor experience course

Course Schedule (subject to change): None