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By Clicking on the button above, you can Skype me via this page......at least that's what I think should happen, I'm trying to work this out as quickly as I can. I have tested it and apart from the fact that I can't call myself, it seems to be working.

Group meeting at 8pm (AEDST) nightly

Lynne, we figured this was 8:30pm for you.....hope that's right and that you can make

it on here to meet and discuss.

Cheers Deb. =Assessment Task= Assessment task 2 - Fieldwork planning and evaluation Task description For this assignment you evaluate fieldwork planning and planning artefacts for society and environment curriculum that you will have developed collaboratively as part of the learning sequence for this unit. It is expected that the planning will relate to key disciplines such as history and geography as well as the interdisciplinary areas of civics and citizenship and global education. Thus, Assignment 2 consists of: 1. A copy of your team’s fieldwork plans for children’s learning as developed during the semester; 2. An individual written evaluation of this fieldwork planning (1200 words in length) 3. References 4. Appendix (consisting of small copies of your team’s shared fieldwork planning completed during the semester along with feedback received in the online forum. Paste each of the planning artefacts into your assignment  template. Evaluate your fieldwork planning and communication of it, in relation to the literature for the unit as  well as any comment received on Pebble Pad (and/or Flickr as advised). You may draw upon insights from Assignment 1 also.  Background information  During the semester on campus and online students will be designated to teams for the purpose of fieldwork planning.  Thus, this collaborative work will bring together on campus and online students enrolled in the unit.  Each team will develop fieldwork plans and/or artefacts to upload to an ESH260 Pebble Pad (and/or Flickr) site set up  for this purpose. These planning artefacts developed by each team may be uploaded for comment as they evolve through the unit. This information has the potential to be valuable for everyone working in this unit. Each member of the team is responsible for keeping their own records of any artefact developed and posted to Pebble Pad (and/or Flickr) as well as any comments posted to this site as feedback from peers. Further guidance will be offered at web conferences and other discussion sessions such as face to face and discussion board feedback. Task length The individual written evaluation is 1200 words in length and is to be supplemented by the planning documents as outlined in the task description above. Links to unit's learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Assessment criteria 1. Synthesis of ideas from wide-ranging and appropriate inquiry (LO1; LO3) 2. Justification of fieldwork planning and pedagogical and curricular decision making; (LO2, LO1) 3. Evaluation of society and environment pedagogies and curricula; (LO4) 4. Communication: academic, English writing conventions, terminology and referencing (APA guidelines) (LO5). Date due Friday, October 15, 2010 Submission details On-line submission in MyLO for both on campus and external students. See the section, submission of assignments, in this unit outline.

**Learning outcomes**
1. Articulate the nature and purpose of society and environment curricula within contemporary schooling; 2. Plan a society and environment teaching and learning sequence and introductory lesson, including assessment, that caters for student engagement and diversity; 3. Locate and make effective use of a range of sources and resources (for example, primary, secondary, electronic) to plan for SOSE teaching and learning; 4. Critically appraise SOSE pedagogies and curricula; 5. Use communication appropriate for audience and purpose.