Basics of the Didactics of Health Education (OPEN UNI)

From

9.11.2025

5 cr

Online

* health education curriculum at different school levels * pedagogical approaches and related teaching methods * the role and tasks of the teacher and the learner * the choice and importance of learning environments, tools and materials * the principles of planning, implementation and evaluation of health education teaching

Additional information and registration

Price and registration period

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Additional information:

Fields

Education

Scope

5 cr

1 component

Code

AY402951P

What you need to know before the course

What you will learn

Upon completing the course, the student is able to: * comprehensively examine the individual and communal starting points of health promotion and health education * to plan health education teaching contents, teaching methods, learning environments and evaluation * choose health education contents and subject didactic teaching methods, plan different learning environments and learning materials and compare their suitability from the point of view of achieving learning goals

Learning material

Materials, articles and publications distributed during the course.
* toim. Jeronen E., Välimaa R., Tyrväinen H. ja Maijala H. (2009) Terveystietoa oppimaan ja opettamaan. * toim. Peltonen H. ja Kannas L. (2005) Terveystieto tutuksi - ensiapua terveystiedon opettamiseen. * Halinen I., Hotulainen R., Kauppinen E., Nilivaara P., Raami A. ja Vainikainen M-P. (2016) Ajattelun taidot ja oppiminen. Acquiring course books is not necessary for completing the course, but they complement the knowledge and skills to be acquired.

Additional information

Organiser

Oulun yliopisto

Contact details

avoin.yliopisto@oulu.fi

Belongs to themes:

Health and well-being