A series of resources for helping outdoor orientation program leaders. Collated by Mark Ceder, University of San Diego. Using Personal Affirming to Create Healing –
Exploring Intentionality Within Facilitation Say you are observing a highly-experienced facilitator and they have invited a group of participants to accomplish the commonly used group
This is an excellent article by Dr. Stephen Bacon, a clinical psychologist, who explores the evolution or the experiential learning process as embodied in Outward
Are you a zoomer in or a zoomer out when you facilitate learning? If you feel that you zoom both ways, do you know which
The principles and practices described in this article apply to the review of most physical activities. The reviewing techniques are described in a way that
What is (are) Group Dynamics? I use the term Group Dynamics to mean all the human behaviors and interactions that influence your trip. Group dynamics
Introduction The mission of many outdoor programs (Outward Bound, wilderness therapy, etc.) is character education. Strategies central to all character education within the United States
Jamie O’Donnell, NOLS instructor and program supervisor and John Kanengieter, NOLS Director for Leadership talk about the importance of communication and feedback. This is an
I found this research paper from the Australian Journal of Outdoor Education by Mike Brown of the University of Waikato and wanted to share it.
If you don’t know about the TED Conferences, then you are missing one of the best educational resources on the Web. This video by James
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