Midterm OREC 1110

Kolb's Experiential Learning Model

1. Concrete Experience

2. Reflective Observation

3. Abstract Conceptualization

4. Active Experimentation

Concrete Experince

The actual eexperince

Reflective Observation

Reviewing/reflecting on the experience

Abstract Conceptualization

Concluding/learning from the experience

Active Experimentation

Planning/trying out what you have learned

Leisure pyramid

Contemplation: Reflect

Recreation: Do

Amusement: View

Recreation

An organized activity in which an adult participates during free time.

Leisure

State of mind that allows an adult to participate in an activity

Play

Activities of the young partaken by choice

Outdoor Leadership

The practice of leading individuals and groups into natural settings.

Outdoor Recreation

Organized free-time activities. Interaction between the participant and an element of the nature.

Outdoor Education

2 subdisciplines: Adventure Education and Environmental Education

Adventure Therapy

Prescribed adventure for mental health

Outdoor Ministry

Using the word, nature, and outdoor activities as a means of spiritual growth.

Adventure Education

Inter and intrapersonal relationships.

Adventure Recreation

Activities that include elements of danger and adventure.

Adventure Tourism

Core activities like rafting, sea kayaking, and climbing.

Eco Tourism

Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people.

Experiential Education

Direct experience and focused reflection

Place-Based Education

Using settings beyond the classroom.

Environmental Interpretation

Communication process that forges emotional and intellectual connections.

Environmental Education

Learning more about the environment and how you can help take care of it.

Real Risk

The true amount of danger

Perceived Risk

Subjective judgement

8 Core Competencies of Outdoor Leaders

1. Technical Skills

2. Environmental Skills

3. Safety Skills

4. Teaching and Facilitation

5. Self Awareness and Professional Conduct

6. Program Management

7. Foundational Knowledge

8. Decision Making and Judgement

NOLS

- Wilderness Skills and Leadership
- Paul Petzold: founder

OB

- Experiential and Outdoor Education Experiences
- Kurt Hahn: founder

WEA

- Development of professional standards
- Paul Petzoldt, Frank Lupton, Chuck Gregory, and Bob Christie

North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE)

Accelerate environmental literacy and civic engagement through education

American Camping Association (ACA)

An association for camp owners, camp professionals, and others working or interested in the camping industry

Paul Petzoldt

Credited with beginning both the NOLS and the WEA. Mountaineer.

Yvon Chouinard

Founder of Patagonia. Rock climber and environmentalist.

Ernest Tap Tapley

Influenced NOLS and OB

Joshua Miner

Founded OB.

Karle Rhonke

Project Adventure.

Kurt Hahn

OB. German.

Ruth Mendanhall

American Alpine Club
Sierra Club

Marina Ewald

Worked for OB while Kurt Hahn was in prison.

Aldo Leopold

"Father of Wildlife ecology and modern conservation". A Sand County Almanac.

Anna Botsford Comstock

First female professor at Cornell University. Author of The Handbook Of Nature Study.

Rachel Carson

Conservationist. Silent Spring.

Fredrick Law Olmstead

Landscape Architect. Times Square. Biltmore.

Gifford Pinchot

Forester and Politician. Cheif of the US Division of Forestry.

Smokey Bear

Longest running PSA campaign in US history. Real bear.

US Forrest Service

USDA
"wise use"

Ernest Thompson Seton

A founding member of Boy Scouts. Woodcraft Indians.

Laura Mattoon

Pioneer in the camping world

Juliette Low

Girl Scouts Founder

US Fish and Wildlife

Interior
Conserve and protect fish and wildlife and their habitats.

NPS

Interior
Use and enjoyment of the parks

BLM

Interior
Manage range lands

BOR

Interior
Irrigation

Army Corps of Engineers

Interior
Manage water and land for recreation

TVA

Interior
Building dams in the TN valleys

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Interior
Protecting land for native tribes

State parks

Scenic/Historical value

State Forests

Built for recreation

LNT principles

1. Plan Ahead and Prepare
2. Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
3. Dispose of Waste Properly
4. Leave What You Find
5. Minimize Campfire Impacts
6. Respect Wildlife
7. Be Considerate of Others

Hetch Hetchy

A valley in Yosemite National Park dammed to provide water for San Francisco

Public land used in a non-public fashion

Preservation vs. Conservation

Preservation states that we should protect our environment in a pristine, unaltered state. (untouched)
Conservation says we should put natural resources to use but that we have a responsibility to manage them wisely. (wise use)

Research article learned

Worldwide prescence of Environmental Education

Interview

Jobs within the Environmental Ed field and ag field that intersect

NOLS and OB differences

NOLS- outdoor leadership and skills (hard skills)
OB- personal development (soft skills)

John Muir

Father of the National Parks. Naturalist. PRESERVATION.