Hi Steve
It's good you're back on line. Perhaps you could share some of your
research findings on best practice.
I also wonder why you are interested in methods that are
deliberate....I've usually found that the intuitive response to a
special group, individual or situation has had the most spectacular
results. It may be that the deliberate actions turn out to be more
coercive whereas with spontaneity we work with the person supporting
them not coercing them. They are learning voluntarily they have choice
and control.. They become the leader not the recipient. The hardest
thing is for the educator to pass over control but that is a positive
risk we may have to take.
Smiles
Jo
Jo Straker
CPIT
Christchurch
NZ
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Sent: Wednesday, 8 January 2003 11:14 a.m.
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Subject: I'm baaaack
Howdy!
After a few years away from this list, I wanted to re-introduce myself
and perhaps start some discussion and get right to the work of seeing to
it that some of James' 'less ideal' predictions do NOT come to fruition.
My name is Steve Crosby and I currently work at the Uinversity of
Wisconsin, Madison. I posted some on this list -mostly research queries
and lost of lurking... while in working on my M.Ed. at the University of
Auckland in '99 and 2000. A thanks to Roger, James, Steve Bowles (and
some others) for their help in providing resources, perspective and some
wise words that contributed to my own learning process. With my
re-introduction to the academic world I thought I'd return to the list
and do some 'splorin'.
James' first prediction: "Increasing disconnection between what
academics interested in OE want to
spend their time doing and what people and organizations in the field
want
from academics. Basically, academics want to study process, people in
the
field want evaluation outcomes."
I currently work to develop young (primarily undergraduate) experiential
educators and I want to see to it that they develop methods that are
(among other things) deliberate, compassionate, and research proven. It
is in this last area that I wish to engage some discussion on this list.
What are the beliefs, actions, and methods associated with "best
practice" - now here's he clincher - based on current research? I have
seem the many lists of "skills for competent outdoor educators..." and
these are not what I'm looking for. I want to know what it is that
great, inspirational,and impactful educators do, that others do not.
I hope this serves to address not only the first, but the second
(Increasingly quiet OUTRES listserv ...) of James' prediction.
Regards,
Steve
Steve Crosby, M.Ed.
Experiential Learning Advisor
University of Wisconsin, Madison
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