1. Welcome and brief students on what will be discussed today
Initiative Task- best structure possible
Practice a set of rules that provide a professional with its structure of what should be accomplished as well as how this should be done.
Philosophy- Greek for liking or seeking wisdom that is concerned with considering the underlying principals and the ultimate real truth - verses the ideal truth – of the human condition.
2. Six different aspects of philosophy:
Esthetics
Ethics
Logic
Politics
Epistemology “ how we know what we know–origin of knowledge”
Metaphysics “the way things are –systematic investigation of reality”
3. Philosophical models supporting adventure programming
Split group up into 3 groups
Greek philosophers
William James
John Dewey
List tenets of each philosopher as it applies to AP. Each small group share with large group. Facilitate discussion looking for similarities and differences.
4. Cognitive, behavioral, and experiential Theories of learning
Split group up into 3 groups
Cognitive
Behavioral
Experiential
List tenets of each philosopher as it applies to AP. Each small group share with large group. Facilitate discussion looking for similarities and differences.
5. Discussion of student development article
6. Comparing information assimilation in experiential learning
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7. Defining structure in AP
Experiential Education
Learning by doing with reflection
Outdoor Education
Takes place primarily but not exclusively outdoors
Emphasis of learning is placed on relationships concerning people and natural resources
Interpersonal relationships, Intrapersonal relationships, Ecosystemic relationships, Ekistic
Adventure Education
Concerned with interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships
Utilizes adventurous activities that provide a group or an individual with compelling tasks to accomplish
Environmental Education
Concerned with ecosystemic and ekistic relationships
8. Adventure Programming Applications
(Use Swimming Pool Analogy)
Recreation
Education
Development
Therapy
9. Hallmarks of Good Adventure Programming (p. 22-23)
List and discuss Hallmarks – how does philosophy affect each of these?
Best Structure Possible:
With the items at your table, utilizing 360 degrees and each of the items consecutively, make the best structure possible.