{"id":4542,"date":"2024-03-18T10:44:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T18:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/?p=4542"},"modified":"2024-03-18T10:44:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T18:44:52","slug":"designing-educational-experiences-in-the-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/2024\/03\/18\/designing-educational-experiences-in-the-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing Educational Experiences in the Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Try to find examples of math, history, social science in the environment around you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For example:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What does a spider web tell us about geometry and structure?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How does a fern teach us about patterns?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you notice examples of (human) engineering design in the garden?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Designing educational experiences in outdoor education involves creating engaging, inclusive, and impactful learning opportunities that connect participants with nature. Here are some key considerations:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Safety and Support: Ensure physical safety through proper risk management policies and create an environment that provides emotional and social safety.<\/li>\n<li>Challenge: Design activities that push participants mentally and physically, taking them out of their comfort zones within safe limits.<\/li>\n<li>Intensity: Create emotionally engaging activities that trigger excitement and interest, known as &#8216;edgework\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>Versatility: Activities should be adaptable to different learning objectives, age groups, and environmental conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Comfort: Consider the comfort of participants to ensure a positive experience.<\/li>\n<li>Materials: Choose the right materials that are durable and suitable for outdoor conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Equity and Inclusiveness: Address access and equity barriers to ensure that all participants can benefit from the experience.<\/li>\n<li>Connection to Nature: Evaluate participants\u2019 connectedness to nature throughout the program and foster environmental stewardship.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Incorporate experiential learning and meaningful reflection, and use a diversity and inclusion lens for planning and implementation. For more detailed guidance, you can refer to resources provided by educational organizations and platforms dedicated to outdoor learning<\/p>\n<p><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pokorney, N. &amp; Kristina Abbas, K. (2022) <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umn.edu\/youth-learning-and-skills\/creating-inclusive-and-impactful-outdoor-learning-experiences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creating inclusive and impactful outdoor learning experiences<\/a>. University of Minnesota. https:\/\/extension.umn.edu\/youth-learning-and-skills\/creating-inclusive-and-impactful-outdoor-learning-experiences<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Try to find examples of math, history, social science in the environment around you.\u00a0 For example:\u00a0 What does a spider web tell us about geometry and structure?\u00a0 How does a fern teach us about patterns? Do you notice examples of&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/2024\/03\/18\/designing-educational-experiences-in-the-field\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":4543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4542"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4542\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}