Educ 5165
Models & Theories in Outdoor Education
Fall, 2009
Meeting #1 Definitions & Models/Theories
Please read only the articles assigned to you (your name is next to that assigned article in addition to the two articles assigned to everybody). We will be using the "fishbowl" method of class interaction. Thus, while it is good to have a basic familiarity with what is being covered in all of the readings, you are expected to know your specific assigned readings well enough that you can hold a class discussion of what the article is about and what it means. In this way, we minimize volume of readings per person, maximize class interaction, and cover a lot of material at the same time!
Second, please come to class with a prepared operational definition of the following terms: Environmental Education; Outdoor Education; Experiential Education; Adventure Education; and, Interpretation. Base your definitions on how you are currently using the term in your present work site. (If you are not working within an educational entity, refer back to a recent work site where these terms do apply).
We are going to focus predominantly on the book by John Dewey entitled: "Experience and Education". UMD students can access this book on library reserve readings. WRELC students can get your copy from Joe.
Readings: (Note - some of these are from the text books, others come from the readings packet. Since you are to be familiar with all of the material, I am expecting that you will find the articles easily enough.) UMD students can get your text readings from the library reserve readings desk. The articles are available from my web site. Click on "Class Readings" to access them. You will need to use your umd i.d. and password to access them because they are copywrite protected.
WRELC students can get all of your course readings from Joe Walewski.
| Group Members | Readings Assignment |
| A: French, B.; Boyce,K.; Bilda, C.; Butcher, D. | Dewey. Experience
& Education. Chap's 1 |
| B: Erpestad, M.; Prasek, L.; Vos, J. | Dewey. Experience
& Education. Chap 2 |
| C: Schiff, J.; Dickoff, M.; Wegener, T.; Doerr, A. | Dewey. Experience
& Education. Chap's 3 |
| D: Davis, J.; Smith, J.; Erlandson, S. | Dewey. Experience
& Education. Chap's 4 |
| E. Johnson, J.; Schmid, E.; Erickson, D. | Dewey. Experience
& Education. Chap 5, 6 |
| F. Grunwald, N.; Faris, H.; Poliseno, J.; Pearson, K | Dewey. Experience
& Education. Chap 7, 8 |
All:
Page 83-85: Ewert, A. (1989). Outdoor adventure pursuits: Foundations,
models, & theories. (Ewert's text)
Scott, W. & Gough, S. (2003). Categorizing Environmental Learning. NAAEE Communicator. 33(1).Spring. p. 8
Formal, Non-formal, & Informal Learning
Tamir, P. (1990-91). Factors Associated with Formal, informal, and nonformal science learning. Journal of Environmental Education. 22(2) pp. 34-42.