Effective Instruction and Leadership Skills 2

This course builds on Effective Instruction and Leadership Skills 1. It covers our connection to the environment through Atua Matua, teaching to learning outcomes, learning theories, facilitation techniques and feedback. For the safety side, see Safety Management for Outdoor Providers. It is a long course, so work through it one section at a time.

27 videos 2 h 26 m 6 sections

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Course contents

Introduction & Course Overview Contents

1 video · 1 min · 1 coming soon

Welcome Introduction Free 1:19 How to use this learning platform Coming soon

Atua Matua

5 videos · 26 min

Instructors as conduits for wellbeing and knowledge, within a relational worldview 6:41 From pan-Māori programmes to local, cue-based content design 5:46 Waking up attuned to nature, and Dr Heke's path to a teachable framework 4:45 Why the world needs this knowledge, and an instructor's obligation to the land 6:33 Three phases on the path to becoming an instructor 2:22

Teaching to Learning Outcomes

10 videos · 51 min

Introduction to Learning Outcomes 7:06 Learning theories, NCEA-based outcomes, and activities as a vehicle for them 6:33 The richness of outdoor learning, and clarifying/co-owning outcomes 4:09 When outcomes need to evolve mid-session, and staying responsive 5:47 Working within your organisation's plan, and building in contingencies 4:27 The 'sausage factory' problem, and rotating with groups to learn their needs 5:49 Celebrating each learner's personal outcomes 3:22 Sticking to a plan while adapting from mistakes, and finding your authentic style 6:33 Meeting Learners Needs 4:17 Evaluation of learning outcomes 3:03

Learning Theories to Support Outdoor Instruction

3 videos · 17 min

Scaffolding and Building Blocks 8:00 Surface learning and Deep learning 4:09 Place-Based Learning 4:56

Facilitation Techniques

4 videos · 31 min

Introduction to facilitation 13:28 Directive & Non-Directive Facilitation 7:18 Facilitation Technique: Continuum 2:43 Facilitation Technique: Hero's Journey 7:08

Feedback Techniques

4 videos · 20 min

Three types of feedback, and facilitating group feedback without judgment 5:13 Identifying a group's purpose and using it to guide facilitation 4:34 The continuum exercise for group feedback 3:02 Setting boundaries for psychological safety, and the DESC/OEV feedback models 6:58

Course downloads

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