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Effective Instruction and Leadership Skills 2 /Introduction & Course Overview Contents

Welcome Introduction

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Andy Thompson introduces the Fundamentals section covering leadership, facilitation, environmental issues and feedback models.

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From pan-Māori programmes to local, cue-based content design

Waking up attuned to nature, and Dr Heke's path to a teachable framework

Why the world needs this knowledge, and an instructor's obligation to the land

Three phases on the path to becoming an instructor

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Introduction & Course Overview Contents

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Welcome Introduction 1:19

Atua Matua

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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

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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

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

Facilitation Techniques

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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

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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

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