Wilderness Medicine Training Center Effective Outdoor ... - NOLS

includes Effective Outdoor Program Design & Management, Second Edition (text) and workshopsmall group exercise book (sent via email as pdf file prior to conference). See quotesfrom past participants at the end of this letter.This workshop is for you if:• You are currently training field staff for your program’s outdoor trips or outings.• You have trained field staff in the past and are currently administrating an outdoorprogram at your school or organization.• You are looking to start an outdoor orientation, education, or recreation program at aK-12 school, college, university, camp, or other organization.• Your are currently responsible for designing (or redesigning) an outdoor program.You will get the most out of the workshop if:• You attend the workshop with a coworker. You will have the opportunity to discuss andplan aspects of your program during the workshop. Participants who have attendedthe workshop in the past with a coworker, report significantly added value.• You have mastery of at least one technical outdoor activity (paddling, climbing, skiing,biking, etc.). It’s not the activity that matters but the experience you have gainedlearning and teaching the activity.During the workshop you will learn:• How to design and manage a comprehensive outdoor program using a systemic modelwith clear operational language and concepts.• How to write and align your outdoor program’s mission with the mission of your parentorganization.• The importance of and how to design and diagram the structure of a trip and set realisticoutcomes and site progressions for each activity and activity block.• The basic structural components of field-based activities and understand their function.• How to design skill based initiatives.• The importance of site management theory and the basic structure of a generic sitemanagement training. Note that land and water-based site management skills cannotbe taught in a classroom.• An educational model for designing and managing activities in the field and how toadopt a similar model to meet your administrative needs.• Understand the components of the instructor and administrative skill sets and how touse them to set appropriate hiring, promotional, and training standards for your programand trips.• Understand the importance of accurate assessments and reporting in balancing thecompetency of your instructional staff with the inherent risk associated with your program/tripdesign.Desired outcomes for the workshop:• Introduce a comprehensive outdoor program design & management system using theOutcome Model.• Introduce site management theory & concepts.• Understand how to design and manage a program using the administrative lens of theOutcome Model.• Understand how to design and manage an activity progression using the field lens ofthe Outcome Model.