Course overview
This course will provide foundational knowledge and skills for the organization and leadership of outdoor journeys as media for personal, social, cultural and environmental learning for the purposes of outdoor education, outdoor recreation, nature-based tourism or adventure therapy. Expedition planning models, preparation, implementation and evaluation of light-weight expeditions; introduction to group theory; theory and practice of leadership; basic skills in canoeing or kayaking, light-weight camping and bushwalking; interpreting weather, theory and practice of risk assessment, philosophy and practice of minimal impact camping, environmental investigations; field recording.
Course learning outcomes
- Demonstrate foundational skills and knowledge required for safe foundational outdoor leadership.
- Conduct a basic risk assessment.
- Identify theories that underpin outdoor leadership practice.
- Demonstrate the ability to write a professional report.
- Reflect on and evaluate the personal, social, cultural and environmental learning potential of a lightweight expedition.
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