| 234 | Wednesday, April 13, 2005 |
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| 12:15 PM-1:30 PM | Convention Center:N231 |
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| Experiential Learning: Know your Boundaries! |
| Experiential learning allows individuals to attack real world problems within various settings. The goal of these activities is to promote the use of physical and/or mental abilities while exploring the unknown. Teamwork, critical thinking, safety, and various hands-on activities will be addressed during this session. Experiential learning activities can be used in a variety of settings and can be modified from children to older adults. Within this session, icebreakers along with a variety of activities will be presented. In addition, practical suggestions for no/low cost equipment will be discussed for a unit in experiential learning. |
Keyword(s): outdoor ed/recreation, play, recreation programming
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| Speakers: Michael P. Maina and Julie Schlegel-Maina, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA |