http://www.wilderdom.com/oe/ 2009-11-21T02:02:12+11:00 http://www.wilderdom.com/oe/ http://www.wilderdom.com/oe/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2007-08-17T00:32:59+11:00 http://www.wilderdom.com/oe/doku.php/technology:discussion?rev=1187274779 * OUTRES (jiscmail) * EE-List (Princeton) * Teach and Learn Online (Google Groups) * Outdoor Education (Google Groups) text/html 2007-07-03T11:43:59+11:00 http://www.wilderdom.com/oe/doku.php/technology:images?rev=1183427039 Technology is everywhere in nature * A coke can (aka The Gods Must Be Crazy) * Pocketknife * Matches * Rainjacket * Backpack * Footwear * Space blanket * First aid supplies * Grandcanyon skywalk * Mobile phone * GPS * Pedometer * Laptop powered by solar cell * Military equipment * Dehydrated meal cooked on a portable stove (vs. cooking a kangaroo on an open fire) text/html 2007-09-16T15:31:18+11:00 http://www.wilderdom.com/oe/doku.php/technology:index?rev=1189920678 Presentations (ORIC 2007) Notes * Discussion * Images * Links * Mapping * Flickr * Arguments against Technology in OE * Principles * References * Spectrum * Timeline of Possibilities * Videos * Virtual text/html 2007-08-21T15:46:06+11:00 http://www.wilderdom.com/oe/doku.php/technology:links?rev=1187675166 (from jtneill links tagged "oeit" on delicious) text/html 2007-08-23T05:10:03+11:00 http://www.wilderdom.com/oe/doku.php/technology:mapping?rev=1187809803 * <http://www.pininthemap.com/> (based on Google Earth) text/html 2007-09-11T17:52:21+11:00 http://www.wilderdom.com/oe/doku.php/technology:notes?rev=1189497141 Links A loose collection of related and possible ideas about ways in which technology might be incorporated into outdoor education. * Links tagged "oeit" (jtneill) What is technology? * (Useful) cultural aid/artifacts * “Level of technology” is relative, with the pace of change seemingly increasing * Laws text/html 2007-10-05T00:12:32+11:00 http://www.wilderdom.com/oe/doku.php/technology:oric2007presentation?rev=1191507152 Technology and the Outdoors: Some Experiential Possibilities Overview There is a philosophical tension in outdoor education about the role of technology. On the one hand, we strip clients of modern technology and engage them in simple living, adventurous activities in natural environments. On the other hand, there are new experiential learning opportunities available via mobile devices, the internet, and multi-media, etc. How might 21st century technology be used to enhance outdoor educatio… text/html 2007-09-15T15:35:45+11:00 http://www.wilderdom.com/oe/doku.php/technology:oric2007presentationtranscript?rev=1189834545 James Neill, Keynote presentation at the Outdoor Recreation Industry (ORIC) Conference, Novotel, Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales, Australia, August 25, 2007 [Slide 1] Please feel free to turn your mobiles on, laptops on, any other technology you like on. For some reason we've got this idea that you've got to switch everything off to learn and there's a different way of thinking which is that we can switch everything on and incorporate that in some way. text/html 2007-09-11T17:51:17+11:00 http://www.wilderdom.com/oe/doku.php/technology:oric2007swapmeet?rev=1189497077 Come and share examples, ideas, or problems with the use of technology in outdoor education. This will be an open space workshop for the purpose of networking, sharing and compiling projects, resources, needs, and ideas. Geeks and luddites welcome. Bring any gadgets (e.g., mobile devices, such as PDAs, laptops, pedometers,etc.) or questions (e.g., how can I use Google Earth, etc). More information: <http://wilderdom.com/tech> text/html 2007-08-23T05:44:39+11:00 http://www.wilderdom.com/oe/doku.php/technology:photos?rev=1187811879 Flickr * OB Wilderness Instructor * Type in “outdoor” here to explore the Flickr Tag space: <http://www.quasimondo.com/tagnautica.php> This provides social textual/image analysis of the meaning of “outdoor” scroll on the bubbles and then you can “click” into them imagine this combined with [<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp-y3ZNaCqs>|touchscreens of the future] text/html 2007-08-14T16:48:24+11:00 http://www.wilderdom.com/oe/doku.php/technology:possibilities?rev=1187074104 Arguments against Technology in OE * Rescue-free wilderness (Leo McAvoy) * Respite from technological world and dependence on technology * Sanatorium, purity of nature argument * Nature-deficit disorder and psycho-evolutionary theory Arguments for Technology in OE * Humans have evolved in and through tool-making and technology; it is part of who we have been, are, and our future * Push new boundaries/challenges in creative, flexibile use of technology (e.g. taking technology not j… text/html 2007-09-16T15:32:35+11:00 http://www.wilderdom.com/oe/doku.php/technology:presentations?rev=1189920755 * ORIC 2007 Presentation (keynote - audio, transcript, & slides) * ORIC 2007 Swapmeet (workshop - notes in progress) text/html 2007-07-11T16:06:38+11:00 http://www.wilderdom.com/oe/doku.php/technology:principles?rev=1184133998 * we can describe an OE experience in terms of the degree of technology used (vs. some sort of 'benchmark' e.g., societal norm, or zero technology) - see [Spectrum] * the decision about which tech to use should be driven by educational aims (“albeit also cognisant of the safety management needs)...So whether you discourage the use of mobile phones or whatever is determined by how their use, or non-use, impinges on what the program is seeking to achieve. In my example on this posted earlie… text/html 2007-08-23T05:40:22+11:00 http://www.wilderdom.com/oe/doku.php/technology:references?rev=1187811622 Beard, C. (2004?). Altering the environment: The reconstruction of reality for adventure and outdoor learning. Paper submitted to the Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning. Sharp, B. (2005). Technology in Outdoor Education in the RHP Companion to Outdoor Education ISBN 1-903855-36-5 (includes expression of concern about the 'degradation of the outdoor experience'). text/html 2007-07-15T01:13:13+11:00 http://www.wilderdom.com/oe/doku.php/technology:spectrum?rev=1184425993 There is a diversity of approaches to technology in OE. These could be simplistically conceptualised as being on a spectrum ranging from low-tech to high-tech. Typical programs are mid-tech. Low-tech * Minimal technology Med-tech * Useful, non-digital technology text/html 2007-10-05T01:46:02+11:00 http://www.wilderdom.com/oe/doku.php/technology:technical_details?rev=1191512762 About * A story about how Technology and the Outdoors: Some Experiential Possibilities (a voice synthesised, audio-syncced slide presentation) was created. * Here's the challenge - how would you do it? * Go to a conference and make a presentation * Record the audio * Upload the presented slides synced with the audio into the public domain * Use free and open source software as much as possible text/html 2007-07-11T18:31:53+11:00 http://www.wilderdom.com/oe/doku.php/technology:timeline?rev=1184142713 * I remember when... * One day I hope to... text/html 2007-07-13T11:55:57+11:00 http://www.wilderdom.com/oe/doku.php/technology:virtual?rev=1184291757 luddites and geeks alike (and those with mulitiple personality) might get a spin from this idea (thanks chris r): Camping in the Gigital Wilderness Tents and Flashlights as Interfaces to Virtual Worlds. A projection screen in the shape of a tent provides children with a shared immersive experience of a virtual world based on the metaphor of camping. i appreciate the full spectrum and believe we need to nurture the diversity - there will always be a place for low tech schools, even if the odd …