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Outdoor learning experience
- Université de Sherbrooke (QC)
Outdoor learning experience offered by the Centre for Environmental and Sustainable Development Studies of the Université de Sherbrooke.
- Posted Aug. 30, 2023
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Where is Nature? Where is Nature in Nature and Outdoor Learning in Higher Education? An Analysis of Nature-Based Learning in Higher Education Using Multispecies Ethnography
- Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
The multiple crises of the 21st century once again highlight the significant role of sustain-able education in all educational institutions. Particularly in higher education, the inclu-sion of nature and animals ...
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Luke Terra Jorge Ramos talks about Jasper Ridge
- Stanford University (CA)
Luke Terra and Jorge Ramos talk about Jasper Ridge at the O'Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm
- Posted Aug. 1, 2022
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Class at the O'Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm
- Stanford University (CA)
Class at the O'Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm
- Posted Aug. 1, 2022
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Place-responsive Pedagogies in the Anthropocene: attuning with the more-than-human
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- University of Stirling (Scotland)
Drawing on New Materialist frameworks for environmental and sustainability education, we extend and deepen our understanding of contemporary place-responsive pedagogies in the light of our human-impacted geological epoch, the Anthropocene ...
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Goats, bees, and native species: A 'living' lab stream restoration experience
- University of Richmond (VA)
The Gambles Mill Eco-Corridor revitalized 13 acres of campus at the University of Richmond. What began as a plan to upgrade a trail, turned into the creation of a vibrant ...
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Creating Engaging and Equitable Outdoor Experiences for Students and Staff
- North Carolina State University (NC)
- Legrand North America, LLC (CA)
Outdoor spaces are transforming the way we live, learn, work and play. Aside from the many health benefits that being outdoors can bring, people want to be productive outside-and spaces ...
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Sterling College: Southwest Field Semester
- Sterling College (VT) (VT)
Students participating in class in the Southwest Field Semester of Sterling College, a 12-credit course that provides students 84 continuous days in the field and affords them an immersive learning ...
- Posted Aug. 30, 2021
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Prairie Grass Restoration Project
- Grinnell College (IA)
- Re:wild Your Campus (TX)
Located in central Iowa, Grinnell College, once a prairie itself, is now indistinguishable from any other college, its land covered in swaths of fresh cut, herbicide-coated sprawling green lawns. In ...
- Posted May 26, 2021
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Place-based inquiry in a university course abroad: lessons about education for sustainability in the urban outdoors
- James Madison University (VA)
This paper aims to present the case of a semester-long study-abroad education class in Italy. This course explored place-based methods that classroom teachers (K-12) might use to connect students’ outdoor ...
- Posted May 5, 2021
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Humber College - Learning by Leading
- Humber College (ON)
Learning by Leading™ Program is based on the idea that students learn best by taking leadership in helping to solve real-world problems. The Humber Arboretum was selected as the only ...
- Posted Oct. 19, 2020
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Humber College - Forest Nature Program
- Humber College (ON)
The Forest and Nature Program (FNP) is a unique play and learning experience that offers children the opportunity to succeed and develop confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences in ...
- Posted Oct. 19, 2020
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Colorado State University Photo for 2020 SCI
- Colorado State University (CO)
Photo attached for use in 2020 SCI
- Posted Oct. 14, 2020
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Outdoor Program Gear Purchasing: Applying Leave No Trace Ethics to Create a Circular Economy
- Auburn University (AL)
- University of North Carolina, Asheville (NC)
This session will explore how outdoor programs can become more sustainable in regard to purchasing, maintenance, and transportation while effectively educating the student population on these topics. Presenters are two ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Getting WILD! Introducing Children to Nature...Why and How
- Dallas College (TX)
Research has proved individuals interacting with nature are healthier, both mentally and physically. They have higher self-esteem, are more cooperative with others and perform better at work and school. However ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Seeing Sustainability in Your Own Backyard: Place-Based Learning and the Liberal Arts
- Goshen College (IN)
Goshen College students have a unique opportunity to live, learn, and research at the 1,189-acre nature sanctuary called Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center. Located near Wolf Lake, Indiana, Merry ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Climate Change Garden at Cornell University
- Cornell University (NY)
The Climate Change Garden at Cornell University, a permanent campus installation that demonstrates the impact of climate change on plant growth in New York state. Planning for the climate change ...
- Posted Aug. 1, 2019
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Adventure Expeditions and Interpretive Leadership
- Fanshawe College (ON)
The Adventure Expeditions and Interpretive Leadership (Co-op) program, leading to an Ontario College Diploma, provides the training, practical skills and eco-tourism industry experience to prepare graduates for work locally, provincially ...
- Posted July 22, 2019
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Wild Pedagogies: Touchstones for Re-Negotiating Education and the Environment in the Anthropocene
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
- Simon Fraser University (BC)
- Lakehead University (ON)
This book explores why the concept of wild pedagogy is an essential aspect of education in these times; a re-negotiated education that acknowledges the necessity of listening to voices in ...
- Posted July 25, 2018
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College Campus Landscapes Within a Learning Ecosystem
- University of Northern Iowa (IA)
College campus landscapes may help restore student attentional capacity for learning when intentionally viewed as educational resources or integrated with academic content.
- Posted May 8, 2018
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How Learning Interdependently in Outdoor Settings can Induce a Paradigm Shift & Foster a Yearn to Protect the Natural World
- College of Charleston (SC)
As a vice president of the College of Charleston's Outdoors Club and long-time outdoor enthusiast, I have found that exposing people to the natural world has been one of ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Spreadsheet: Publications related to the role of access to nature in education
- Princeton University (NJ)
- University at Buffalo (NY)
- AASHE (MA)
- Dallas College (TX)
Response to a 11/6/17 GreenSchools listserv request for Academic literature concretely linking access to the natural environment and enhanced educational outcomes (e.g., an evidence-based assessment of correlations ...
- Posted Nov. 16, 2017
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JMU’s Student Outdoor Adventures Program Follows "Leave No Trace" Principles
- James Madison University (VA)
JMU’s University Recreation Department’s (UREC’s) many contributions to environmental stewardship include Adventure Program hiking, kayaking, skiing and canoeing activities that teach and follow "Leave No Trace" principles ...
- Posted Oct. 14, 2017
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Opportunity and Obligation: A Role for Outdoor Educators in the Sustainability Revolution
A primary educational challenge of the 21st century is to inspire students to become socially and ecologically conscientious citizens who are empowered, responsible members of the larger world. Outdoor educators ...
- Posted Aug. 18, 2017
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Impact of a Wilderness Orientation Program on College Student's Life Effectiveness
Wilderness based outdoor orientation programs have been offered at colleges and universities to incoming freshmen since the 1930s. Although these programs appear to impact students in a positive way (e ...
- Posted Aug. 18, 2017
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An On-Campus Botanical Tour to Promote Student Satisfaction and Learning in a University Level Biodiversity or General Biology Course
- Xavier University of Louisiana (LA)
Outdoor, hands-on and experiential learning, as opposed to instruction-based learning in classroom, increases student satisfaction and motivation leading to a deeper understanding of the subject. However, the use of outdoor ...
- Posted May 4, 2017
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Using an Outdoor Learning Space to Teach Sustainability and Material Processes in HE Product Design
This ‘case study’ of two jewellery workshops used outdoor learning spaces to explore both its impact on learning outcomes and to introduce some key principles of sustainable working methodologies and ...
- Posted Feb. 20, 2017
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"Environmental awareness" and rock climbing: changing pedagogies to enhance pro-environmental graduate attributes
Geography has long been seen as having a central role in education for sustainable development, and yet the degree to which a geographical education translates to personal capacities for action ...
- Posted Jan. 30, 2017
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UT Farm Stand
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
UT Farm Stand is a student-led project that provides local and organic fresh foods to the University of Texas at Austin students, faculty, and staff. Our mission is focused on ...
- Posted June 16, 2016
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UC San Diego Earth Day: Annual Sustainability Fair & Tree Planting
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
UC San Diego celebrated Earth Day with student organizations, campus departments and vendors at their annual sustainability fair. Tablers included: AQUAholics, ASEJA, CALPIRG, Dr. Bronner, EcoGrounds, EcoNauts, EWS, Green Office ...
- Posted May 6, 2016
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The Bagley Classroom: Supporting environmental and outdoor learning at the University of Minnesota, Duluth.
- University of Minnesota, Duluth (MN)
- Salmela Architect (MN)
The Bagley Classroom supports learning in a 55-acre natural preserve within the University of Minnesota Duluth campus. The Bagley Nature Area has taught and inspired students about the natural environment ...
- Posted June 23, 2011
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