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Active Reviewing Skills and Methods for Outdoor Educators
with Dr. Roger Greenaway

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn with internationally renowned facilitation expert, Dr. Roger Greenaway. He has a background in teaching and training and attained his doctorate in 1995 with a study of the 'powerful learning experiences' of managers taking part in outdoor programmes. Some of Roger’s ideas about facilitation are:

‘Facilitation is about making learning easy. We can do this by...

1. enhancing learners' experiences - by raising their awareness levels during experiences and making it easy for them to communicate their experiences during reviews.
2. developing learners' own reviewing abilities - initially by encouraging and helping them to reflect on their experiences from a range of different perspectives
3. improving learners' understanding of their own learning processes - so that they become better (experiential) learners.

This approach keeps learners centre stage and it focuses on the obvious but essential elements of learning from experience - what learners experience and how learners learn from these experiences. Our job is to make learners experts’.

His own books are out of print, but his extensive website is a free resource that is recommended browsing as preparation and follow-up for this event - especially the articles section.

Places are limited. Please book early to avoid disappointment

November 24 & 25
Members $220
Non-members $290

Morning Tea, Lunch, Afternoon tea included

For enquiries, please contact tony@voea.vic.edu.au
To register, mail,fax or email this form
You can also view a program here.

SAC Writing Workshops FREE!

The Victorian Outdoor Education Association will deliver a series of four 3-4 hour sessions on preparing and designing School Assessed Coursework (SAC). Facilitated by Sue Parry - State Reviewer, and current VCE OES teachers, these workshops will be a most valuable experience for any VCE Teacher engaged in the writing of SAC.

Locations & Dates

Bendigo *** Please note changed starting time***
Wednesday 3rd December
10am - 1pm, Lunch included at 1pm (may run a little later)
Bendigo Senior Secondary College

Geelong
Thursday 4th December
9am - 1pm, Lunch included at 1pm
Christian College, Senior Campus, 135 Pigdons Rd, Heighton

Enquiries:education@voea.vic.edu.au
To register email education@voea.vic.edu.au with preferred date and dietary requirements

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