Thanks for your responses to the question of standards. Scott, I believe the issue that you point to in your message is that of the potential transferability...
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Scott Walker
walks@...
May 11, 2000 3:22 pm
... You are correct, transferability is what I was thinking. ... Given the above clarification I can see your point of view more clearly now and find myself in...
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Scott Walker
walks@...
May 11, 2000 3:49 pm
... Phil, Thanks for the input. Could you please expand on the nature of the training you (IBS) are providing Greenwich Village? I'm not clear if IBS is...
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Scott Walker
walks@...
May 11, 2000 3:59 pm
The following topics are up for discussion (although by no means the only topics we should discuss): -EcoT Education and Training Standards -Examples of EcoT...
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TII-KOKO
AguilarM1@...
May 11, 2000 6:12 pm
Neil George Chura writes: <Effective use of standards, rather, would be to identify key facets of skill-sets and knowledge-bases that are essential concerns...
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Cafesombra@...
May 11, 2000 6:37 pm
It seems to me that it would be extremely difficult to standardize many aspects of "ecotourism" education. But there are models out there that provide...
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Cafesombra@...
May 11, 2000 6:41 pm
The Outward Bound Wilderness Schools website address is www.outwardbound.org sorry for the error in my previous message. Jennifer Chesworth...
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Neil George Chura
nchura@...
May 12, 2000 12:51 am
Thanks to Jennifer Chesworth and Marguerite Hampton for sharing their insights on learning and thoughts on standards for development planning. You are helping...
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Dricot-Fellenius
karlf@...
May 12, 2000 12:58 am
... Last fall, when I was working on tourism training opportunities for ex-fisheries workers, we put on a three day intensive workshop through Interpretation...
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Fernando Garcia
ferrare@...
May 12, 2000 12:43 pm
I'd like to share whith all of you a model to education of local peolple about some critical areas for nature guides: natural history, environmental ...
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Scott Walker
walks@...
May 13, 2000 4:04 am
... RARO utilizaron estándares, tal como ésos mencionados por Neil? Does RARE use any standards, such as those mentioned by Neil? Scott...
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Scott Walker
walks@...
May 13, 2000 4:13 am
... Jennifer, Don't let me take your comments out of context by reducing them to the above "sound bites," but we may be talking about two different things. ...
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Scott Walker
walks@...
May 13, 2000 4:23 am
... This is a bit off topic, but an interesting coincidence; I just bookmarked this earlier this week for a paper I'm working on: ...
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Scott Walker
walks@...
May 13, 2000 4:27 am
... Who designates the "certification," IC? and what are the criteria for certification? Scott...
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Dricot-Fellenius
karlf@...
May 13, 2000 9:16 am
Yes, the certification is issued by Interpretation Canada. The criteria is essentially passing the course. There were no exams, only a series of interpretive...
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Neil George Chura
nchura@...
May 14, 2000 7:15 am
Hi Karl: In response to your question below, I wonder what is that has brought you to question the length of training? Is the appropriate duration of the ...
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Ron Mader
ron@...
May 14, 2000 12:53 pm
The biggest problem is not necessarily the length of training, but the lack of pre-planning and follow-up. Too often educational programs are developed with...
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Fernando Garcia
ferrare@...
May 14, 2000 3:44 pm
Yes and no. Yes when RARE teach, has a set oof tools to understand the progress into learning process. we have a set of standars and indicators for english, ...
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Neil George Chura
nchura@...
May 15, 2000 5:14 pm
Interesting Ron, that you should raise the idea of analyzing "over the long term programs that CI, RARE and WWF." Is there anything in particular that brings...
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Wendy Oden
woden@...
May 16, 2000 3:03 pm
Hello Friends, This is my first visit to the Educational Forum--I apologize in advance for the long message, however, I would like to offer a critique of the...
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Wendy Oden
woden@...
May 16, 2000 7:28 pm
Dear Marguerite, Hi, thank you for your comment. I am also posting my reply to the Education Forum because I think you bring up a very key issue that is worthy...
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Scott Walker
walks@...
May 16, 2000 7:45 pm
... Deja vu. Elizabeth Malek-Zadeh, she's around this conference somewhere, and I had this conversation a couple of years ago. She studied ecotourism within a ...
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Neil George Chura
nchura@...
May 16, 2000 8:52 pm
Hello Wendy: Thanks for your very insightful submission. A couple of points stand out for me and I am wondering if you (Wendy) or anyone else have further...
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Neil George Chura
nchura@...
May 16, 2000 10:47 pm
More interesting questions ... ... I'm not sure where it falls in the hierarchy of business rules, but certainly, an old adage in marketing is, "Know your...
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Scott Walker
walks@...
May 17, 2000 1:49 pm
First, kudos to Neil for a well articulated message. Note the lay out with all caps for subject areas, concise categories, etc. Seldom do we find folks...
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Neil George Chura
nchura@...
May 17, 2000 5:50 pm
Thanks Scott, Your model sounds interesting. Does anything come to mind on how these categories would be developed in terms of section headings? Also, I'm ...
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Ron Mader
ron@...
May 17, 2000 11:08 pm
... Neil - All of these groups have great intentions *and* good people working for them. That said, I would ask if they could provide timely evaluations of...
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Scott Walker
walks@...
May 17, 2000 11:13 pm
... For those with web access you can open a copy of my thesis with Acrobat from http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/2310/thesis.pdf For the sake of...
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Dricot-Fellenius
karlf@...
May 18, 2000 6:57 am
... You're right, and I probably should not have used the length of training as a criteria for effectiveness by itself. ... Your comments on what the course is...
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ron@...
Jul 23, 2001 12:41 am
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