ENVS*3000 - Nature Interpretation
18732
Delivery Options
Online
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Course Description
This course explores communication and experiential learning theories and their application to natural history interpretation and environmental education program design and delivery. Students will develop interpretive materials, plan an interpretive walk and deliver the interpretive walk to a community group.
Note: This course can be taken individually or as a part of a certificate program.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the learner should be able to:
1. Summarize interpretive theory in relation to the environment
2. Describe a diversity of approaches to environmental interpretation
3. Explain the role of environmental interpretation in conservation and sustainability
4. Develop a strong skillset related to audience assessment, the delivery of program objectives, and effective planning, communication, and debrief
5. Communicate interpretive experiences in the field through a variety of approaches
Course Topics
- Interpretation Fundamentals
- How to Engage
- Values and Interpretation
- Risk Versus Reward
- Defining your Objectives; Assessing your Audience
- Interpretive Planning
- How to Plan for “all” scenarios
- Interpretive Writing
- How to Write what you Experience
- Interpretive Presenting
- How to Present what you Interpret
- How to Debrief
- Sense-Making of Environmental Interpretation
- Interpretation's Role in Environmental Sustainability
- How to Communicate your Skills to a Wider Audience/How to Actually get a Job
Additional Requirements
Prerequisite(s): BIOL*2060
Equate(s): ENVB*3000
Assessment
| Assessment Item | Weight | Learning Outcomes |
| Interpretive Blog - Initial submission (posts due weekly) | 15% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Interpretive Blog - Peer Evaluation | 10% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Interpretive Blog - Final Submission | 25% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Interpretive Podcast - For Children | 20% | 3, 4, 5 |
| Interpretive Podcast - Personal Reflection on 1st Podcast | 10% | 3, 4, 5 |
| Interpretive Podcast - For Adults | 20% | 3, 4, 5 |
| Total | 100% | 1 - 5 |
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Certificate in Environmental Citizenship : Electives
- Certificate in Environmental Conservation : Electives
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