This workshop will provide a brief history of The Spectrum, its basic tenets, and the 11 Landmark teaching styles which emerge when teaching is defined as a chain of decision making. Armed with this knowledge we will explore the styles strengths and what they can achieve, and how Spectrum knowledge provides teachers with a toolkit of styles to deal with any curriculum document or learning objective. Further consideration can then be given to the application of a Spectrum of Teaching Styles to teaching and learning in Outdoor Education or more specifically for adventurous outdoor pursuits. In this workshop, Joss will show how many learning experiences in Outdoor Education are a cluster of styles as well as presenting key considerations for risk assessment and management when applying the Spectrum in these settings.

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Audience:

• Outdoor education specialists
• Any teacher who leads outdoor education trips

Part Of A Series of Workshops on the Spectrum

Facilitators

JOSH RANKIN

My name is Joss Rankin and I am a senior lecturer in the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work at Flinders University. I currently coordinate the Bachelor of Education (Secondary Health and Physical Education) and teach a range of topics including the first year Foundation Studies of Physical Education and the suite of Outdoor Education topics on offer. Following my work as an outdoor instructor and sport coach I have worked in Education as a Health and Physical Education and Outdoor Education teacher. I undertook my roles in a range of schools in both regional and metropolitan South Australia as well as Cambridgeshire in England before moving to tertiary education to work as a lecturer in Health and Physical Education. I have been involved in a range of sporting, education and outdoor organisations and continue to connect with schools and community groups through a range of partnerships. As a member of the Outdoor Educators Association of South Australia and the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, I enjoy sharing the work that I am fortunate to engage with at a range of conferences and aim to continue to advocate for embodied, meaningful and authentic learning experiences that utilise a Spectrum of Teaching Styles.

Course Code: PHASEWS-SpectrumofTeachingOutdoor-May2022

Event Type: PHASE Workshops