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Key Tips in Planning an Educational Expedition

Ahmad Bahktiar Othman
Ahmad Bahktiar Othman

A preview on how to plan an educational expedition. This guide will provide beginning expedition leaders with a simple framework to stay on track in achieving an educational outcome from their expeditions.

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ii COPYRIGHT NOTICE Copyright 息 2015 by Nautical Edventures All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Published in Singapore DISCLAIMER This book is not THE book covering all aspects of managing an educational expedition. An educational expedition could come in various forms and run on different or even multi terrains. This guidebook is not: THE manual covering pre, during and post expedition phases, An IN-DEPTH explanation covering the micro details in planning an expedition. Therefore, Nautical Edventures highly recommend any aspiring educator wanting to lead such programmes to also equip themselves with the necessary technical competencies and softskills so as to be able to appropriately apply these KEY TIPS in different context and landscape. www.nauticaledventures.com www.facebook.com/nauticaledventures
1 HELLO THERE! Thank you for signing up with Nautical Edventures! Having led and participated in a number of expeditions, in various terrains and regions, I observe that often expedition leaders or members were struggling on how to go about planning for it. Hence, I am deeply inspired to share with you KEY TIPS IN PLANNING AN EDUCATIONAL EXPEDITION. Regardless of the nature of your expedition, I hope that this guide will greatly help you and your team in one way or another. Finally, please accept my heartfelt gratitude for subscribing to NAUTICAL EDVENTURES. Our mission is to promote educational sea- based journeys to all. Do look forward to our newsletters covering our latest EDVENTURES, events and promotions. Yours Truly, Ahmad Bahktiar Othman, Your Skipper @ Nautical Edventures. Email me at ahmad@nauticaledventures.com
1 INTRODUCTION After almost 10 years in the field, I have actually adopted and come out with a very simple model in planning an educational expedition. But what is an Educational Expedition? In summary, an Educational Expedition is an expedition with an educational aim in mind. Although an expedition is a very good platform to gain impactful learning, I argue that not all expeditions are educational. The educational gains have to be specifically intended. It is true that an expedition could take a 180属 turn due to unexpected twists and events that might come along. However, if there is no objectives set at the beginning, the expedition and all its dramas will JUST be a journey. As an outdoor educator, your primary role is to facilitate an educational experience out of the activity that you bring your charges to. As such, nothing is more critical and fundamental than spelling out the educational objectives of a particular expedition. EDUCATION EXPEDITION
1 A Useful Model As an outdoor educator, your primary role is to facilitate an educational experience out of the activity that you bring your charges to. As such, nothing is more critical and urgent but to ensure an educational objective in starting out to plan an educational expedition. The model below is the gist behind planning an educational expedition. You need to SPEND, DEVOTE and COMMIT time and resources to decide and specify the educational aims of the expedition. How to set the educational objectives of the expedition? Here are some quick questions to discuss with your team: What do each of us want to achieve out of the expedition? Are there any parallels between each of our individual expectations? What are the expectations by the organisation/stakeholders? 1EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE PEOPLE EQUIPMENTENVIRONMENT PROCESS
2 P.E.E.P This model is actually a risk identification model. However, I personally find it useful for the following reasons: It is holistic and ensures that I consider all factors potentially affecting the expedition. It also contains the categories to consider and plan out for prior to the expedition. It allows me to keep track and cover all safety issues. PEOPLE You might be surprised to know that regardless of the location and terrain where the expedition takes place, the PEOPLE factor is the most critical. I refer PEOPLE to the profile and readiness of the participants and staffs. Key Considerations about PEOPLE: Is the whole team aware of the expedition objectives? Does everyone know what to expect from the expedition? Have all roles and responsibilities been sorted out? What are the competencies and experience required for the expedition? How prepared are your team for the expedition? 2
3 ENVIRONMENT Next in my list will be ENVIRONMENT since the expedition WILL be taking place at a particular location or place. Key Considerations about ENVIRONMENT: What do you know about the place that you are going to? What do you NEED to know about the location you are going to? How are the locals or residents? Were there any reports or write-up by groups who went to this location before? EQUIPMENT This is the non-human side of the planning which includes considerations on the usability, limitations or defects of equipments used for the activities Key Considerations about EQUIPMENT: What equipments are needed (for operations, shelter, cooking etc)? What are the terrain-specific equipments needed? 3 4
4 Where can the equipments be acquired? Are the equipments prepared suitable for the expedition? Are there any unnecessary equipment? Does the team know how to operate the equipments? PROCESS The final KEY TIP. This is made much more important in our times where there are regulations and procedures just about everywhere. (But it is actually a good thing as information are all in order) Key Considerations about PROCESS: What are the safety and administrative procedures required, both for the home side and the local side? Have you covered all safety and administrative procedures? Have you adhered to all the local protocols? Have you planned out all the emergency plans and procedures? Have the team been made aware of all the plans and procedures? 5
5 SUMMARY Personally for me, the above model works! First of all, I get focused on the educational objective of the expedition. Secondly, it is not only holistic but also ensures that I manage safety in a systematic manner. I strongly recommend to fellow trainers, educators and teachers who will be leading educational expeditions. It is a perfect thought process system that have greatly helped me planning out my expeditions. ---Happy Expeditioning! ----
6 WHATS NEXT? If you managed to read this guide up to this point, I believe it is safe to assume that you are really INTERESTED to learn more about managing an educational expedition (or at least an expedition). In the aim of promoting quality and safe educational expeditions out at sea (or even land), Nautical Edventures provide the following training: PPCDL Theory Preparation (Singapore-based) Coastal Expedition Management Coastal Navigation Outdoor Safety Management Adventure Facilitation Outdoor Games Design To find out more, contact us at ahmad@nauticaledventures.com or visit us at www.nauticaledventures.com

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  • 1. i Our way of saying Thank You for subscribing to our newsletter. KEY TIPS IN PLANNING AN EDUCATIONAL EXPEDITION
  • 2. ii COPYRIGHT NOTICE Copyright 息 2015 by Nautical Edventures All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Published in Singapore DISCLAIMER This book is not THE book covering all aspects of managing an educational expedition. An educational expedition could come in various forms and run on different or even multi terrains. This guidebook is not: THE manual covering pre, during and post expedition phases, An IN-DEPTH explanation covering the micro details in planning an expedition. Therefore, Nautical Edventures highly recommend any aspiring educator wanting to lead such programmes to also equip themselves with the necessary technical competencies and softskills so as to be able to appropriately apply these KEY TIPS in different context and landscape. www.nauticaledventures.com www.facebook.com/nauticaledventures
  • 3. 1 HELLO THERE! Thank you for signing up with Nautical Edventures! Having led and participated in a number of expeditions, in various terrains and regions, I observe that often expedition leaders or members were struggling on how to go about planning for it. Hence, I am deeply inspired to share with you KEY TIPS IN PLANNING AN EDUCATIONAL EXPEDITION. Regardless of the nature of your expedition, I hope that this guide will greatly help you and your team in one way or another. Finally, please accept my heartfelt gratitude for subscribing to NAUTICAL EDVENTURES. Our mission is to promote educational sea- based journeys to all. Do look forward to our newsletters covering our latest EDVENTURES, events and promotions. Yours Truly, Ahmad Bahktiar Othman, Your Skipper @ Nautical Edventures. Email me at ahmad@nauticaledventures.com
  • 4. 1 INTRODUCTION After almost 10 years in the field, I have actually adopted and come out with a very simple model in planning an educational expedition. But what is an Educational Expedition? In summary, an Educational Expedition is an expedition with an educational aim in mind. Although an expedition is a very good platform to gain impactful learning, I argue that not all expeditions are educational. The educational gains have to be specifically intended. It is true that an expedition could take a 180属 turn due to unexpected twists and events that might come along. However, if there is no objectives set at the beginning, the expedition and all its dramas will JUST be a journey. As an outdoor educator, your primary role is to facilitate an educational experience out of the activity that you bring your charges to. As such, nothing is more critical and fundamental than spelling out the educational objectives of a particular expedition. EDUCATION EXPEDITION
  • 5. 1 A Useful Model As an outdoor educator, your primary role is to facilitate an educational experience out of the activity that you bring your charges to. As such, nothing is more critical and urgent but to ensure an educational objective in starting out to plan an educational expedition. The model below is the gist behind planning an educational expedition. You need to SPEND, DEVOTE and COMMIT time and resources to decide and specify the educational aims of the expedition. How to set the educational objectives of the expedition? Here are some quick questions to discuss with your team: What do each of us want to achieve out of the expedition? Are there any parallels between each of our individual expectations? What are the expectations by the organisation/stakeholders? 1EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE PEOPLE EQUIPMENTENVIRONMENT PROCESS
  • 6. 2 P.E.E.P This model is actually a risk identification model. However, I personally find it useful for the following reasons: It is holistic and ensures that I consider all factors potentially affecting the expedition. It also contains the categories to consider and plan out for prior to the expedition. It allows me to keep track and cover all safety issues. PEOPLE You might be surprised to know that regardless of the location and terrain where the expedition takes place, the PEOPLE factor is the most critical. I refer PEOPLE to the profile and readiness of the participants and staffs. Key Considerations about PEOPLE: Is the whole team aware of the expedition objectives? Does everyone know what to expect from the expedition? Have all roles and responsibilities been sorted out? What are the competencies and experience required for the expedition? How prepared are your team for the expedition? 2
  • 7. 3 ENVIRONMENT Next in my list will be ENVIRONMENT since the expedition WILL be taking place at a particular location or place. Key Considerations about ENVIRONMENT: What do you know about the place that you are going to? What do you NEED to know about the location you are going to? How are the locals or residents? Were there any reports or write-up by groups who went to this location before? EQUIPMENT This is the non-human side of the planning which includes considerations on the usability, limitations or defects of equipments used for the activities Key Considerations about EQUIPMENT: What equipments are needed (for operations, shelter, cooking etc)? What are the terrain-specific equipments needed? 3 4
  • 8. 4 Where can the equipments be acquired? Are the equipments prepared suitable for the expedition? Are there any unnecessary equipment? Does the team know how to operate the equipments? PROCESS The final KEY TIP. This is made much more important in our times where there are regulations and procedures just about everywhere. (But it is actually a good thing as information are all in order) Key Considerations about PROCESS: What are the safety and administrative procedures required, both for the home side and the local side? Have you covered all safety and administrative procedures? Have you adhered to all the local protocols? Have you planned out all the emergency plans and procedures? Have the team been made aware of all the plans and procedures? 5
  • 9. 5 SUMMARY Personally for me, the above model works! First of all, I get focused on the educational objective of the expedition. Secondly, it is not only holistic but also ensures that I manage safety in a systematic manner. I strongly recommend to fellow trainers, educators and teachers who will be leading educational expeditions. It is a perfect thought process system that have greatly helped me planning out my expeditions. ---Happy Expeditioning! ----
  • 10. 6 WHATS NEXT? If you managed to read this guide up to this point, I believe it is safe to assume that you are really INTERESTED to learn more about managing an educational expedition (or at least an expedition). In the aim of promoting quality and safe educational expeditions out at sea (or even land), Nautical Edventures provide the following training: PPCDL Theory Preparation (Singapore-based) Coastal Expedition Management Coastal Navigation Outdoor Safety Management Adventure Facilitation Outdoor Games Design To find out more, contact us at ahmad@nauticaledventures.com or visit us at www.nauticaledventures.com