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Making Challenge Course Activities Inclusive

Making Challenge Course Activities Inclusive. Brent Wolfe University of Southern Mississippi Brent.wolfe@usm.edu. Overview. What are challenge courses? Why use challenge courses? What is inclusion? How can a challenge course be inclusive? What is challenge by choice?. Learning Objectives.

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Making Challenge Course Activities Inclusive

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  1. Making Challenge Course Activities Inclusive Brent Wolfe University of Southern Mississippi Brent.wolfe@usm.edu

  2. Overview • What are challenge courses? • Why use challenge courses? • What is inclusion? • How can a challenge course be inclusive? • What is challenge by choice?

  3. Learning Objectives • As a result of participating in this session, participants will: • Identify 3 benefits to participating in challenge courses • Know principles of inclusion as they relate to the challenge course environment • Learn 3 specific principles related to making challenge course activities inclusive • Learn the components related to “Challenge by Choice”

  4. Challenge Course Definition • High elements • Low elements • Initiative activities • Experience • Working together • Educational • Activity

  5. Challenge Course Benefits • Improve teamwork • Develop trust • Increase appropriate risk taking behavior

  6. Inclusion • Recognize we are one yet different • Creative chances for others to experience freedom to participate • Value each person and value diversity • Support participation • Dattilo (2002)

  7. Inclusion and Challenge Courses • Renee.wmv • Rick’s story

  8. Model of Inclusive Facilitation • Develop resource base • Address personal attitudes • Obtain specific information • Develop necessary adaptations • Implement program • Evaluate process • Sugerman, 2001

  9. Creative chances for others to experience freedom to participate • Acceptance • Openness • Additional spotters • Construction changes • Special equipment • Brainstorm • Bridges CC.wmv

  10. Activity

  11. Support participation • Physical barriers • Attitudinal barriers • Verbal prompts • Choice

  12. Challenge by Choice • Establish personal goals • only attempt challenges which he/she feels are appropriate • Determine how much of an element to attempt • Informed decision making • Carlson & Evans, 2001

  13. Challenge by Choice & Inclusion • Personal goals • All goals are accepted • Amount to complete • Any amount is accepted • Informed decision making • Ethical honesty • Challenge by Choice.wmv

  14. Encouragement & Pressure • Pressure.wmv

  15. I’ve Gotta Do It Facilitators

  16. Learning Objectives • As a result of participating in this session, participants will: • Identify 3 benefits to participating in challenge courses • Know principles of inclusion as they relate to the challenge course environment • Learn 3 specific principles related to making challenge course activities inclusive • Learn the components related to “Challenge by Choice”

  17. Questions??

  18. Making Challenge Course Activities Inclusive Brent Wolfe University of Southern Mississippi Brent.wolfe@usm.edu

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