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The UBC Sport and Society Series Feb-Mar 2010

The UBC Sport and Society Series Feb-Mar 2010. The Series. Key contribution of UBC to the Olympic/Paralympics. What Universities should be doing. Dialogue on key issues related to the games. Dialogues became the key educational program of the 2010 Olympics/Paralympics. The Objectives.

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The UBC Sport and Society Series Feb-Mar 2010

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  1. The UBC Sport and Society Series Feb-Mar 2010

  2. The Series Key contribution of UBC to the Olympic/Paralympics What Universities should be doing. Dialogue on key issues related to the games Dialogues became the key educational program of the 2010 Olympics/Paralympics

  3. The Objectives Dialogues on key issues associated with the Olympics/Paralympics Feature Olympians and Paralympians who have used their celebrity to make a difference to the games To ask and answer the key questions associated with the Olympic Games

  4. The Partnerships Globe and Mail VANOC UBC Georgia Straight Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

  5. The Key Questions Is High Performance Sport Inconsistent with Ideals and Ethics? Richard Pound – former Olympian & former Pres. of World Anti-Doping Agency Dr. Jim Rupert – Assoc. Prof., School of Human Kinetics, UBC Beckie Scott – former Olympian and current member of IOC

  6. The Key Questions How Can Sport Contribute to Positive Social Change? Stephen Lewis – Chair of the Board of Stephen Lewis Foundation Johann Olav Koss – Pres. & CEO of Right to Play and Olympic Gold medalist Benjamin Nzobonankira – former child refugee from Burundi and current Coach Trainer with Right to Play Wilfried Lemke – Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace

  7. The Key Questions Are Major Sporting Events Inclusive of First Nations and Other Groups? Waneek Horn Miller – former Olympian, activist, speaker and TV personality Shirley and Sharon Firth – first aboriginal women to represent Canada at the Olympic Games Valerie Jerome – former Olympian & First black Canadian Olympic athlete

  8. The Key Questions Are Developments in Technology Equalizing the Playing Field Between Olympians and Paralympians? Rick Hansen – Pres. of the Rick Hansen Foundation Pat Jarvis – former Paralympian, Head Can. Paralympic Assoc. Dr. Bruce McManus – Researcher and Head of CIHR Cardiovascular Study Group

  9. The Key Questions Bruce Kidd – former Olympian & Dean at University of Toronto Derek Wyatt – MP, Chair, Parliamentary London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Group Dr. James Tansey – UBC sustainability expert tracking 2010 carbon footprint of 2010 Winter Games Is it Worth It?

  10. The Events: Web Material Podcasts Polling Questions On-line Dialogue

  11. The Events: Educational Material High School Teaching Modules based on each Dialogue Excerpt Instructional Suggestions Warm-up: “Vote with your feet” activities Students move to one side of the room or the other (or in between) based on the extent to which they agree or disagree with statements read by the teacher. Statements could include: The Olympic and Paralympic Games create a valuable legacy for the host city and country. Regular physical activity and play are essential for physical, mental, psychological, and social development. First Nations peoples have been fully included in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Olympic and Paralympic Games are an appropriate use of public funds. The Olympic and Paralympic Games are more about corporations and politics than they are about the athletes. The organizers of the Vancouver 2010 Games have placed reasonable limits on protest and free speech during the Games. Students discuss their reasons within the group of those who agree. A spokesperson for each group presents the salient arguments for the rest of the class. These activities can be expanded to more formal debates — students select or are assigned a position, work in groups to conduct research on the issue, then debate it. Approach #1: Research Assignments Individual or group research assignments, with expectations for presenting findings (length to be determined by teachers — e.g., 2 minute oral presentation, 10 minute multi-media report) for the rest of the class so that all students learn about as many issues as possible. Possible research topics could include any of the “vote with your feet” activity topics how the Vancouver, BC, and Canadian governments are addressing issues of public concern (e.g., homelessness,

  12. The Outcomes Key stories in the press-visuals of the headlines/stories Emotional discussions Generate interest in the topics Possible model for other Olympics/Paralympics

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