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K. Bornais, David M. Andrews, Alice L. E.V. Cassidy, W. Alan Wright, Marie-Jeanne Monette  \nThough much literature describes the value of experiential andplace-based learning experiencesforparticipants, we have found little comparable literature regarding the facilitator experience. This paper provides current and futurefacilitators of workshops, especially those that take place outdoors, our reflections and ideas asfacilitators, including tips for success. Our findings reinforce the conclusion that experiential learning can be as beneficial and transformative forfacilitators as for participants, and that what we encounter during workshops parallels what students may go through in our classrooms as they learn. We identify five clear themes from facilitator reflections and encourage readers to consider leading an outdoor experiential learning sessions.  \nKeywords: reflection, facilitators; outdoor education; place-based learning; conference pedagogy; educational development  \nS’il existe beaucoup d’études décrivant la valeur des expériences d’apprentissage expérientiel axé sur la dimension locale, notre examen a révélé peu d’études du genre portant sur l’animateur. Notre article présente des idées, des réflexions et des conseils à l’intention des personnes qui animent ou animeront des ateliers, tout particulièrement des ateliers en plein air, en vue de la réussite de ces activités. Nos conclusions indiquent, premièrement, que l’apprentissage expérientiel peut être bénéfique et peut induire des changements chezl’animateur aussi bien que chez le participant et, deuxièmement, que notre expérience en tant qu’animateursau cours des ateliers recoupe l’expérience d’apprentissage des étudiants en classe. Nous cernons cinq thèmes issus des réflexions des animateurs et nous encourageons les lecteurs de l’article à envisager lapossibilité d’animer des sessions d’apprentissage expérientiel en plein air.  \nMots clés : réflexion, animateurs; enseignement en plein air; apprentissage axé sur la dimension locale; pédagogiede conférence; perfectionnement de l’enseignement  \nSince 2005, the authors, and other faculty and  \neducational developer colleagues have led a total often day-long experiential workshops in outdoor settings across Canada in conjunction with  \nthe annual conference of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE; Cassidy, Wright, Strean & Watson, 2015) . Facilitated on the pre-conference day, and at locales close to the  \nconference venues, we have worked collaboratively to bring ideas and planning to life. One of us (Wright) has been the lead for all ten workshops.  \nWe have previously written about the value of such outdoor and place-based learning experiences for workshop participants (Wright, Cassidy & Monette, 2013; Cassidy et al., 2015) . As to the value of being outdoors, we describe Kaplan’s (1977) premise about natural environments as being fascinating and keeping involuntary attention without mental fatigue. In Cassidy et al. (2015) we expand on this, referring to the findings of Nisbet and Zelenski (2011), where outdoor walks in nearby nature facilitated a sense of connection with the natural world and increased happiness. Ardoin, Schuh & Gould (2012) describe place-based learning, as, in part, how people connect with place and how those connections influence engagement with the environment.  \nWe have previously presented the workshop reflections of these participants—faculty, staff and students of post-secondary institutions attending the annual STLHE conference (Wright et al., 2013; Cassidy et al., 2015)—as well as their metaphors for teaching (Wright, Monette & Hamilton, 2010) . We have also referred to the potential benefits for the facilitators themselves. An outdoor education experience can stimulate a more holistic educational process (Wright et al., 2010) . The same benefit might be derived for facilit","cbCairGY6jF9GP2o","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairGY6jF9GP2o","pdf",1070345,12,"English","# Introduction\n## Workshops and facilitator perspective\n## Value of outdoor and place-based learning\n# The Workshops\n## Planning and preparation\n## Activities and facilitation","[{\"question\":\"What is the main focus of the paper?\",\"answer\":\"The paper focuses on the impacts these outdoor experiential learning events had on the authors as leaders and facilitators, highlighting a perspective they say has received less study.\"},{\"question\":\"Why do the authors emphasize outdoor experiential learning?\",\"answer\":\"They connect outdoor settings to theories about natural environments supporting fascination and attention without fatigue, and to findings that nature experiences can foster connection and happiness.\"},{\"question\":\"What do the authors identify from facilitator reflections?\",\"answer\":\"They identify five clear themes from the facilitators’ reflections and use these to encourage readers to lead outdoor experiential learning sessions.\"}]","A Decade of Outdoors Experiential Workshops: Facilitator Reflectionsand Tips | PDF",1792088123]