Diana Laufenberg on TED Talks

I am very excited to see the post of a TED talk by former MEMS teacher Diana Laufenberg.  Diana was a huge part of Flagstaff education but is now teaching in Pennsylvania.

Invitation to NCCPS from Tom and Jen

Join your fellow teachers, adventure program facilitators, corporate trainers/consultants, camp professionals, challenge course managers, youth-at-risk counselors and mental health professionals for:

NCCPS 2011
February 24-26, 2011
Boulder, Colorado

At NCCPS, you become part of a community of learning and sharing. You create the content of the conference based on your needs and expertise you choose to share.

For complete conference info, start here.

Earlier Birds save $50 when you register before 12/31/10!

Past participants have reported NCCPS is unlike any conference they have ever attended. Come to Boulder, Colorado and experience it for yourself!

Contact us with any questions you may have.

Warm Regards,
Tom and Jennifer Leahy
303.673-9832
www.leahy-inc.com

Great Article in the AZ Daily Sun

I was pretty proud of NAU when I read the following article about NAU professor, Matthew Wangeman.  Check it out.

Interesting Articles about Challenge Course Facilitation

I recently came across a couple of interesting articles on facilitation.  The first was posted on the Wood ‘N Barnes Friday Lessons blog post.  In the article, Greg Robinson, PHD. discusses the importance of presence in facilitation.  You can find the article by clicking here.  The second article I found interesting can  be found in the latest Ripple Effect from Northeastern Illinois University.  Karl Rohnke reflects on the creation of Challenge by Choice and the implications that folks bring to the process.  You can find this article by clicking Fall 2010 Ripple Effect.

Happy Reading.

NIC

Celebrating this Semester’s Gold Axe Awards

The winners of the Gold Axe awards have been published on the NAU website.  We are very excited to see the most prolific NAU Outdoors participant, Alex Oden on the list.  Alex started with our Wilderness Welcome program and has taken nearly if not all of the classes that we offer at NAU Outdoors.

Another winner has been a repeat participant on the challenge course with the Catholic Newman Center.  Congrats Sarah Sylvia!

Keep working out there Lumberjacks!

NIC

Winter Weather is on the Way!

Hey Everyone,

Turkey eating season is here and that means that winter is not far behind.  I found this short article on snow procedures on campus in the Inside NAU newsletter.  Thought that you may be interested.

Latest Photos from Inside the NEW Health and Learning Center

On November 10, a collection of NAU Outdoors employees had the opportunity to tour the new Health and Learning Center.  Here is a collection from our staff.

Doug and Brandon prepare for the tour with fashionable safety gear

Dave and Erin sport hard hats in preparation for the tour

Future NAU Climbing Wall covered with plastic to protect it from painting

Derrick displays the texture of the climbing wall

The climbing wall and the skylight above.

Picture of the San Francisco Peaks from the roof of the Health and Learning Center

Derrick tipping his hat to the builders and the completion of the building

The tour served to further excite our staff for the possibilities that the new Health and Learning center offers.  This building is going to be amazing!  Thanks to all those construction workers who have put so much time and energy in to the project.

NAU Outdoors Staff

Survey for Challenge Course Facilitators

If you are a challenge course facilitator, take this survey to help out Mark Taber-MillerUniversal Ropes and an ACCT presentation that he is working on.

 

NIC

Arizona Association of Facilitators November Meeting

November 15, 2010
Stimulating Creativity through
Experiential Learning Techniques

Eva Martony & Sue Nennemann

“Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.”
-W. Plommer

Facilitation often involves ‘layering’, or incorporating several techniques at once. Most of us use a variety of facilitation tools and techniques depending on the group and client needs. In this session, we’ll explore a combination of Thiagi methodology with graphic facilitation techniques as an innovative way to jumpstart your creativity when planning your next session.

Come immerse yourself in a variety of creative techniques and explore group experiential learning methods–hear, see and feel how the combination of verbal and visual metaphors can create powerful learning experiences. Discover your own potential applications in meetings, discussions and workshops!

Eva         Sue

Eva Martony, M.Ed., CPT believes that interactive, participant-centered instruction allows learners to become rapidly engaged and ultimately perform more effectively. She encourages individuals to discover the value of each interactive experience and make it relevant. Eva is a performance consultant and instructional designer with over 18 years of experience in the public and private sectors. She is owner of Martony Performance LLC and certified as a Thiagi Facilitator by The Thiagi Group.

Sue Nennemann, Dip.H.P., born wall drawer, believes that using our own innate visual language more consciously helps bring out creativity. As a highly effective facilitator of strategic visioning, business planning and training & development activities, Sue works collaboratively with individuals and teams to help them reach for high performance. With over 20 years of experience in corporate, profit and non-profit sectors, Sue is a graphic facilitator, business consultant and training professional. She is owner of Sage Pathways Consulting and is a long-time associate of The Grove Consultants International.

New Chiji Book Published

Chris Cavert and Steve Simpson have a new book out based on the processing with the Chiji Cards.  I have used Chiji cards as my most dependable processing tool for the last few years.  This book tells the story of how Chiji cards were created and provides numerous activities.

You can find more information about the Chiji book on the Wood ‘N Barnes website.  Last week’s Friday lesson also focuses on using Chiji cards.

NIC