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Universi ty of Sunshine Coast , Sippy Downs Campus Tuesday 29 March – Fr iday 1 Apri l 2016

NOEC is the most important event on the Austral ian Outdoor ED calendar. Highlights include:

• 3 Keynotes – exceptional visionaries in education, research and the environment • 35 concurrent presentations across 4 streams:

Contemporary Issues ~ Pedagogy & Curriculum ~ Program Design, Delivery & Outcomes ~ Risk & Safety Management • 1 full day of in-the-field workshops – 12+ activities in the Sunshine Coast region exploring innovations in OE practice • Trade displays, fantastic sponsor support and great networking opportunities • Attended by approx. 200 outdoor educators and interested individuals / parties from across Australia and New Zealand • Lunch, morning and afternoon tea, welcome dinner and conference dinner and drinks package included • Value-packed conference, low-cost accommodation and transfers available • Student pricing and volunteer attendance options available

NOEC is the premier professional development opportunity for: • Teachers and facilitators of outdoor

education, health, physical education and environmental studies

• Freelance instructors and outdoor leaders • Outdoor education students and new

graduates • Anyone passionate about the outdoors and

keen to support the outdoor education community

Hosted by Current as at 28 March 2016

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TUESDAY 29 MARCH

3.00pm Registration open (Bus leaves Currimundi for USC at 2.45 pm) 4.00pm Conference Opening (James McIntosh). Welcome to country. Welcome to USC: Vice Chancellor – Professor Greg Hill 5.30pm KEYNOTE: Tim Low – Biologist, Author, and Environmental Consultant: Innovations in nature – learning from the best 6.30pm Welcome drinks and casual dinner, live music featuring local Sunshine Coast talent 8.30pm Conclude (Bus leaves USC from Carpark 5 for Currimundi at 8.45 pm)

WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH

8.00am Registration open. Café open. (Buses leave Currimundi at 7.45 am) 9.00am Day 2 Welcome, Admin 9.30am KEYNOTE: Simon Beames, Edinburgh University, Scotland: Innovations in OE curriculum and pedagogy 10.30am Morning tea 11.00am Concurrent Session I

Contemporary Issues Pedagogy & Curriculum Program Design, Delivery and Outcomes

Risk & Safety Management

Coping Strategies and Development of Resilience in Outdoor Education

Lore, Law the Land and Us: Considering power and positionality in relation to country

Cool Running - learning to teach cross-country skiing; an application of educational learning theories

Transfer of learning: Are we really making a difference?

Adventure and learning in a changing world

OOSH in the BUSH: Evaluating the impact of Wild Play upon children

Designing and delivering effective outdoor programs for youth: Lessons from a unique Australian study

More than People, Equipment and Environment; the design of a risk assessment method which considers hazards and risks throughout the led outdoor system

Jessie Booth & James Neill

Dave Spillman Pete Holmes & Bruce Pridham

Geoff Adams Mike Brown Sam Crosby & Tonia Gray

Lauren Rose, & Ian Williams

Clare Dallat

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11.45am Concurrent Session II

Contemporary Issues Pedagogy & Curriculum

Program Design, Delivery & Outcomes Risk & Safety Management

Selective hearing: The unrecognised contribution of women to the outdoor profession

Evolution of the Outdoors in NSW

Innovative fieldwork pedagogies in outdoor education programs within the higher education sector.

The benefits of using online registration system for school camps

Nature Play Implications for Outdoor Education/Outdoor Recreation

Outdoor Education at Hutchins: Building Good Men through Challenge, Adventure, Growth and Celebration

UPLOADS: Applying systems thinking to understand and prevent injury during led outdoor activities

Tonia Gray, Sandy Allen-Craig, & Cathryn Carpenter

Liz Horne Brendon Munge & Glyn Thomas

Simon Wilson Dom Courtney Todd Blackhall Paul Salmon, Natassia Goode, & Caroline Finch

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12.30pm Lunch 1.30pm State Meetings: A chance to meet up with your colleagues. 2.15pm Concurrent Session III

Contemporary Issues Pedagogy & Curriculum Program Design, Delivery & Outcomes Risk & Safety Management

Creating links to and outcomes with Australia’s First Nations Peoples

How to plan and build a paddle trail in your community

When a university degree is just not enough

The importance of engaging and relating with students throughout an outdoor education experience with a large emphasis on day one.

Building Social Capital through the delivery of Outdoor Education

Sustainability Mandala: Sustainability can simply mean enough for all forever

Development and Evaluation of the PCYC Catalyst Outdoor Adventure Youth Intervention Program

Applying Work Domain Analysis to evaluate a safety management regulatory system

Bryn Dunlop, Karen Lawton, Milton Lawton, & Dale Harding

Chris Townsend

Glyn Thomas, Scott Polley, & Peter Martin

Tom Robb Tony Keeble Cam Mackenzie Arron Sullivan, James Neill, & Daniel Bowen

Tony Carden, Paul Salmon, & Natassia Goode

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3.00pm Afternoon tea 3.30pm Field Trip Briefings 4.15pm Optional Special Interest Groups. Possible meet-ups (suggestions only): National Curriculum Update ~ Journal of Outdoor Environmental Education updates ~ Tips on getting your research published ~ DoE updates 5.00pm Conclude. (Bus leaves USC from Carpark 5 for Currimundi at 5.30 pm) 7.30pm Tables of 8 at selected local Sunshine Coast Restaurants. Informal dinners hosted by local outdoor educators. Organise your own group, restaurant and transport.

THURSDAY 31 MARCH – FIELD TRIP DAY 7.15 am Bus leaves Currimundi 7.30am Meet at USC. Collect packed lunches and equipment if applicable 8.00am Depart for the day 4.45pm Regroup at USC. (Bus leaves USC from Carpark 5 for Currimundi at 5.00 pm) 6.00pm Conference drinks & dinner at Mooloolaba Surf Club (Buses leave Currimundi at 6 pm)

10.30pm First bus leaves Mooloolaba Surf Club for Currimundi. 11.45 pm Second bus leaves Mooloolaba Surf Club for Currimundi.

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FRIDAY 1 APRIL

8.00am Registration open. Café open 9.00am Day 4 Welcome, Admin 9.30am Concurrent Session IV

Contemporary Issues Pedagogy & Curriculum Program Design, Delivery & Outcomes

Risk & Safety Management

Other

Public sphere action in tourism/outdoor education and mining conflicts: A case of successful sustainable tourism / outdoor education business protest in Australia

Retrieval of Additional Epinephrine From Auto-Injectors Adam

Mapping the field of outdoor degrees in the UK and abroad: An exploratory study.

Sowing and growing life skills through garden-based learning to re-engage disengaged youth Son Truong, Tonia

Creating trip artefacts: Group journals on multiday expeditions

Outdoor education programming: Working with ways of being, doing and knowing

Outdoor Journeys: A place-based, cross-curricular pedagogy

The Round Table: Insights into the risk management journey of an Outdoor Education Centre

Potential repeat session based on demand

Rob Hales, Innis Larkin Kershaw Dave Hills Gray, & Kumara Ward Dave Atkins John Quay Simon Beames Mark Brackenreg

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10.15am Concurrent Session V Contemporary Issues

Pedagogy & Curriculum Program Design, Delivery and Outcomes Risk and Safety Management

What can outdoor education learn from adventure therapy to deliver better programs?

Near-Peer Teaching: Innovations in fieldwork pedagogy Lucas Bester, Gregg

Authentically Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories and culture into learning spaces and initiatives – making it happen in your centre and/or school!

Mountain landscapes, ‘summit fever’ and story: The contribution of narrative identity to outdoor education.

The design, impact and outcomes of experiential pedagogies on the formative and summative assessment outcomes for students within the Australian Curriculum model

Embodied teaching and learning: Exploring the mindfulness-nature-wellbeing connection.

Practical Tips for Conducting Research in the Outdoors Lauren Rose,

Little things, big differences: Strategies and techniques to get the most out of near miss and minor incidents for organisational learning

Graham Pringle Muller & Brendon Munge Kalindi Brennan Brian Wattchow Adam Wood & Glyn Thomas Son Truong Ian Williams Brian Thoroman

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11.00am Morning tea 11.30am KEYNOTE: Mark McCrindle – Social Researcher, McCrindle Research: Education in the 21st Century 12.30pm Lunch 1. 30pm Closing Session: Q&A – Outdoor Education Style (chaired by Peter McKenna) 2.30pm Conclusion 3.00pm Afternoon tea 3.30pm UPLOADS Session (optional) (Bus to Currimundi) 5.30 pm Final bus leaves for Currimundi

With Thanks to OEA & NOEC Partners & Supporters