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I'm a professor and program coordinator of Minnesota State, Mankato's unique Master of Science in Experiential Education program.
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My professional mission is to promote reflective, authentic leadership and experience-based learning through example, teaching, scholarship, and encouragement.
In 2019, I relocated with the MS in Experiential Education to the Dept. of Recreation, Parks, & Leisure Services. Previously, I taught and advised for several years at the Master and Doctorate levels and coordinated both the MS in Experiential Education and the MS in Educational Leadership in the Dept. of Educational Leadership at MSU.
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The span of my career includes employment with summer camps, church camps, challenge course companies, adventure and wilderness tripping programs, nature centers, campgrounds, outdoor environmental education centers, and horse programs in Texas, Colorado, Kentucky, and Michigan.
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Never Finished ~~ Just Begun
A Narrative History of L.B. Sharp and Outdoor Education
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Never Finished...Just Begun was published in 2009 and is based on my dissertation study.
Teaching for Experiential Learning:
Five Approaches that Work
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Teaching for Experiential Learning was published in 2010. I co-authored this book with my colleague at MSU, Mankato, Scott Wurdinger.
L.B. Sharp was a pioneer in outdoor education long before the term became commonly known (and coined by Sharp himself). Spanning the decades from his birth in 1895 to his passing in 1963, this book presents L.B.'s remarkable career accomplishments, as told by his friends and associates, and the many ways in which his leadership inspired them all.
The Collective Works of Lloyd Burgess Sharp: Pioneer of the Outdoor Education Movement of the United States
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The Collective Works e-book was published online in 2016 and updated in 2017.
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It is available for free through the MSU library's digital repository Cornerstone: https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/books-carlson-sharp/
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Here are the chapter titles from the Table of Contents:
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The Need for Experiential Learning
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Active Learning
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Problem-Based Learning & Inquiry-Based Learning
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Project-Based Learning
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Service-Learning
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Place-Based Learning
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Thoughts on Assessment