Changing Pace: Outdoor Games for Experiential Learning (Ring-bound)

~ (Author) "Twenty years of using experiential games and the outdoors has deepened my appreciation for their applicability and relevance in a variety of learning contexts..." (more)
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Product Description

This collection of experiential activities in game format will enable trainers and facilitators to make effective use of the outdoors as a vehicle for learning. It contains sixty-three creative games that can be conducted easily and safely with a minimum of materials and preparation. Many of the activities can be run equally well indoors.

Each activity is presented in a standard format that includes a summary, a statement of objectives, a note of any materials required, time requirements, and detailed guidance on the effective use of the games in training. The games vary in length from a few minutes to over an hour. Together they provide a rich store of adventure, energy, and memorable learning.

Games Teach
Cooperation
Decision making
Ethics
Goal-setting
Planning
Rewards
Trust
Inter-team collaboration
Communication
Creativity
Leadership
Problem solving
Risk taking
Team learning

About the Author

Carmine Consalvo, Ed.D. is the director of WORKPLAY, which he founded in 1984 to train professionals in the importance of humor, creativity, paradox, teamwork, and experiential training. His clients include a wide variety of organizations from both public and private sectors. Mr. Consalvo is the developer of TeamBuilding Blocks, a game for practicing group collaboration, and is the author of Experiential Training Activities for Outside and In (both are published by HRD Press)

Product Details

• Ring-bound: 200 pages
• Publisher: Human Resource Development Press; Lslf edition (December 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0874253543
• ISBN-13: 978-0874253542
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 10.8 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,547,011 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Changing Pace:Outdoor games for Experential Learning, April 21, 2000

By	Tan Ean Ser Raymond (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This is an excellent book for trainers who wish to break the monotony of training indoors and whose only knowledge of outdoor games are those related to ice-breakers and normal telematches types. I have used (perhaps overused wh=ould be more appropriate) the activities in the book with great degree of success with groups of varying age ranges. However, if you own a copy of Outdoorgames for Trainers, be warned, it is the one and same book, albeit with a different title. The fact that the games are now paginated is not a good enough reason to purchase it again!Could Amazon.com ensure that authors who re-title their books declare this fact if not many customers will end up pruchasing the same book and demand refunds for this fact alone.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Changing Pace:Outdoor games for Experential Learning, April 22, 2000

By	Tan Ean Ser Raymond (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This is an excellent book for trainers who wish to break the monotony of training indoors and whose only knowledge of outdoor games are those related to ice-breakers and normal telematches types. I have used (perhaps overused would be more appropriate) the activities in the book with great degree of success with groups of varying age ranges. However, if you own a copy of Outdoorgames for Trainers, be warned, it is the one and same book, albeit with a different title. The fact that the games are now paginated is not a good enough reason to purchase it again!Could Amazon.com ensure that authors who re-title their books declare this fact if not many customers will end up purchasing the same book and demand refunds on this fact alone.

4.0 out of 5 stars Changing Pace:Outdoor games for Experential Learning, April 21, 2000

By	Tan Ean Ser Raymond (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This is an excellent book for trainers who wish to break the monotony of training indoors and whose only knowledge of outdoor games are those related to ice-breakers and normal telematches types. I have used (perhaps overused would be more appropriate) the activities in the book with great degree of success with groups of varying age ranges. However, if you own a copy of Outdoorgames for Trainers, be warned, it is the one and same book, albeit with a different title. The fact that the games are now paginated is not a good enough reason to purchase it again!Could Amazon.com ensure that authors who re-title their books declare this fact if not many customers will end up pruchasing the same book and demand refunds for this fact alone.