Camping Trip

Adventure and Ecotourism 1 will culminate in an overnight camping trip near Beaver Mines. Prior to departure, students will have written the "Leave No Trace" quiz. Over the course of the camping trip, students will record in a logbook the different steps they are taking as Leave No Trace campers. The final camping trip will fully immerse the students in an ecotourism activity.

Course Flexibility and Assessment

Assignments

Web Quest Package (10%)
Questionnaires (2 at 10% each)
Quiz #1 (5%)
Presentation (20%)
Career Profile (25%)
Quiz #2: "Leave No Trace" (5%)
Field Trip Logbook (15%)

The previously listed assignments will address all of the learning outcomes for Adventure & Ecotourism 1 and, as such, students must complete all assignments to complete the course.

Flexibility

The majority of the assignments will be completed at each student's pace. After completing an assignment, the student may collect the next assignment from the teacher and begin. There are however, due dates that must be met in order to maintain the learning focus of the class. Assignments such as the questionnaires, presentation, and career profiles must be finished by the assignment due date to be shared with the class. The "Leave No Trace" quiz MUST be completed before the camping trip.

If circumstances require more work time on assignments that are to be presented, speak to your teacher as soon as possible in order to schedule a later date to share your work.

Differentiation

Assessment in this course is based on the individual student's abilities and not in comparison to the other students in the course. While most of the course will be student led, the course can easily be adapted to teacher led for individuals or groups of students.

Assessment Tools

The students in this course will be assessed with a variety of assessment tools.

• Minor assignments such as the questionnaires and logbook will be assessed with checklists
  
  
• Major assignments such as the presentation and career profile will be assessed with rubrics
  
  
• Formative assessment will be taken via the two course material quizzes
  
  
• The field trip logbook will also serve as a medium for summative assessment
  

Certification Opportunity

Leave No Trace Trainer certification may be awarded by a registered LNT Master Trainer to students who successfully meet the outcomes of Tourism 1120: Adventure & Ecotourism 1.

Principles of Leave No Trace

• Plan Ahead and Prepare
  
  
• Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
  
  
• Dispose of Waste Properly
  
  
• Leave What You Find
  
  
• Minimize Campfire Impacts
  
  
• Respect Wildlife
  
  
• Be Considerate of Other Visitors

(Leave No Trace Canada, http://www.leavenotrace.ca)

How will this course prepare me for the future?

Tourism 1120 can prepare students in many different ways for future recreational or career focused purposes.

Recreational:

• Students will be exposed to many different adventure and ecotourism activities


• From whitewater rafting, to mountain climbing, to geocaching, students will explore the quickly growing list of activities popular among adventure tourists


• In true ecotourist fashion, students will practice "Leave No Trace" methods while attending their course-end camping trip


• Students will gain experience planning adventure and ecotourism activities and vacations

Career Focused:

• Students will be exposed to various careers related to adventure and ecotourism through their career profile assignment


• Some related career paths that may be researched are as follows (links to Alberta Occupational Profiles provided):

1. Outdoor Sport/Recreation Guide
   
   
2. Ecologist
   
   
3. Park Warden
   
   
4. Marine Biologist
   
   
5. Conservation Officer
   
   
6. Fish and Wildlife Officer
   

Welcome to Tourism 1120

Adventure and Ecotourism 1

This blog has been constructed to serve as an overview to the course and to answer any possible questions students and/or parents may have. Students are welcome to comment on any post in the blog to ask questions on the post topic.

Adventure Tourism: recreational travel undertaken to remote or exotic destinations for the purpose of exploration or engaging in a variety of rugged activities.

Ecotourism: a style of travel in which an emphasis is placed on unspoiled, natural destinations and on disturbing the environment as little as possible.

*Definitions from the Travel Industry Dictionary @ http://www.travel-industry-dictionary.com/*

• Adventure and Ecotourism are both rapidly growing in popularity within the tourism industry and as such, new travel opportunities and careers continue to surface.
• This introductory class will overview the foundations of adventure and ecotourism and focus on trip planning and the investigation of related career opportunities
• The highlight of the class will be an overnight camping trip where you will practice "Leave No Trace" camping practices