EP 47 - Emma Walker - Learner Centered Education

Show Notes:Emma’s Links:Emma’s website:  https://www.emmarwalker.com/Emma’s book:   https://www.falconguides.com/9781493052783/dead-reckoning/AIARE website:  https://avtraining.org/Episode Intro:Dear listeners of the Female Guides Requested Podcast, welcome back and happy Wednesday! This is your host, Ting Ting. Right now, I’m in my home country, Taiwan, teaching some rock climbing courses. Our guest today is Emma Walker. Emma spends a lot of time outdoors and currently serves as the Education Director for the American Institute for Avalanche Research & Education (AIARE).Emma is a career outdoor educator with a background in curriculum design and a particular interest in accident analysis. A jill-of-all-trades, she has worked as a raft guide, avalanche educator, and in numerous other outdoor jobs, and has also made ends meet as a waitress, horse groom, and kindergarten teacher. She lives in Spring Green, Wisconsin, with her husband, son, and two badly behaved dogs.Talking with Emma was so soothing; she answered all my questions with thoughtfulness and compassion. I gained so much knowledge from our conversations and couldn’t wait to incorporate all that wisdom into my daily guiding because, as she said, ‘good guiding is education.’ Now please enjoy this episode with Emma Walker.Things We Talked about:The love of the outdoors stems from childhoodTeaching runs in the family. Emma chose to be an educator but wanted to make sure she could spend much time outdoorsThe impact of the first NOLS courseFrom Colorado to AlaskaPlace-based educationMacro landscape VS. micro landscapeWhat is Emma’s interpretation of experiential learningEmma’s short river guiding careerToughness doesn’t equate high risk toleranceWhat do we want to be remembered?What exactly does a curriculum specialist do?What does that mean by “student-centered”?How do we evaluate the effectiveness of a course?Adjust the avalanche education based on travel modesWhy diversity is important in avalanche industry and other spaces?Emma’s book – DEAD RECKONING: LEARNING FROM ACCIDENTS IN THE OUTDOORS

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