• NOLS Research Synopsis of Presentations Given at the Coalition for Education in the Outdoors
• NOLS Research Synopsis of Presentations Given at the Coalition for Education in the Outdoors
  NOLS attended the Coalition for Education in the Outdoors (CEO) Research Symposium at Indiana University on January 13-15, 2012. The NOLS research team presented 5 of the 33 papers delivered at this conference. After the conference John Gookin and Mandy Pohja gave a synopsis of the research projects to a packed room at NOLS Headquarters in Lander, Wyoming. This video was shot January 25, 2012. From: nols1965 Views: 30 2 ratings Time: 51:40 More in Education
• Gifts At Work - Roger Marin
• Gifts At Work - Roger Marin
  Roger Marin talks about how his experience as a NOLS instructor was made possible through generous donations and scholarships. From: nols1965 Views: 203 0 ratings Time: 01:02 More in Nonprofits & Activism
• Patient Assessment
• Patient Assessment
  http://www.nols.edu/wmi - The foundation of any medical assessment is a thorough, organized patient assessment. Watch WMI of NOLS Instructors in action as they model this process. All WMI courses build on this foundational skill preparing you to respond in a wilderness environment. From: nols1965 Views: 911 8 ratings Time: 10:34 More in Nonprofits & Activism
• Focused Spine Assessment
• Focused Spine Assessment
  http://www.nols.edu/wmi - The decision to maintain or release spinal stabilization in a wilderness environment is a critical one. WMI teaches the focused spine assessment as an additional evaluation tool for wilderness medicine providers practicing in remote environments. This is an advanced assessment that WMI teaches on its more comprehensive courses. From: nols1965 Views: 495 3 ratings Time: 04:21 More in Nonprofits & Activism
• NOLS Leaders on NOLS Instructors
• NOLS Leaders on NOLS Instructors
  Leader, teacher, role-model, demigod - grads describe their NOLS instructors in this installment of the NOLS Leaders series. From: nols1965 Views: 365 6 ratings Time: 03:07 More in Nonprofits & Activism
• NOLS Leaders on Sustainability and Conservation
• NOLS Leaders on Sustainability and Conservation
  Our students and graduates are NOLS' greatest contribution to the environment. They experience our planet's power and beauty, and they understand its fragility. NOLS grads are skilled positive leaders with an environmental awareness and a strong ethical foundation. Through our students, NOLS is creating a climate for change. From: nols1965 Views: 200 5 ratings Time: 07:06 More in Nonprofits & Activism
• Join Us
• Join Us
  At our core, we believe that positive, ethical leaders change the world, and that NOLS is the best organization in the world at developing leaders. Learn why NOLS is the leader in wilderness education. From: nols1965 Views: 5100 40 ratings Time: 03:57 More in Education
• US Naval Academy Summer Training with NOLS
• US Naval Academy Summer Training with NOLS
  NOLS Leadership Expeditions for the U.S. Naval Academy are field-based, leadership practicums. These courses are designed to support and compliment the classroom leadership curriculum offered through the Academy's Leadership, Ethics And Law Department. To build a course custom-designed to meet your organization's needs, visit www.nols.edu/nolspro or call us at 1-800-710-6657 x3 From: nols1965 Views: 2438 9 ratings Time: 03:47 More in Nonprofits & Activism
• True Grits | The NOLS Cooking Show
• True Grits | The NOLS Cooking Show
  This recipe is to be prepared at home, as it makes a large batch. The dry mixture can then be divided into individual meals (typically about four ounces per person per meal) for consumption in the field. Depending on the system you're using, this will generate about four meals for your enjoyment after a long day of walking.   Ingredients 1 cup instant grits ½ cup nut mix ½ cup crushed Fritos ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese ¼ cup dried jalapeños ¼ cup bacon bits or imitation bacon bits ½ teaspoon onion powder ½ teaspoon garlic powder Pinch of salt   At home: 1)   Prepare the nut mix by combining equal parts almonds, cashews, and sunflower seeds in a food processor. Pulse until the mixture is granulated, but not powdered and set aside. 2)   Prepare the crushed Fritos in the same fashion and set aside. Both the nut mix and Fritos are a great way to add calories without adding much weight. 3)   Combine instant grits, nut mix, crushed Fritos, Parmesan cheese, dried jalapeños, bacon bits, onion powder, garlic powder, and salt in a large container. 4)   Using a scale, measure the desired amount of grits mixture to take into the backcountry and place in a bag. From: nols1965 Views: 1054 4 ratings Time: 04:21 More in Education
• Wyss Wilderness Medicine Campus Groundbreaking
• Wyss Wilderness Medicine Campus Groundbreaking
  A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Wyss Wilderness Medicine Campus took place on 7/26. The event hosted the former land owners, Dr. and Mrs. Charles McMahon, and WMI and NOLS administrators as well as project design team members, project management staff, and neighbors. Design for the campus has been ongoing since NOLS closed on the property at the end of last year. A collection of residential structures are proposed that will support a central educational facility complete with offices, commons, classrooms, and kitchen/dining facilities. The campus design includes a variety of sustainable systems and components to lessen the impact of developing a portion of this natural 242-acre property. From: nols1965 Views: 657 3 ratings Time: 01:16 More in Nonprofits & Activism
• NOLS Alumni, SCA, USDA Forest Service - Wind River Range, Wyoming Service Project
• NOLS Alumni, SCA, USDA Forest Service - Wind River Range, Wyoming Service Project
  http://www.nols.edu/alumni/events/ - In August, 2011, NOLS alumni teamed up with the Forest Service and the Student Conservation Association to perform trail maintenance in Wyoming's Wind River Mountain Range. This included the construction of puncheons, which are short bridges used to concentrate trail usage to preserve delicate wetland areas. From: nols1965 Views: 2316 4 ratings Time: 03:31 More in Education
• High On The Wind Rivers
• High On The Wind Rivers
  This 16mm film was shot and directed by Richard Catron in Wyoming in 1970. It was recently rediscovered and digitized to preserve its integrity for future NOLS generations. From: nols1965 Views: 862 20 ratings Time: 51:31 More in Howto & Style
• Backcountry Tortillas & Backcountry Burritos | The NOLS Cooking Show
• Backcountry Tortillas & Backcountry Burritos | The NOLS Cooking Show
  Bread and bread-like items generally aren't available on extended wilderness adventures—bagels don't last, loaves gets smashed, and pitas and ready-made tortillas are bulky. But the standard NOLS ration bag has more than enough ingredients to make your own tortillas in the field. Tortillas provide variety for your palate and can be a jack-of-all-trades: layer on peanut butter, brown sugar, and sunflower seeds; slather with butter and a dose of garlic salt; or roll 'em up and make burritos with bulgur, cheese, or refried beans waiting inside. From: nols1965 Views: 2456 10 ratings Time: 08:38 More in Howto & Style
• NOLS Alaska Mountaineering
• NOLS Alaska Mountaineering
  http://www.nols.edu/courses/locations/alaska/akmountaineering.shtml This course takes you to a place in Southcentral Alaska often referred to as "the mountain kingdom of North America," where a chain of rugged mountain ranges and spectacular glaciers converge to make a mountaineer's dreamscape. Within this region you'll explore the coastal Chugach Range, the interior Alaska Range, or the vast Wrangell-St. Elias Range. The specific route for each course is entirely season dependent, with expeditions in the early season climbing mostly above snow line to access terrain via huge snowfields, and courses operating in the later season completing technical ice routes on glacier. All routes on the course for students ages 17 and older are classically Alaskan with long approaches on large glaciers. The shorter course for students ages 23 and older flies directly onto a glacier to maximize time for technical skill development. Both courses provide an ideal training ground for learning to live and travel responsibly and efficiently in challenging mountain terrain. From: nols1965 Views: 1214 4 ratings Time: 04:11 More in Education
• NOLS and STEP
• NOLS and STEP
  STEP's mission is to equip academically-promising, low-income, first-generation college-bound Arizona teens with the self-confidence, leadership skills, and internal tools to succeed in college. STEP's overall goal is to help break the chain of generational poverty in the families with which we work by preparing students for success in higher education. After creating STEP in 2002, STEP Founder Tracy Baynes partnered with NOLS Professional Training in early 2005 to serve their mission of providing life-skills and leadership training to low-income, college-bound high-school students in order to better prepare them for the challenges ahead in college. STEP students go on a 3 week customized NOLS sea kayaking expedition in the pristine wilderness of Alaska's remote coastlines. For 23 days STEP participants paddle a sea kayak beneath towering glaciers and past wooded coves. They come back better leaders and role models for their peers. http://www.nols.edu/nolspro/custom_courses/step.shtml From: nols1965 Views: 814 3 ratings Time: 03:55 More in Education
• Instructor Teaching CPR during Wilderness First Responder Course
• Instructor Teaching CPR during Wilderness First Responder Course
  http://www.nols.edu/wmi Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS instructor teaching CPR during a recent Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course. From: nols1965 Views: 310 3 ratings Time: 00:41 More in Education
• NOLS and STEP
• NOLS and STEP
  STEP's mission is to equip academically-promising, low-income, first-generation college-bound Arizona teens with the self-confidence, leadership skills, and internal tools to succeed in college. STEP's overall goal is to help break the chain of generational poverty in the families with which we work by preparing students for success in higher education. After creating STEP in 2002, STEP Founder Tracy Baynes partnered with NOLS Professional Training in early 2005 to serve their mission of providing life-skills and leadership training to low-income, college-bound high-school students in order to better prepare them for the challenges ahead in college. STEP students go on a 3 week customized NOLS sea kayaking expedition in the pristine wilderness of Alaska's remote coastlines. For 23 days STEP participants paddle a sea kayak beneath towering glaciers and past wooded coves. They come back better leaders and role models for their peers. http://www.nols.edu/nolspro/custom_courses/step.shtml From: nols1965 Views: 840 11 ratings Time: 03:54 More in Education
• Environmental Studies - By Jamie O'Donnell - 2011 NOLS Faculty Summit
• Environmental Studies - By Jamie O'Donnell - 2011 NOLS Faculty Summit
  NOLS Program Supervisor and instructor, Jamie O'Donnell gives a lecture about environmental studies complete with examples and audience participation. -------------- About the NOLS Faculty Summit -------------- The NOLS Faculty Summit will inspire faculty to lead and teach excellent courses. Specifically, the purpose of the Summit is to provide professional development to NOLS faculty by: 1. Enhancing and supporting the delivery of NOLS field curriculum 2. Stimulating the exchange of ideas and communication within NOLS 3. Building community and supporting NOLS' core values 4. Supporting staff excellence by enhancing faculty teaching, supervisory, and technical skills Our goal is to engage faculty and staff, exchange ideas, and learn from each other while having fun. From: nols1965 Views: 21 0 ratings Time: 01:32:55 More in Education
• Teaching Leadership on Technical Courses - 2011 NOLS Faculty Summit
• Teaching Leadership on Technical Courses - 2011 NOLS Faculty Summit
  Presented by Rick Rochelle, Ashley Wise, & Anna Haegel Have you ever heard that it is impossible to provide students with meaningful leadership opportunities on technical courses? The goal of this workshop is to dispel this myth by discussing specific concepts and tools for applying the NOLS leadership curriculum on technical courses, including ideas on how to create and define student leadership opportunities. We will provide models on how this can be done on spring winter sections, mountaineering courses, climbing camps, and whitewater and sea kayaking courses and discuss potential applications to other technical course types. There will be time for questions and brainstorming future innovations. -------------- About the NOLS Faculty Summit -------------- The NOLS Faculty Summit will inspire faculty to lead and teach excellent courses. Specifically, the purpose of the Summit is to provide professional development to NOLS faculty by: 1. Enhancing and supporting the delivery of NOLS field curriculum 2. Stimulating the exchange of ideas and communication within NOLS 3. Building community and supporting NOLS' core values 4. Supporting staff excellence by enhancing faculty teaching, supervisory, and technical skills Our goal is to engage faculty and staff, exchange ideas, and learn from each other while having fun. From: nols1965 Views: 5 0 ratings Time: 01:45:54 More in Education
• Pack Rafting web 02
• Pack Rafting web 02
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• Lightweight Backpacking - By Ryan Hutchins-Cabibi - 2011 NOLS Faculty Summit
• Lightweight Backpacking - By Ryan Hutchins-Cabibi - 2011 NOLS Faculty Summit
  Are you tired of heaving a 50 -- 60 lb. pack around the mountains? Want your students to have more energy at the end of a long day? What the heck is a pack raft? Answering these questions and more, this workshop will cover the history of lightweight backpacking at NOLS, the influence of lightweight techniques and philosophies on traditional courses, and the newest application of these techniques in the pack raft program. We'll look into fact and fiction of lightweight gear and review recent research on pack weights and learn the simple ways you can lower your (and your students) pack weight today. -------------- About the NOLS Faculty Summit -------------- The NOLS Faculty Summit will inspire faculty to lead and teach excellent courses. Specifically, the purpose of the Summit is to provide professional development to NOLS faculty by: 1. Enhancing and supporting the delivery of NOLS field curriculum 2. Stimulating the exchange of ideas and communication within NOLS 3. Building community and supporting NOLS' core values 4. Supporting staff excellence by enhancing faculty teaching, supervisory, and technical skills Our goal is to engage faculty and staff, exchange ideas, and learn from each other while having fun. From: nols1965 Views: 16 0 ratings Time: 01:02:15 More in Education
• Curriculum Trends - By John Gookin - 2011 NOLS Faculty Summit
• Curriculum Trends - By John Gookin - 2011 NOLS Faculty Summit
  This workshop looks at a brief history of the NOLS curriculum from 1965-present. Trends we examine include shifts in common activities (like fire building and coed naked saunas), course size, ideas about leadership and conservation, and general approaches to education. We then look at some benefits and pitfalls of current trends and brainstorm how can we be proactive about our future. -------------- About the NOLS Faculty Summit -------------- The NOLS Faculty Summit will inspire faculty to lead and teach excellent courses. Specifically, the purpose of the Summit is to provide professional development to NOLS faculty by: 1. Enhancing and supporting the delivery of NOLS field curriculum 2. Stimulating the exchange of ideas and communication within NOLS 3. Building community and supporting NOLS' core values 4. Supporting staff excellence by enhancing faculty teaching, supervisory, and technical skills Our goal is to engage faculty and staff, exchange ideas, and learn from each other while having fun. From: nols1965 Views: 20 0 ratings Time: 01:35:06 More in Education
• Semester Curriculum Progression - By John Gookin & Claire Parrish - 2011 NOLS Faculty Summit
• Semester Curriculum Progression - By John Gookin & Claire Parrish - 2011 NOLS Faculty Summit
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• Evidence Based Curriculum - Jim Sibthorp & John Gookin - 2011 NOLS Faculty Summit
• Evidence Based Curriculum - Jim Sibthorp & John Gookin - 2011 NOLS Faculty Summit
  This presentation shows what's been discovered in roughly a decade of research about NOLS expeditions. Findings include affirmation that students learn the NOLS core curriculum, certain program factors influence learning, instructors are critical in the learning process, and students transfer a variety of different skills from their courses. The presentation closes with explanations of current research projects that look at more transformational aspects of learning on NOLS expeditions. From: nols1965 Views: 6 0 ratings Time: 55:57 More in Education
• Judgment and Decision Making - By Liz Tuohy and Tod Schimelpfenig - 2011 NOLS Faculty Summit
• Judgment and Decision Making - By Liz Tuohy and Tod Schimelpfenig - 2011 NOLS Faculty Summit
  Catch a rare, behind-the-scenes glimpse of staff development at NOLS. Tod Schimelpfenig and Liz Tuohy discuss the intricacies of teaching judgment and decision-making with a packed room of instructors at the NOLS Faculty Summit. From: nols1965 Views: 624 1 ratings Time: 01:18:22 More in Education