
COVID-19
Risk Management
for
Outdoor Programs
COVID-19 Risk Management for Outdoor Programs
Free Online Training Course
for Outdoor, Adventure, Travel and Experiential Programs
Risk Management for Outdoor Programs: COVID-19 is a free course, available to anyone, designed to help outdoor and experiential programs manage risks associated with the coronavirus pandemic.
The Youtube video below previews a few minutes of course content, from one of the video-based lecture presentations:
Components
The course includes the following elements:
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In the ‘Lectures’ section, three video presentations:
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General Principles (6 minutes)
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Best Medical Practices (11 minutes)
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Systems-Informed Response (10 minutes)
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In the ‘Activities’ section:
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Four question-and-answer discussion forums, to extend and personalize course material
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A self-assessment checklist outdoor and experiential programs may use to evaluate their pandemic risk management
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In the ‘Assessment’ section:
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A 10-question quiz to test your knowledge of course content
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Supplementary materials:
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A PDF version of the text of the lecture presentations is made available as a downloadable reference document
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A course completion certificate is issued upon successful completion of the training.
Open to Anyone
This educational resource is offered at no cost. It is also made available as part of a larger, comprehensive online-based training experience, Risk Management for Outdoor Programs.
Other Trainings
The Risk Management for Outdoor Programs comprehensive safety training course is available on a fee basis. A current course schedule is available at https://courses.viristar.com/course-catalogue/online-risk-management/, where you can enroll in any open course.
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Easy Enrollment. Participate at Any Time
The course is hosted on the Moodle learning management system platform. To take part in the course:
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Go to https://exped.net/enrol/index.php?id=9 and create an account with a username and password.
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Use course key "Awareness2020" when you validate your email address.
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Then, you'll be ready to log in and complete the course at any time that's convenient for you.
Contact Viristar if you have any questions.
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We hope you find the Risk Management for Outdoor Programs: COVID-19 training useful to you and your organization.
Webinar discussion recording available
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A webinar hosted by the Association for Experiential Education with dozens of educators from around the world was held on December 9, 2020, to discuss the content of the COVID-19 Risk Management mini-course. You can watch the recording on the AEE webinar archive page https://www.aee.org/webinars.
