The Practice of Sharing a Historical Muse
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| Title: | The Practice of Sharing a Historical Muse |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Henderson, Bob |
| Source: | Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education. Sum 2012 24(4):21-23. |
| Availability: | Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario. 1185 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario, M3C 3C6, Canada. e-mail: info@COEO.org; Web site: http://www.coeo.org/publication.htm |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 3 |
| Publication Date: | 2012 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Outdoor Education, Educational Practices, Story Telling, Heritage Education, Historic Sites, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | Canada |
| ISSN: | 0840-8114 |
| Abstract: | Sharing an imaginative energy for the storied landscape is one kind of pedagogical passion. The author had taken on the challenge of offering this particular passion to his fellow travellers. With students, the practice of peppering a trip with a historical muse involves focussed readings, in the moment stories, planned ceremonies and rituals and, of course, campfire storytelling sessions. Some of all of this was shared on the Mara-Burnside. As one's knowledge of travel literature develops, the possibility abounds to share this pedagogical passion. A challenge is not to over do it; tacit knowing is also being developed. The practice is to pepper the trail with stories, rituals/ceremonies, and readings that, for those that grab onto the imaginative spark of possibility, will render the past as a felt experience. It is not romanticism, but rather a widening of reality. (Contains 1 note.) |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Number of References: | 9 |
| Entry Date: | 2013 |
| Accession Number: | EJ994019 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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